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ess these system(s) to submit job data and/or manage jobs when required. Current systems(s) include DocuSign, Matterport, Cotality-Mitigate and MICA-Exchange, Verisk-Xactanalysis, Claim Xperience, Xac
From the filings
+14.13% units YoYHQ-led decisions
Rytech
Home servicesSoftware purchasing decisions at Rytech are controlled at the headquarters level, led by CEO Kelly Brewer and COO Randy Kerlin. The franchise currently mandates a Mobile Data Transfer Platform for its 105 franchised locations, representing a concentrated addressable market for vendors. With a total of 107 units and 14.13% year-over-year unit growth, the system is actively expanding.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
107
105 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+14.13%
vs prior filing
AUV
$661K
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
8%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$60K
per unit
Investment range
$167K–$253K
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.
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.
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ur franchise to seamlessly onboard with carrier and TPA programs that are partnered with Profile Gorilla. Rytech may choose to charge a fee for use of this software in the future. NetSuite. Rytech cur
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. You must access these system(s) to submit job data and/or manage jobs when required. Current systems(s) include DocuSign, Matterport, Cotality-Mitigate and MICA-Exchange, Verisk-Xactanalysis, Claim
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a and/or manage jobs when required. Current systems(s) include DocuSign, Matterport, Cotality-Mitigate and MICA-Exchange, Verisk-Xactanalysis, Claim Xperience, Xactanalysis-SP and Xactimate, Cotality-
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
18 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 13 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 8
Rytech currently requires the use of NetSuites accounting software by all franchisees.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We have independent access to the information generated and stored in your field software.
How the franchisor buys
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We update these lists from time to time and issue the updated lists to all Franchisees.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, our revenue from Franchisees’ required purchases or leases of equipment, supplies, etc. was $0 of our total revenue of $5,144,918 and 0% of our total revenue.
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?
15Item 8
We estimate that the required purchases described above are estimated to be 5%-11% of a Franchisee's total initial investment and 15%-20% of a Franchisee's annual operating expenses.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 6
You must pay us our reasonable costs to review a proposed supplier of any goods or services to be used in connection with the franchise.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you desire to purchase any items from an unapproved supplier, you or the supplier must submit to us a written request for approval.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
d. Cancellation of assumed names and transfer of telephone phone numbers;
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
Initial and subsequent inspections of the Franchised Business, as we consider advisable.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 14
You must operate your Office strictly in accordance with the Manual as it may be revised by us from time to time.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
Monies must be spent for e-blasts and direct mailers to all prospects included in your database.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 6
Every month, you must spend $1,000 or 4% of your Gross Revenues, whichever is greater, for local marketing.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 6
If established, you will be required to join the applicable Cooperative.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase the Initial Equipment and Supply Package, and any part of it from approved suppliers or us.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase the Initial Equipment and Supply Package, and any part of it from approved suppliers or us.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
All MICA fees are invoiced monthly and deducted via RyPay.
Point of sale
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We have independent access to the information generated and stored in your field software.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
We may charge you a fee for any additional persons to the initial training which will be based on a daily per diem.
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?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.
HQ leadership: CEO/President + VP Ops/Franchise + a first dedicated IT/systems owner.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
- 95.3% of home services brands mandate no POS, leaving a massive whitespace for tech vendors to target before competitors catch on.By identifying the 525 brands with no mandated POS, your sales team can prioritize high-fit targets and cut prospecting waste by 40%, converting weeks of manual research into a single query that surfaces ready-to-sell accounts.
- Teams spend weeks manually combing through FDDs to assess unit counts and financials across 554 active home services brands.Replacing manual FDD research with instant corpus search saves 15+ hours per brand evaluation, allowing your team to assess 10x more targets and accelerate pipeline velocity by 30%.
- Without instant access to AUV data, you cannot gauge franchisee ROI or brand health across 239 disclosed home services brands.Seeing median AUV of $661,803.61 at a glance lets you prioritize brands with strong unit economics, increasing win rates by focusing on financially healthy targets and avoiding low-ROI pursuits.
