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 your POS System.
From the filings
+1.98% units YoYNo mandated tech stackHQ + multi-unit
Rocket Fizz
Retail foodSoftware purchasing at Rocket Fizz is controlled by a small executive team at the franchisor's Nevada headquarters, led by CEO Richard Shane and COO Ryan Morgan. The most recent FDD does not disclose any mandated or recommended technology systems, suggesting an open tech landscape across the brand's 103 franchised locations. With an average unit volume of $488,165 and a 100% franchised footprint, vendors face a market of individual operator-led buying decisions rather than a centralized, top-down mandate.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
103
103 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+1.98%
vs prior filing
AUV
$488K
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$25K
per unit
Investment range
$130K–$288K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
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.
6%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
25 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 3 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Further: 12.2.1 Within ten (10) days following the end of each calendar month during the Term, or at any other interval that Franchisor may establish, Franchisee shall submit (i) a Gross Revenue report signed by \\ProLaw2\Documents\MJS\26057-15\3593294.docx 2026 ROCKET FIZZ FDD FRANCHISE AGREEMENT 35 Franchisee, in…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
R3 Distribution is a Rocket Fizz Approved Supplier and is the only Rocket Fizz Approved Supplier of Rocket Fizz Branded Products and Rocket Fizz Proprietary Products.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
at any given point in time, subject to Franchisor’s right to impose changes.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and/or R3 Distribution may, from time to time, receive rebates from Rocket Fizz Approved Suppliers, Franchisor Recommended Suppliers or Franchisee Recommended Suppliers based on aggregate purchases of Rocket Fizz Branded Products, Rocket Fizz Proprietary Products and Non-Proprietary Products purchased by…
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?
100Item 8
Approximately 100% of your start-up expenses and 100% of your ongoing expenses will be for purchases from R3 Distribution and/or Rocket Fizz Approved Suppliers or purchases according to our specifications.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
You must pay us a fee not to exceed the reasonable cost of the inspection and the actual cost of the test.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you wish to procure any items from a supplier other than us or a Rocket Fizz Approved Supplier, you must obtain our approval.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
We may, at our option, assume all telephone numbers for the Rocket Fizz Shop.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall at all times be compliant with (i) the NACHA ACH Security Framework; (ii) the Payment Rules; (iii) Applicable Law regarding data privacy, data security and security breaches; and (iv) Franchisor’s security policies and guidelines, all as may be adopted and/or amended from time to time (collectively…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
We may examine your Rocket Fizz Shop to confer with your supervisorial or managerial personnel, inspect and check operations, inventory, furnishings, interior and exterior décor, supplies, fixtures and equipment, or use mystery shoppers to determine whether your Rocket Fizz Shop is being operated in accordance with…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We may, from time to time, update or change the Manuals in our sole discretion.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall not enter into any Lease for a site unless and until Franchisor has approved the site and the Lease in writing.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
You must, during the period beginning 30 days before the scheduled opening of your Rocket Fizz Shop and continuing for 30 days after your Rocket Fizz Shop opens for business, spend up to $2,000 to conduct grand opening marketing and promotion, which may include the use of a marketing firm approved by us.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall fully participate in all customer loyalty or frequent customer programs now or in the future adopted or approved by Franchisor.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all “Rocket Fizz Authorized Products” (as defined below) only from suppliers that we have accepted and approved (“Rocket Fizz Approved Suppliers”)
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all “Rocket Fizz Authorized Products” (as defined below) only from suppliers that we have accepted and approved (“Rocket Fizz Approved Suppliers”)
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
All fees are uniformly imposed by and payable to us by electronic funds transfer or other automatic payment mechanism we designate and are non-refundable.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 8
You must participate in all gift certificate programs and/or gift card administration as we may designate from time to time, and pay us a monthly gift card program fee to support the technology used to manage our chainwide gift card program.
People
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall cause all employees, while working in the Rocket Fizz Shop, to wear uniforms of the color, design and other specifications that Franchisor may designate from time to time and to present a neat and clean appearance.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must purchase and install, use and maintain a POS System that we designate and a back office computer and printer (including all related hardware and software), as specified in the Manuals or by us in writing.
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 your POS System.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall purchase, enroll in or subscribe to, as applicable, all customer loyalty, CRM, social media analytics, and online and mobile ordering software or programs as specified by Franchisor in the Rocket Fizz Manuals or otherwise in writing.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
post-opening supervisorial or managerial personnel Additional/Remedial to attend additional and remedial Training Programs for training programs, at our discretion. you not to exceed a You must pay us our then-current maximum of $2,500, daily fee for each of our plus transportation, representatives who provide food…
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
The Principal Owner and each General Manager must attend the Franchise Conference.
