From the filings
Real Hot Yoga's 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) provides limited visibility for software vendors. The document does not disclose total unit counts, mandated technology systems, or named HQ executives. Vendors should treat this as an independently owned, early-stage franchise where the decision-making structure and addressable market size are not yet publicly defined.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Franchisor behaviours
21 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 11 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?
YesFranchise agreement
permit Franchisor to access Franchisee’s communication and information system at all times via modem or other means specified by Franchisor from time to time.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Submit to Franchisor, monthly, quarterly, and/or annual financial reports, including balance sheets, cash flow statements, profit and loss statements, and other reports as required by Franchisor.
How the franchisor buys
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall participate, at Franchisee’s sole expense, in local, regional, and national franchise advisory committees or councils if established or sanctioned by Franchisor.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
C. Modification Franchisor shall have the right to add to or otherwise modify the Operating Manual from time to time to reflect changes in any of the System Standards, provided that no such addition or modification shall alter Franchisee’s fundamental status and rights under this Agreement.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may charge a reasonable fee for inspection, review, and approval of suppliers.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If Franchisee desires to purchase any items from an unapproved supplier, Franchisee shall submit to Franchisor a written request for such approval or shall request the supplier itself to do so.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
At the option of Franchisor, assign to Franchisor or Franchisor’s designee all of Franchisee’s rights, title and interest in and to any and all (i) telephone numbers of Franchisee’s franchise and all related Yellow Pages, White Pages and other business listings
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may require that Franchisee furnishes its clients with an evaluation form specified by the Franchisor pre-addressed to the Franchisor.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
To ensure compliance with this Agreement and System Standards, Franchisor or its designated agents have the right, at any reasonable time and without prior notice, to (i) inspect the Franchised Business;
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor shall have the right to add to or otherwise modify the Operating Manual from time to time to reflect changes in any of the System Standards, provided that no such addition or modification shall alter Franchisee’s fundamental status and rights under this Agreement.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall solely operate the Franchised Business from a real property space that is approved by and meets Franchisor’s then-current site requirements (Site) and is identified in Exhibit 2 to this Agreement.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall not establish a separate Website or Social Media account or page without Franchisor’s prior written approval.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesFranchise agreement
It is required that Franchisee spends at least $500 per month or 2% of Gross Revenues, whichever is more for Local Advertising to generate public interest and awareness of the Franchised Business and to adequately penetrate the market for Franchisee’s products and services within Franchisee’s trading area.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesFranchise agreement
If a Cooperative for the geographical area in which the Franchised Business is located is established during the term of this Agreement, Franchisee shall immediately become a member of the Cooperative and take all steps necessary to become a member.
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
any items from an unapproved supplier, Franchisee shall submit to Franchisor a written request for such approval or shall request the supplier itself to do so.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee agrees to remit fees and any other amounts due to Franchisor hereunder via electronic funds transfer or other means as Franchisor may stipulate.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall maintain a competent, conscientious, trained staff (who shall have been adequately trained per Franchisor Standards) in numbers sufficient to service clients promptly and properly, including at least a trained manager (or other trained supervisory employee in accordance with the Operating Manual) on…
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall lease and/or purchase it's communication and information system only from Franchisor Approved vendor or vendors or suppliers.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesFranchise agreement
permit Franchisor to access Franchisee’s communication and information system at all times via modem or other means specified by Franchisor from time to time.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor reserves the right to charge a fee for a refresher, remedial, and additional training it provides.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may require Franchisee (or if Franchisee is other than an individual, the Designated Manager) to attend a regional or national meeting of Real Hot Yoga franchisees at a location within the United States designated by Franchisor.
Who buys here
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.
Real Hot Yoga operates in the fitness franchise segment, but the 2023 FDD does not disclose the total number of units—franchised or company-owned. For a software vendor, this means the addressable market is unconfirmed. The document provides no year-over-year unit growth figures, no average unit volume (AUV), and no royalty rate. This lack of data makes it difficult to size the opportunity without additional primary research. The brand appears to be independently owned, with no parent company on file.
The 2023 FDD does not list any executives in Item 1. No CEO, CIO, VP of Operations, or technology lead is named. This absence means the buying center is unknown. In many small or emerging franchise systems, the founder or a multi-unit operator (MUO) controls purchasing decisions, but that cannot be confirmed here. Vendors will need to identify the decision-maker through LinkedIn or direct contact before building a pitch.
No mandated or recommended technology systems are captured in the 2023 FDD. There is no mention of a specific point-of-sale system, class booking platform, CRM, payroll provider, or any other operational software. This could indicate an open tech environment where franchisees choose their own tools, or it may simply reflect a sparse disclosure. Either way, a vendor's first conversation should focus on discovery: what are they using today, and is there a pain point worth solving?
The FDD provides no extract from Item 8 regarding procurement restrictions. It is unknown whether franchisees must buy from a designated supplier, select from an approved list, or operate with full autonomy. Similarly, Item 17 renewal signals are absent. Without initial term lengths or renewal windows, there is no public trigger for software evaluation cycles. Vendors should treat this as an always-on prospecting target rather than one with a predictable RFP calendar.
The 2023 FDD is the most current public filing. It was submitted to state franchise regulators and is available for review in the embedded viewer below. When reading, focus on any updates to Item 1 (executives), Item 8 (procurement), and Item 11 (franchisor assistance, where tech mandates often appear). Even a single new name or system listed in a future filing could unlock the entire sales strategy for this brand.
For a ranked target list of franchise systems with confirmed tech mandates and decision-maker contact data, FranCloud can help.
Questions vendors ask
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Operator footprint
No franchisee network yet. Real Hot Yoga’s latest FDD reports no franchised locations.
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.