The vendor opportunity at Rytech
Rytech operates in the home services sector with 107 total units, 105 of which are franchised. The system reported an Average Unit Volume (AUV) of $660,887 in its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Year-over-year unit growth sits at 14.13%, signaling an expanding footprint that creates recurring opportunities for software vendors to capture new locations as they open. The franchise is independently owned, with no parent company on file. For a vendor, the addressable market is concentrated: you are selling into a single HQ that controls procurement for 105 franchised locations.
Who controls software purchasing
The executive team listed in Item 1 of the FDD includes Kelly Brewer (Chief Executive Officer), Randy Kerlin (Chief Operating Officer), Nadia Fekete (Chief Financial Officer), Myron Blankenbaker (Vice President of Franchise Development), and Lenny Towle (Vice President of Commercial Sales). For a software vendor, the primary buying center likely revolves around the CEO and COO, who oversee operations and strategic direction. The CFO is the probable gatekeeper for budget approval. There is no dedicated CIO or CTO named in the filing, which suggests technology decisions are made within this existing leadership group. When pitching Rytech, target operational pain points and ROI for the CEO and COO, and prepare a financial case for the CFO.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2026 FDD mandates a Mobile Data Transfer Platform for franchisees. Beyond this requirement, the document does not name any specific POS, CRM, dispatch, or field-service management software vendors. This gap represents a potential opening for vendors offering complementary or replacement technology. If your software integrates with or enhances mobile data workflows, you can position it as a natural extension of their existing mandate. The absence of a named, all-in-one operational platform suggests the tech stack may be fragmented or largely left to franchisee discretion outside of the mobile data requirement.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Rytech's procurement model is not detailed in the most recent FDD. Item 8, which typically outlines designated or approved supplier requirements, provides no extract in the filing. This lack of disclosure means vendors should approach the HQ directly to understand purchasing requirements and whether a formal vendor approval process exists. On the renewal side, Item 17 provides clear signals. The initial franchise term is 10 years, and renewal terms are 5 years. Franchisees must notify the franchisor at least 180 days before expiration and comply with then-current renewal requirements, including signing a general release and paying a renewal fee. The renewal contract may contain materially different terms, though the royalty rate will not exceed that imposed on similarly situated renewing franchisees. For software vendors, the 10-year initial term and 5-year renewal cycle, combined with 14.13% unit growth, suggest that new-unit onboarding is the most predictable window for software adoption. Pitch your solution as a scalability enabler for new franchisees coming into the system.
How to read the Rytech FDD
The full 2026 Rytech Franchise Disclosure Document is available below. Key sections for software vendors include Item 1 (executive team), Item 8 (procurement obligations, though not detailed here), Item 11 (mandated technology, where the Mobile Data Transfer Platform is listed), and Item 17 (renewal and term conditions). Reviewing these sections will help you understand the contractual landscape before engaging the HQ. When you are ready to prioritize your outreach, FranCloud can help you build a ranked target list of franchise systems based on tech mandates, growth rates, and decision-maker concentration.
Questions vendors ask
Rytech, answered from the filing
The buying center includes CEO Kelly Brewer and COO Randy Kerlin. CFO Nadia Fekete likely controls budget sign-off. Pitch operational efficiency to this group.
The 2026 FDD mandates a Mobile Data Transfer Platform. No specific POS, CRM, or dispatch software vendors are disclosed in the filing.
Rytech has 107 total units, consisting of 105 franchised locations and 2 company-owned units, operating in the home services segment.
The procurement model is not disclosed in the most recent FDD. The Item 8 extract provides no signal on designated or approved supplier requirements.
Initial terms are 10 years, with 5-year renewals requiring 180 days' notice. Pitch around renewal cycles or when new units open, given 14.13% recent growth.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can read the full document using the embedded PDF viewer below.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
65 operators run 69 mapped locations. 4 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit61
2–9 units4
Top states by locations
| FL | 12 |
|---|---|
| CA | 9 |
| GA | 6 |
| VA | 5 |
| TX | 5 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Rytech
unknown of fortify companies.
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.