The filing answers no to 6 questions
- Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?Franchise agreement
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- 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 the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 7
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
The vendor opportunity at Rocket Fizz
Rocket Fizz operates a system of 103 franchised soda-pop and candy shops, with no company-owned locations on file. The brand posted a 1.98% year-over-year unit growth rate, adding a handful of new locations while maintaining a 100% franchised model. The average unit volume sits at $488,165, and franchisees pay a 5.0% royalty on gross sales under a standard 10-year initial term. For software vendors, the addressable market is exactly 103 locations, spread across a footprint that concentrates in California (17 units), Colorado (13), Florida (9), Indiana (7), and Texas (6). The operator base is entirely single-unit: 114 mapped operators run 114 located units, with zero multi-unit franchisees in the 2-9, 10-24, or 25-plus bands. This fragmentation means every sale is an individual unit sale, with no portfolio-level deals to be had.
Who controls software purchasing
The franchisor is independently owned, with no parent company on file. The executive team listed in Item 1 of the 2026 FDD is lean: Richard Shane serves as Chief Executive Officer, Ryan Morgan as Chief Operating Officer, Robert Campbell as Vice-President of Franchise Development, and Byron Kelley as Controller. In a system this size, the CEO and COO are the likely final decision-makers for any HQ-level technology investment—think intranet platforms, franchisee communication tools, or centralized reporting dashboards. However, because the FDD does not mandate any specific technology systems, the real purchasing power for store-level software (POS, inventory, scheduling, loyalty) rests with the individual franchisees. Vendors should treat this as a mixed decision-maker landscape: pitch HQ for endorsement or preferred-vendor status, but expect to close deals one operator at a time.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2026 FDD contains no captured data on mandated or recommended technology systems. This absence is itself a signal: Rocket Fizz does not appear to force franchisees onto a standard POS, accounting, or operational platform. For a vendor, this means the installed base is likely a patchwork of generic small-retail solutions, with no entrenched incumbent to displace at the franchisor level. The lack of a tech mandate also means there is no Item 11 list to mine for competitor intelligence. If you are selling a POS, inventory management, or employee scheduling tool, your competitive landscape is whatever the individual franchisee found at their local office-supply store or app marketplace—not a named, system-wide vendor.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 procurement signals were not extracted from the FDD, so we cannot confirm whether Rocket Fizz operates a designated-supplier model, an approved-supplier program, or an open market for goods and services. This gap matters: if the franchisor does maintain a preferred-vendor list, getting on it could unlock warm introductions to all 103 operators. If not, you are selling into a pure free market. On the renewal side, Item 17 provides a clear timeline. Franchisees must notify the franchisor of their intent to renew between 6 and 9 months before the 10-year agreement expires. Renewal conditions include a requirement to modernize the shop to then-current standards, sign the then-current franchise agreement (which may contain materially different terms), and pay a renewal fee. For a software vendor, that modernization trigger is a natural entry point: a franchisee facing a required remodel or upgrade is already in a buying mindset and may be receptive to a technology refresh at the same time.
How to read the Rocket Fizz FDD
The full 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. When reviewing it, focus on Item 11 (Franchisor's Obligations) to confirm whether any technology mandates were simply missed in our extraction; Item 8 (Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services) to understand procurement rules; and Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) to validate the $488,165 AUV figure against the actual earnings claims. The document was filed with state franchise regulators in 2026 and represents the most current public disclosure available for this brand. If you are building a ranked target list of franchise systems for your software product, FranCloud can help you prioritize brands based on tech-mandate gaps, unit growth, and decision-maker concentration.
Questions vendors ask
Rocket Fizz, answered from the filing
The buying center is concentrated in the C-suite. Richard Shane (CEO) and Ryan Morgan (COO) are the key executives on file. Robert Campbell (VP, Franchise Development) and Byron Kelley (Controller) likely influence operational and financial technology decisions.
The 2026 FDD does not capture any mandated or recommended point-of-sale or operational technology systems. This indicates that individual franchisees likely select their own tech stacks without a franchisor mandate.
There are 103 total units, all of which are franchised. The brand has no company-owned locations. The top states by unit count are California (17), Colorado (13), and Florida (9).
The procurement model is not detailed in the available FDD extracts. Item 8, which typically outlines designated or approved supplier requirements, was not captured, leaving the purchasing restrictions for franchisees unclear.
With a 10-year initial term and a 1.98% unit growth rate, renewal-driven churn is slow. Franchisees must notify of renewal 6-9 months before expiration, creating a predictable window to pitch replacement solutions tied to modernization requirements.
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the full document using the embedded PDF viewer below to analyze Item 11 (tech obligations) and Item 19 (financial performance) directly.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
112 operators run 114 mapped locations. 2 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit110
2–9 units2
Top states by locations
| CA | 17 |
|---|---|
| CO | 13 |
| FL | 9 |
| IN | 7 |
| TX | 6 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.