QuickBooksIntuit
Mandatoryof the suppliers at or before the time of purchase. 9 Computers and Software. You must purchase the computer hardware and software that we require, including point-of-sale system, QuickBooks, credit c
From the filings
+33.333% units YoYHQ-led decisions
Sloan's
Quick service restaurantSloan's runs 10 units — 4 franchised, 6 company-owned — in the quick-service restaurant segment, with a $1,186,475 average unit volume and a 6% royalty on a 5-year term. The FDD requires QuickBooks for accounting, and Item 19 makes a financial performance representation that backs up the AUV figure directly.
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Live signals
Total units
10
4 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+33.333%
vs prior filing
AUV
$1.19M
Item 19, 2021
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$40K
per unit
Investment range
$705K–$1.24M
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.
7%of gross sales (FY2023)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
2 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.
ToastToast
Mandatorydesignate. (Section 12.5) Presently, we require you to purchase the following hardware and software: Hardware Desktop or Laptop running current Microsoft Office Software Software Toast POS System Quic
YelpYelp
promotional plans or materials without our prior written consent. (Section 11.4) 5. You must list the franchised business in at least one online directory listing (e.g., Google or Yelp) as we designat
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
25 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 5 explicit no's; 4 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 11
You must purchase and use any hardware and software programs we designate.
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 all information (including, sales and inventory information) generated by your computer and POS systems at any time without first notifying you.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall supply to Franchisor on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each month, in a form approved by Franchisor, a balance sheet as of the end of the last day of the preceding month and an income statement for the preceding month and 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
Currently, you must purchase ingredients, ice cream, various paper products, baked goods and merchandise from our affiliate, Sloan’s Manufacturing and Distribution, LLC.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor has the right to change or modify the System from time to time including, without limitation, the adoption and use of new or modified Marks or copyrighted materials, and computer hardware, software, equipment, inventory, supplies, signs or sales and marketing techniques or certification requirements.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
846336.75Item 8
As of our last fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, Sloan’s Manufacturing and Distribution, LLC derived $846,336.75 in revenue from the sale of ice cream, merchandise, paper goods, and other miscellaneous products to franchisees.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
As of our last fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, Sloan’s Manufacturing and Distribution, LLC derived $846,336.75 in revenue from the sale of ice cream, merchandise, paper goods, and other miscellaneous products to franchisees.
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?
75Item 8
We estimate that approximately 75% to 85% of your expenditures on an ongoing basis will be for goods and services that must be purchased from either our affiliate, an approved supplier or according to our standards and specifications.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
You must pay our expenses to evaluate goods, services or suppliers.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you would like to use any goods or services in establishing and operating the franchised business that we have not approved (for goods and services that must meet our standards, specifications or that require supplier approval), you must first send us sufficient information, specifications and samples for us to…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
assign your telephone and facsimile numbers to us;
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor and its designees have the right to enter and inspect the Franchised Business and the Approved Location at all reasonable times and, additionally, have the right to observe the manner in which Franchisee renders services, handles, prepares, and stores food, conducts activities and operations, and to…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor has the right to add to or otherwise modify the Confidential Operations Manual from time to time to reflect changes in the specifications, standards, operating procedures and rules prescribed by Franchisor; provided, however, that no such addition or modification shall materially alter Franchisee’s…
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall not locate the Franchised Business on a selected site without the prior written approval of Franchisor.
Marketing
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must participate in, and comply with the requirements of, Franchisor’s gift card and other customer loyalty, affinity, and similar programs
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If we establish a cooperative advertising program for the geographic area in which the franchised business is located, you must sign the documents we require to become a member of the cooperative advertising program and participate in the cooperative advertising program as those documents require.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
Currently, you must purchase ingredients, ice cream, various paper products, baked goods and merchandise from our affiliate, Sloan’s Manufacturing and Distribution, LLC.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase from approved suppliers your point-of-sale system equipment and software and a Sloan’s business design package that includes murals, wallpaper, and other art work for your Sloan’s business.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor has the right to require all Royalty Fees, Marketing Fund Contributions, amounts due for purchases by Franchisee from Franchisor and other amounts due to Franchisor to be paid through an Electronic Depository Transfer Account.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must participate in, and comply with the requirements of, Franchisor’s gift card and other customer loyalty, affinity, and similar programs
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
The Designated Manager shall devote sufficient efforts to the management of the day-to-day operation of the Franchised Business, but not less than thirty-five (35) hours per week, excluding vacation, sick leave and similar absences.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall abide by any uniform or dress code requirements stated in the Confidential Operations Manual or otherwise.
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 use any hardware and software programs we designate.
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 all information (including, sales and inventory information) generated by your computer and POS systems at any time without first notifying you.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
If you have to repeat our training programs, we may charge you a fee.
The filing answers no to 5 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- 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 a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 7
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
Who buys here
The buyer at this brand
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The vendor opportunity at Sloan's Sloan's runs 10 units — 4 franchised, 6 company-owned — in the quick-service restaurant segment, with unit count up 33.3% year over year and a $1,186,475 average unit volume backed by an Item 19 financial performance representation. Four mapped operators run 4 located units, three of them in Florida, with no multi-unit operators identified.
Who controls software purchasing Item 2 of the FDD names Sloan's corporate officers, who set the standards that produced a hard technology mandate and a defined supplier list — a smaller brand, but one with real contractual specificity for a vendor to work from.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required QuickBooks is mandated under Item 7 for accounting. Yelp appears in Item 11 as a named platform, mentioned in the filing without a purchase obligation.
Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 runs an approved-supplier-list model: ingredients, ice cream, various paper products, baked goods and merchandise must come from designated suppliers — including the franchisor's own affiliate — while other items can come from approved suppliers or to specification, with an alternative-supplier request process available. Renewal on the 5-year term requires full compliance with the franchise agreement, continued right to the location, satisfied capital expenditures and monetary obligations, timely written notice, current training, and a then-current agreement that may carry different terms.
How to read the Sloan's FDD The filing is filed with state franchise regulators in 2023. The embedded PDF viewer below carries Item 8's supplier rules and Item 19's financial performance representation in full.
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Questions vendors ask
Sloan's, answered from the filing
Item 2 of the FDD names Sloan's corporate officers, who set the technology standards behind the brand's QuickBooks requirement and Item 8 supplier rules.
The FDD requires QuickBooks for accounting. Yelp appears in Item 11 as a named platform, without a purchase obligation attached.
10 total units — 4 franchised, 6 company-owned — in the quick-service restaurant segment, with unit count up 33.3% year over year per the 2023 FDD.
Item 8 sets an approved-supplier-list model: ingredients, ice cream, paper products, baked goods and merchandise must come from designated suppliers, including the franchisor's own affiliate, while other items can be sourced from approved suppliers or to specification.
Renewal requires full compliance, continued possession of the location, satisfied monetary obligations, timely written notice and a then-current agreement that may carry different terms across a 5-year term — with unit growth already at 33.3%, new-unit openings are also worth tracking.
It's filed with state franchise regulators in 2023. Use the embedded PDF viewer below to read Item 8's supplier rules and Item 19's financial performance representation directly.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
4 operators run 4 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit4
Top states by locations
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