From the filings
Software purchasing at Roti Modern Franchising is controlled from its Atlanta headquarters, where the executive team includes a Chief Innovation Officer and a Chief Legal & Compliance Officer. The brand operates a compact, fully company-owned footprint of 10 locations and discloses no mandated technology systems in its 2025 FDD. For vendors, this signals a centralized decision-making process with a small but direct addressable market.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Ongoing fee load
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
9%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
Franchisor behaviours
26 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 5 explicit no's; 3 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?
YesFranchise agreement
14. Records, Reports, and Financial Statements In order to assure consistency and reliability with respect to the various forms of financial reporting you must make to us, you must establish and maintain at your own expense a bookkeeping, accounting, and recordkeeping system conforming to the requirements and formats…
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesFranchise agreement
We may, as often as we deem appropriate (including on a daily, continuous basis), independently access the Technology Suite and retrieve all information regarding the Restaurant’s operation (other than Restaurant employee records, as you control exclusively your labor relations and employment practices).
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must give us: i. on or before the Payment Day, stafisfical reports showing the Restaurant’s total Net Sales, product mix, customer count, and other informafion we request regarding you and the Restaurant covering the previous two-week period; ii. within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of your fiscal…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Our affiliates currently are approved or designated suppliers of certain items and services you need for the Restaurant.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
In the future, we may designate other products and services that you must buy only from us, certain of our affiliates, or designated or approved 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?
100Item 8
Collecfively, your purchases and leases from us or our affiliates, from designated or approved suppliers, or according to our standards and specificafions represent about 100% of your overall purchases and leases to establish and then to operate the Restaurant.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you want to use any item or service we have not yet evaluated or to buy or lease from a supplier we have not yet approved or designated, you first must send us sufficient information and/or samples so we can determine whether the item or service complies with Brand Standards or the supplier meets approved supplier…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
assigning telephone numbers and directory lisfings;
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must comply with the most current version of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards and with all laws governing the use, disclosure, and protecfion of Consumer Data.
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
We also have the right from time to time to require you to participate in certain test programs and consumer surveys for new products, services, and/or Operating Assets.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
Periodically inspect and monitor the Restaurant’s operafion.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We may modify the Operations Manual periodically to reflect changes in Brand Standards, but those modifications will not alter your fundamental rights or status under this Agreement.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
Under the DRA, we first must accept each new site you propose for each new ROTI Restaurant.
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
Besides the Market Introducfion Program described earlier, you must spend at least 2% of your Restaurant’s monthly Net Sales on approved Markefing Materials and programs for the Restaurant.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 8
You must parficipate in, and comply with the requirements of, our gift card and other customer loyalty programs.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
You automafically will become a member of any exisfing or new Cooperafive formed in your market area and must parficipate in the Cooperafive as we require.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must buy or lease all Operafing Assets and other products and services for the Restaurant only according to our Brand Standards and, if we require, only from suppliers we designate or approve (which may include or be limited to us, certain of our affiliates, and/or other restricted sources) at the prices the…
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must buy or lease all Operafing Assets and other products and services for the Restaurant only according to our Brand Standards and, if we require, only from suppliers we designate or approve (which may include or be limited to us, certain of our affiliates, and/or other restricted sources) at the prices the…
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must use any credit card and related vendors and accept all credit cards and debit cards that we determine.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
14 ROTI (2025 FDD) 1622907913.4 You must take the acfion we require to authorize us to debit your business checking or other account automafically for the Royalty, Tech Fee, Brand Fund contribufion, and other amounts due under the Franchise Agreement or otherwise.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 8
You must parficipate in, and comply with the requirements of, our gift card and other customer loyalty programs.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
You must at all fimes have 1 fully-trained, cerfified manager managing the Restaurant’s day-to- day, on-site operafions (this may be your Operafing Partner).
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must acquire the computer hardware and software, firmware, network infrastructure, point- of-sale (POS) system, computer-related accessories and peripheral equipment, tablets, smart-phones, learning management systems, on-line and digital ordering systems, Apps, and other technology we periodically specify…
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We have independent, unlimited access to the informafion the Technology Suite generates.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
You must pay our then-current training fee for additional or repeat training conducted at your Restaurant or in your market area.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
at least one of your representatives (an owner or another designated representative we approve) must at our request (in our sole discretion) attend an annual meeting of all ROTI Restaurant franchisees at a location we designate.
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 franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
Roti Modern Franchising presents a concentrated opportunity for software vendors. The system is small, with 10 total units, all of which are company-owned. This structure means there is no network of independent franchisees to sell into; instead, any software adoption must be won at the corporate level. The brand operates in the quick-service restaurant segment and is part of Edible Brands, LLC, a parent company that may influence procurement patterns. While the average unit volume is not disclosed in the 2025 FDD, the 6.0% royalty rate and 10-year initial franchise term provide a stable operational backdrop. For a vendor, the addressable market is exactly these 10 locations, making this a low-volume but potentially high-touch account where a single decision-maker can approve a system-wide rollout.
Software purchasing authority sits squarely with the headquarters team in Georgia. The 2025 FDD lists Somia Farid Silber as Chief Executive Officer and Matthew Walls as President and Chief Stores Officer, but the most relevant executives for a technology pitch are Angela Johnson, Chief Innovation Officer, and Doug Knox, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer. Johnson’s role suggests oversight of new tools and processes, while Knox’s involvement indicates that any software agreement will face legal and compliance scrutiny. There are no franchisee associations or multi-unit operators mapped in our corpus, reinforcing that this is a purely HQ-driven decision. Vendors should direct their outreach to the innovation and legal functions, as these are the gatekeepers for new technology adoption.
A review of the 2025 FDD reveals a notable gap: no mandated or recommended technology systems are captured. Unlike larger chains that specify a point-of-sale provider, inventory management platform, or online ordering system, Roti Modern’s disclosure is silent on tech mandates. This absence can be interpreted in two ways. It may mean the brand has not standardized its tech stack and each location operates with ad hoc solutions, or it may mean the franchisor simply does not disclose these requirements in the FDD. Either scenario creates an opening for a vendor to propose a comprehensive solution. Without an incumbent named system, a sales conversation can start from a blank slate, focusing on the operational pain points of a 10-unit, company-owned quick-service chain.
The FDD does not provide an extract from Item 8, leaving the procurement model unspecified. It is unknown whether Roti Modern designates specific suppliers, maintains an approved supplier list, or allows open purchasing. Vendors will need to clarify this directly during discovery. On the renewal side, Item 17 outlines a structured process: a franchisee in good standing may acquire a successor franchise for another 10 years under the then-current terms, provided they meet conditions including a business review, formal notice, and a remodel or upgrade of the restaurant. This renewal cycle, with its requirement to upgrade the restaurant, could be a natural trigger for technology evaluation and replacement. Vendors should monitor these 10-year cycles and any corporate-driven refresh initiatives.
The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is the foundational resource for understanding the legal and operational commitments of Roti Modern franchisees. For software vendors, the most relevant sections are Item 11 (franchisor’s assistance, advertising, computer systems, and training) for any technology mandates, Item 8 (restrictions on sources of products and services) for procurement rules, and Item 1 (the franchisor and any parents, predecessors, and affiliates) to map the executive team. Because the disclosed data is sparse, direct engagement with the HQ team will be essential to fill in the blanks. For a ranked target list of franchise brands with richer tech signals, FranCloud can help you prioritize your outreach.
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Operator footprint
1 operators run 1 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
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Ownership
strategic_multibrand of Edible Brands.
Sibling brands
Related Quick service restaurant brands
Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.