and operations. BRG will not receive any rebates from R365 in connection with franchisees’ required use of R365. In 2025, BRG received approximately $116,500 in sponsorship and promotional contributio
From the filings
Pokeworks
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing decisions at Pokeworks are controlled at the headquarters level, with Kasper Hsu, Head of Information Technology, as the key point of contact. The brand mandates Restaurant365 (R365) across its system of 69 total units, 63 of which are franchised. This creates a concentrated addressable market for vendors offering complementary or replacement technologies.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
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.
7.5%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
2 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.
2025. As of the end of our most recently completed fiscal year, you must purchase and use in your Pokeworks Restaurant five proprietary sauces from our approved vendor, currently Sysco. In 2025, our a
e production, vendor management, and related overhead associated with system-wide marketing initiatives. Our marketing efforts include social media and digital channels (including Yelp and Google), tr
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
27 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 5 explicit no's; 2 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
Beginning January 1, 2027, you also will be required to purchase, implement, maintain, and use Restaurant365 (“R365”), or such successor enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) platform as we may designate, for accounting and operational management.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We have the right to independently access your electronic information and data, and to collect and use your electronic information and data in any manner we choose to promote the development of the System and the sale of franchises.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Unless otherwise agreed upon by Franchisor, within fifteen (15) days of the end of each fiscal quarter during the Term and any Interim Period, theFranchisee shall submit to the Franchisor: (a) a statement of profit and loss for the quarter then ended, (b) a balance sheet of Franchisee as at the end of such quarter…
How the franchisor buys
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
We currently have a franchisee advisory board (the “Advisory Board”).
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may change the designated suppliers from time to time upon written notice to you.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
1511Item 8
in 2025, our affiliate, Beyond Restaurant Group, LLC (“BRG”), received $1,511 from direct purchases by franchisees, which represented approximately 0.03% of BFG’s audited revenue of $4,684,153 for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
In 2025, BRG received approximately $116,500 in sponsorship and promotional contributions from certain approved suppliers and prospective suppliers in connection with our franchise conference.
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?
90Item 8
The estimated proportion of the required purchases, purchases from approved suppliers, and purchases in accordance with our specifications to all purchases in establishing the business is 90% to 100% and in the operation of the franchised business is 90% to 100%.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you wish to use suppliers that are not on our list of approved suppliers, you are required to notify us in writing before using your preferred supplier and, if we request, provide us with samples of the product and any relevant data.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee acknowledges that, as between Franchisee and Franchisor, Franchisor has the sole right to, and interest in, all telephone numbers and directory listings associated with the Marks.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You are required to implement a firewall, designated by us, within your network infrastructure to safeguard POS system and ensure compliance with Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor, or its authorized representative, may examine, audit and make copies of all records and accounts maintained by Franchisee in connection with the Business at Franchisor’s own cost and expense, and, for that purpose, shall be entitled to enter any premises where such accounts and records are kept.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor shall have the right to add to, and otherwise modify, the Manual from time to time to reflect changes in authorized Products and services, the System, or the operation of the Business.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You may not open the Pokeworks Restaurant for business until: (1) we notify you in writing that all of your development obligations have been fulfilled;
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
agree to spend a minimum of $7,500 for the grand opening program, plus the cost of any promotional food.
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 also must agree to spend an amount equal to two percent (2%) of your Gross Sales for purposes of conducting local advertising marketing campaigns
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 11
conduct such promotions, special events, offer such promotional items, and accept such coupons, gift certificates, and loyalty programs as we may from time to time require;
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
you must purchase all products and services required for the operation of your Franchised Restaurant from suppliers that we have identified and approved as meeting all of our specifications and standards or from us directly.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
you must purchase all products and services required for the operation of your Franchised Restaurant from suppliers that we have identified and approved as meeting all of our specifications and standards or from us directly.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
You must pay all Royalty Fees and Marketing Fund Contributions to us by participating in a pre-authorized payment plan or any other method we may require in our sole discretion.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
conduct such promotions and special events, offer such promotional items and accept such coupons, loyalty, stored value, and gift cards as Franchisor may from time to time require
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
You or the Designated Manager must work full-time at the Pokeworks Restaurant at the Licensed Location.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
As of the most recently completed fiscal year, you must use our approved vendor, Clayton Kendall, for uniforms and other printing materials.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
We designate point of sale equipment and systems (“POS System”), including point of sale equipment and systems, used in connection with operating your Pokeworks Restaurant, which you must obtain from suppliers designated by us or from us directly.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We have the right to independently access your electronic information and data, and to collect and use your electronic information and data in any manner we choose to promote the development of the System and the sale of franchises.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may require that Franchisee and its personnel attend and complete additional training, re-training sessions or seminars that it may offer from time to time
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
We require you or your Designated Manager to attend these conferences.
The filing answers no to 5 questions
- Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
- Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?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?Item 13
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
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 Pokeworks
Pokeworks is a quick-service restaurant brand headquartered in California with 69 total units, 63 of which are franchised. The system generated an average unit volume of $1,082,563 in the latest filing. With a 6.0% royalty rate and a standard 10-year initial franchise term, the brand represents a modest but concentrated addressable market for software vendors. Year-over-year unit growth sits at 3.279%, and the operator footprint is entirely single-unit franchisees—61 mapped operators, none of whom are multi-unit. This structure means there is no multi-unit operator buyer to pursue; all technology decisions flow from the franchisor.
Who controls software purchasing
The buying center at Pokeworks is centralized at headquarters. The 2026 FDD lists Kasper Hsu as Head of Information Technology, making him the most direct entry point for a software pitch. The executive roster also includes President Michael Chen, Founder and Managing Partner Michael Wu, COO Diego Ortiz, and Head of Marketing Ha Ly. For operational or marketing-adjacent tools, Ortiz and Ly may be secondary influencers. Because the franchisee base consists of 61 single-unit operators with no multi-unit entities, there is no alternative path to sell through a large franchisee group. Vendors must engage HQ.
Mandated and current tech stack
The only technology system explicitly mandated in the FDD is Restaurant365 (R365), listed as both the system and the vendor. No other POS, payroll, inventory, or scheduling platforms are disclosed as required or recommended. This creates a clear integration requirement for any vendor seeking to layer on top of the Pokeworks stack: your solution must coexist with or enhance the R365 environment. The absence of a named POS mandate in the filing may indicate an open or undisclosed standard, but vendors should verify during discovery.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the FDD contains no extract, so the procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not publicly known. This is a critical gap to clarify in initial conversations with HQ. On the renewal side, Item 17 provides two scenarios: a 10-year renewal requiring written notice 180 to 365 days before expiration, compliance with all material terms, payment of all obligations, a remodel commitment, a general release, and a successor fee; and a 5-year renewal that may also require renovation to then-current standards. These renewal triggers, combined with the 3.279% unit growth rate, suggest that new-store openings and upcoming renewals are the most likely windows for software evaluation.
How to read the Pokeworks FDD
The Pokeworks franchise disclosure document is filed with state franchise regulators and available in the embedded viewer on this page. When reviewing it, focus on Item 11 (franchisor's obligations) for the mandated tech stack, Item 1 for the executive team, and Item 17 for renewal and transfer conditions that signal decision-making timelines. Item 8, typically the procurement section, is silent in this filing, so direct inquiry with the IT team will be necessary to map the supplier approval process.
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Questions vendors ask
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
61 operators run 61 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| TX | 25 |
|---|---|
| CA | 6 |
| NY | 5 |
| GA | 4 |
| CT | 3 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Pokeworks
unknown of beyond restaurant group.
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.