Meridian Star Processing
MandatoryCurrently, our designated POS System is Meridian Star Processing
HQ-led decisions
PetNmind
Home servicesSoftware purchasing at PetNmind is controlled directly by Chief Executive Officer/Owner Adrian Archie at the brand's sole company-owned location in Florida. The operation currently mandates Meridian Star Processing, and the total addressable market for a vendor is exactly one unit. With an Average Unit Volume of $385,336.53 and a 10-year initial term, the sales cycle is concentrated at the top.
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
1 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing — the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
Who buys here
The buyer at this brand
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close — derived from the corpus by segment and unit count, not a guess.
The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
OwnerCEOPresidentPrincipal
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Live signals
Total units
1
0 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
$385K
Item 19, 2023
Royalty
5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$40K
per unit
Investment range
$160K–$299K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
The vendor opportunity at PetNmind
PetNmind presents a tightly concentrated sales opportunity for software vendors. The brand operates a single, company-owned location in Florida, generating an Average Unit Volume of $385,336.53. The total addressable market is exactly one unit. There is no disclosed franchised unit count in the 2023 FDD, and year-over-year unit growth is not available. For a vendor, this means the entire sales motion targets one buying center with no multi-unit operator layer to navigate. The royalty rate is 5.0%, and the initial franchise term runs 10 years.
Who controls software purchasing
All purchasing authority rests with Adrian Archie, listed in the FDD as Chief Executive Officer/Owner. Tarji Carter is named as the point of contact for Franchise Sales Development, but the organizational structure points to a single decision-maker at the top. There is no CIO, CTO, or separate procurement officer on file. Vendors should prepare to engage directly with ownership. The operator footprint in our corpus shows no additional mapped operators, reinforcing that this is a founder-led, single-unit business.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2023 FDD mandates Meridian Star Processing. This is the only named technology system disclosed in the document. No other POS, payroll, inventory, or CRM vendors are listed as required or recommended. The absence of additional mandates does not mean the location uses no other software, but it does mean that any supplementary tools are chosen at the owner's discretion. A vendor pitching a replacement or complement to Meridian Star Processing must make a direct value case to the CEO.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Procurement signals from Item 8 are not available in the extract, so the designated-supplier versus open-market dynamic remains unclear. The renewal structure, drawn from Item 17, allows for one successive 10-year term provided the franchisee is in good standing and pays the renewal fee in effect at that time. With only one unit and no recent expansion activity, there is no natural fleet-refresh cycle. Timing a pitch depends entirely on the owner's operational priorities rather than a calendar-driven RFP window.
How to read the PetNmind FDD
The 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document is the primary source for verifying the claims above. Item 1 lists the executives who control purchasing. Item 11 details the mandated technology, which in this case is limited to Meridian Star Processing. Because the brand has a single unit, the FDD is unusually compact, but it still contains the standard sections on fees, territory, and renewal conditions. Reviewing the full PDF below will confirm the unit count, ownership structure, and any additional supplier requirements not captured in our extract. For vendors building a ranked target list, FranCloud can map this single-unit profile against your ideal customer criteria.
Questions vendors ask
PetNmind, answered from the filing
Adrian Archie, Chief Executive Officer/Owner, is the sole decision-maker listed in the FDD. Tarji Carter handles franchise sales development but the buying center is concentrated at the owner level.
The 2023 FDD mandates Meridian Star Processing. No other operational or POS systems are disclosed as required or recommended in the document.
There is exactly one location, which is company-owned. The number of franchised units is not disclosed in the 2023 FDD, making this a single-unit opportunity.
The procurement model is not detailed in the available FDD extract. Item 8 signals are absent, so it is unclear if suppliers are designated, approved, or open.
With a single unit and a 10-year initial term, renewal-driven windows are not a near-term factor. The renewal right exists for one successive 10-year term if conditions are met, but no recent unit growth signals a predictable refresh cycle.
The 2023 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the full document in the embedded PDF viewer below to verify Item 11 tech mandates and Item 1 executive listings directly.
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