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From the filings
HQ-led decisions
Poke Bar
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing decisions at Poke Bar appear to flow through its founders and president at the California headquarters, as no parent company or multi-unit operators are on file. The most recent FDD (2022) does not capture any mandated or recommended technology systems, suggesting an open tech landscape across 58 total units. With 39 franchised locations and 19 company-owned stores, the addressable market is modest but concentrated, primarily in California and Georgia.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
58
39 franchised
Unit growth YoY
-11.364%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2022
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
—
per unit
Investment range
$158K–$438K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
from the filing
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
7%of gross sales (FY2022)
15% reference
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.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
18 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 7 explicit no's; 9 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We will have independent access to all the information generated or stored in the POS System.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must provide us annually, within 3 months after your fiscal year end, with a statement of revenues, expenses and income (or loss) for the year, and a statement of assets and liabilities as of the end of the year, which statements must be prepared in accordance with accounting methods we accept.
How the franchisor buys
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to change, update, or upgrade the required Point of Sale platform including software, hardware, and/or related components as deemed appropriate for the System at the your expense.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
80Item 8
We estimate that approximately 80% to 90% of your expenditures on an ongoing basis will be for goods and services that must be purchased from either us, our affiliates, Approved Suppliers or in accordance with our standards and specifications.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
You must pay our expenses to evaluate goods, services or suppliers.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you wish to use any goods or services in establishing and operating the franchised restaurant that we have not approved, you must first send us sufficient information, specifications and samples for us to determine whether the goods or services comply with our standards and specifications or the supplier meets our…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
16.4 You acknowledge and agree that we will own all rights to and interest in each telephone number, telephone directory listing, email address, domain name and comparable 15 Poké Bar Dice & Mix Franchise Agreement electronic identity used by you that is associated in any manner with the Franchised Business and/or…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Our field representative or designee may make an announced or unannounced inspection of the Franchised Business at any reasonable time to ensure compliance with all terms of this Agreement, which inspection may include photographs of the premises and interviews of your Manager, employees and independent contractors…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree that we may modify the System, and that modifications to the System may require modifications to our manuals, including the Confidential Operations Manual.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
All sites are subject to prior written approval from us.
Marketing
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
You must spend, without offset, credit or deduction of any nature, an amount equal to one percent (1.0%) of Franchisee's Gross Sales on advertising and promotion in Franchisee's market to publicize the Franchised Business (“Local Advertising Expenditures”).
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
You must offer for sale and honor any incentive or convenience programs for customers that we periodically institute, and must do so in compliance with any standards and specifications that we establish for such programs in our manuals or otherwise in writing.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must obtain all food and beverage items, ingredients, supplies and materials from our list of Approved Suppliers.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must obtain all food and beverage items, ingredients, supplies and materials from our list of Approved Suppliers.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
You must pay all on-going or periodic fees, and interest and late payments, to us or our designee by automatic bank draft or electronic funds transfer on the due date that we or our designee specify for each fee.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
Currently, we require the use of the Clover POS System.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have independent access to all the information generated or stored in the POS System.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
Additional training or refresher courses are not mandatory but offered upon request at the same fee rate as the Initial Training.
The filing answers no to 7 questions
- Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
- Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Franchise agreement
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Franchise agreement
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?Franchise agreement
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 our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
The franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.
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The vendor opportunity at Poke Bar
Poke Bar is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in California with 58 total units, of which 39 are franchised and 19 are company-owned. The brand’s footprint is concentrated in two key states: California hosts 18 locations, while Georgia accounts for 13. Texas, North Carolina, and New Jersey make up the remainder with 3, 2, and 1 unit respectively. For software vendors, the total addressable market is 58 locations, though the brand contracted by 11.4% year-over-year, signaling a shrinking rather than expanding opportunity. No average unit volume is disclosed in the 2022 FDD, making it difficult to gauge per-store technology budgets. The royalty rate stands at 6.0%, and the initial franchise term is 10 years.
Who controls software purchasing
According to the 2022 FDD, the executive team consists of Jason Park (Principal and Founder), Jeong Hi Ju (Principal and Founder), and Yoon Ho Ju (President). No parent company is on file, and the brand appears to be independently owned. Critically, the operator footprint reveals 48 mapped operators, all of whom are single-unit owners; there are zero multi-unit operators. This structure suggests that while strategic technology decisions likely originate at the headquarters level, individual franchisees may retain significant influence over store-level software adoption, particularly in the absence of mandated systems. Vendors should prepare to engage both the HQ leadership and individual operators, especially given the geographic clustering in California and Georgia.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2022 FDD does not capture any mandated or recommended technology systems. This absence of Item 11 signals means there is no publicly disclosed POS provider, no required inventory management platform, and no specified online ordering or delivery integration. For a software vendor, this represents a blank slate: franchisees are not locked into a franchisor-mandated stack, and the company-owned units may operate on legacy or ad-hoc systems. However, the lack of standardization also means sales cycles may be longer and more fragmented, requiring direct outreach to individual locations rather than a single HQ-driven rollout.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Procurement signals are notably absent from the FDD. Item 8, which typically outlines whether the franchisor designates approved suppliers or allows open purchasing, yielded no extractable data. This further supports the picture of a decentralized purchasing environment. Renewal terms, however, are clearly defined: franchisees must provide prior written notice and pay a $10,000 renewal fee, then execute the then-current Franchise Agreement for an additional 10-year term. With the brand experiencing negative unit growth, new store openings are not a reliable source of software deals. Instead, vendors should monitor existing franchisee renewal cycles as potential triggers for technology re-evaluation.
How to read the Poke Bar FDD
The full Poke Bar Franchise Disclosure Document, filed with state franchise regulators in 2022, is available for review below. Key sections for software vendors include Item 11 (Franchisor’s Obligations) to confirm the absence of mandated technology, Item 8 (Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services) to understand procurement rules, and Item 20 (Outlets and Franchisee Information) for the unit-level operator data cited throughout this analysis. For a ranked target list of franchise systems aligned with your software category, FranCloud can help prioritize opportunities based on tech gaps, unit counts, and decision-maker accessibility.
Questions vendors ask
Poke Bar, answered from the filing
The FDD lists Jason Park (Principal and Founder), Jeong Hi Ju (Principal and Founder), and Yoon Ho Ju (President) as the executive team. With no multi-unit operators on file, purchasing authority likely rests with this group.
The 2022 FDD does not disclose any mandated or recommended POS or operational technology systems. Franchisees may have autonomy in selecting their own vendors.
Poke Bar operates 58 total units in the US, consisting of 39 franchised and 19 company-owned locations. The brand is classified as a quick-service restaurant.
The procurement model is not disclosed in the most recent FDD. Item 8, which typically outlines designated or approved supplier requirements, provided no extractable signal.
The initial franchise term is 10 years, with renewal requiring written notice and a $10,000 fee. With a -11.4% unit decline, new openings are unlikely, but renewals may trigger re-evaluation of existing vendor contracts.
The Poke Bar FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2022. You can review the full document using the embedded PDF viewer below to analyze Item 11 and Item 8 details directly.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
48 operators run 48 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit48
Top states by locations
| CA | 18 |
|---|---|
| GA | 13 |
| TX | 3 |
| NC | 2 |
| NJ | 1 |
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