connect to our systems and conduct daily business activities. • We require that you to purchase third party software or license software as a service (SaaS) (this could be email, QuickBooks, or other
From the filings
Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation Franchise
Personal servicesResting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation Franchise runs 3 locations, 2 of them company-owned, out of its Florida HQ. President Julian Rivera and CEO Joseph Castranova sit atop a small, HQ-heavy system, and the 2026 FDD names QuickBooks as the only outside software in the filing.
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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.
9%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
32 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
We may designate the chart of accounts and/or the accounting program or platform that you are required to use.
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 business data, wherever maintained.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Within fifteen (15) days after the end of each calendar month, you are required to submit a statement of financial condition (a balance sheet) as of the end of the calendar month and a Profit and Loss financial statement for the month and for the fiscal year-to-date.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates may earn a profit on products and services we sell to you directly, and we and our affiliates may receive rebates, administrative fees, commissions, licensing fees, or other benefits from unaffiliated vendors and distributors with respect to their sales of products or services to you or other…
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 11
We have the right to specify the point-of-sale (POS) system, customer relationship management (CRM) system, back-office system, software applications, audio/visual equipment, security systems, electronic payment devices, and other hardware, software, and network connectivity for the Franchised Business (the Computer…
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
As of the last fiscal year ending on December 31, 2024, we have not received any revenue or rebates from franchisee required purchases.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We or our affiliates may retain any rebates or other payments we receive from suppliers.
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?
50Item 8
We estimate that your required purchases and leases from us and approved suppliers will be 50% to 75% of all purchases and leases in operating the Franchised Business, but this amount is subject to change.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
We may require you to pay a fee to cover our costs of reviewing a proposed vendor, which you must pay whether or not we approve the vendor.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If we require you to use an approved vendor for a particular item, but you wish to purchase the item from a source that we have not approved, you may submit a written request for approval of the vendor, unless it is an item for which we have designated a specific vendor.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
We may require that telephone numbers and electronic identities you use in connection with the Franchised Business be owned and controlled by us or an approved supplier, and that you transfer to an approved call routing and tracking supplier all telephone numbers associated with the Franchised Business.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Without limiting the foregoing, you agree to comply with the then-current Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI/DSS), as those standards may be revised by the PCI Security Standards Council, LLC (see www.pcisecuritystandards.org) or successor organization; to implement the security requirements that the…
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
The program may include, among other things, customer satisfaction surveys, mystery shopper reports, employee satisfaction and perception surveys, health and safety reviews, and third-party observation of your operations.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
You are required to permit our representatives to inspect the operations of the Franchised Business and to enter your business premises during normal business hours to review records, to observe, photograph and record operations, to remove samples of goods, materials and supplies for testing and analysis, and to…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 1
We have the right to change the Operations Manual and the System Standards at any time.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 12
Your Approved Location must be a commercial building that you lease or purchase, and which has been approved by us.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
Unless we have agreed to it in writing, you may not use, register, maintain, or sponsor any website, URL, social media, blog, messaging system, email account, user name, text address, mobile application, or other digital, electronic, mobile or internet presence that uses or displays any of our trademarks (or any…
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
You must spend an amount equal to (i) $10,000 per RR Production Center, and (ii) $5,000 per additional territory, on grand opening advertising for your Franchised Business(s), (the “Grand Opening Marketing Expenditure”).
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 a minimum of $3,000 per month, per RR Production Center, on local advertising and promotion implemented in a format and using materials and designs approved by us.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
You are required to also participate in any customer loyalty programs we prescribe from time to time.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
All products that carry the Marks must be purchased only from us or suppliers approved by us.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
A cremator must be purchased only from an approved supplier.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You are required to comply with our policies regarding acceptance of payment by credit and/or debit cards, mobile payment systems, and digital coupons, including, for example, minimum purchase requirements and/or surcharges for use of a card.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
We currently require payment by Automated Clearing House (ACH), or electronic funds transfer and you must designate an account at a commercial bank of your choice at the time of signing your Franchise Agreement and furnish the bank with authorizations at the time of signing your Franchise Agreement to permit us to…
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
You are required to participate in programs relating to gift cards, gift certificates, stored value cards, online or mobile coupons or credits, online or mobile ordering systems, and other electronic money programs we prescribe from time to time for Franchised Businesses.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
If you or your Operating Principal do not participate in the day-to-day operation of the Franchised Business, you will need a manager to be responsible for the direct on-premises supervision of the Franchised Business at all times during the hours of operation (the “Key Manager”).
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
This includes uniforms and other branded merchandise.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
We have the right to specify the point-of-sale (POS) system, customer relationship management (CRM) system, back-office system, software applications, audio/visual equipment, security systems, electronic payment devices, and other hardware, software, and network connectivity for the Franchised Business (the Computer…
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 business data, wherever maintained.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
We have the right to specify the point-of-sale (POS) system, customer relationship management (CRM) system, back-office system, software applications, audio/visual equipment, security systems, electronic payment devices, and other hardware, software, and network connectivity for the Franchised Business (the Computer…
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
5.4 Training Fees. We may charge a training fee:
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
You, your Operating Principal, Key Manager and/or Owners, as designated by us, are required to attend any annual convention and regional conferences of franchise owners, if called by us.
The filing answers no to 2 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- 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.
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The vendor opportunity at Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation Franchise
Resting Rainbow is a small pet memorials and cremation system: 3 locations, 2 of them company-owned, run out of a Florida headquarters. The 2026 FDD makes a financial performance representation, and a 7% royalty on sales funds the corporate office. For a vendor, this is a low-unit-count, HQ-controlled account rather than a multi-unit rollout play.
Who controls software purchasing
With 2 of the brand's 3 units company-owned, HQ makes the operating calls. President Julian Rivera and CEO Joseph Castranova are the named officers in Item 2 and the two contacts a vendor should target for any system that touches company-owned locations.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
Item 11 of the FDD names QuickBooks by Intuit, but the clause does not require franchisees to run it — it appears in the filing without being mandated. The FDD requires none of the systems it names.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 sets an approved-supplier list: franchisees must buy branded stationery, forms, marketing pieces, signage, uniforms, patches, and private-labeled materials from the franchisor or an affiliate, along with cremation software and the memorials inventory package. Franchisees can propose alternate suppliers for approval outside that list. Item 17 sets the renewal, transfer, and termination terms that would open a contract to a new vendor.
How to read the Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation Franchise FDD
The FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2026. The embedded viewer below lets you go straight to Item 8 for procurement, Item 11 for technology, and Item 19 for the financial performance representation. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked list of franchise systems like this one that fit your product.
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Resting Rainbow Pet Memorials and Cremation Franchise, answered from the filing
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
16 operators run 16 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| FL | 6 |
|---|---|
| GA | 3 |
| TX | 3 |
| AL | 1 |
| PA | 1 |
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