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Sticks Kebob Shop
Quick service restaurantSticks Kebob Shop runs 3 quick-service restaurants out of Virginia, all company-owned per its 2026 FDD. The filing names eight social platforms under Item 11 without requiring any of them. Average unit volume runs $1,709,304 on a 3% royalty and 10-year term, with 6 operators mapped historically across Virginia and Wisconsin.
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Total units
3
0 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
$1.71M
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
3%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1.5%
national + local
Initial fee
$50K
per unit
Investment range
$248K–$573K
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.
4.5%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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Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
29 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 1 explicit no; 4 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We shall have independent access to data on your Business Management and Technology System, including sales figures.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to submit to us, in accordance with requirements prescribed by us from time to time (initially in thirteen four-week reporting periods per year) and in a format which we may designate from time to time:
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Our Affiliate, Sticks Management, LLC, is an approved supplier, and the only approved supplier of spice packets/tubs.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may change the designated suppliers of these or similar services in our discretion.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
In our last fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, neither we nor our Affiliate earned revenue or other material consideration from required purchases or leases by franchisees.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Designated suppliers may make payments to us from franchisee purchases.
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 approximately 50-70% of your expenditures on an ongoing basis will be for goods and services that must be purchased either from us, an Affiliate, an approved supplier or another party according to our standards and specifications.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 6
Alternative Supplier $500 application fee When the If you seek approval of a new supplier or product, Evaluation Fees plus our costs incurred application is we may charge you the $500 application fee for in evaluating the submitted conducting the evaluation plus our costs incurred in alternative supplier. evaluating…
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you wish to propose to us another supplier, you may submit the proposed supplier that you wish for us to consider in writing.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
You acknowledge that we have the sole rights to and interest in all telephone numbers, post office boxes, and directory listings relating to any Mark, and you authorize us to direct the telephone company, the postal service, and all listing agencies to transfer all telephone numbers, post office boxes, and directory…
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchise Agreement 21 of 49 You agree to abide by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards enacted by the applicable Card Associations, as applicable to your business.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We or our designee will have the right at any time during business hours and without prior notice to conduct reasonable inspections of the Restaurant, its operations and its business records
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We will have the right to add to and otherwise modify the Operating Manual from time to time, if deemed necessary or advisable to improve the standards of service or product quality or the efficient operation of the Restaurant, to protect or maintain the goodwill associated with the Marks, to take advantage of…
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
Before you open the Restaurant, we will: 1. Approve the location of your Restaurant (the “Approved Location”) and designate such location in the Franchise Agreement.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
You must actively use and monitor our then current online portal or portals (the “Designated Franchise Portal”) in connection with the development and operation of your Restaurant, if and when we implement use of a portal. You or your
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
You must pay us $20,000 to conduct a grand opening advertising campaign on your behalf.
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
Local Advertising, Marketing, and Promotional Expenditure In addition to the Advertising and Marketing Fund Contributions described above, you must spend a minimum of 1% of Gross Sales per month on local advertising and promotion implemented in a format and using materials and designs approved by us as your “Local…
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 8
You must fully participate in all guest loyalty or frequent customer programs now or in the future adopted or approved by us.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesFranchise agreement
All franchisees in the designated geographical area must participate in the Cooperative.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
Inventory You must purchase inventory from approved suppliers that we designate or pursuant to our specifications.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
We require you to participate in an electronic funds transfer program under which Royalty Fees, Technology Fees, and Advertising and Marketing Fund Contribution payments are deducted or paid electronically from your bank account.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 8
You must participate in all gift certificate and/or gift card administration programs as we may designated from time to time.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
In addition, you must appoint a Key Manager to manage the day-to-day business of your Sticks Franchising, LLC 34 Restaurant, who may also be the Controlling Person.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 16
All food ingredients, beverage products, cooking materials, containers, packaging materials, other paper and plastic products, utensils, uniforms, menus, forms, cleaning and sanitation materials and other supplies and materials used in the operation of the Restaurant must conform to the specifications and quality…
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
Currently, you must obtain and use Toast point of sale software for your Restaurant, but we may change the brand of point-of- sale software in the future.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to have independent access to any data you collect electronically.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
In addition, you must purchase, enroll in or subscribe to, as applicable, all CRM, social media analytics and online and mobile ordering software or programs that we designate.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may also, at our option, require you, your Controlling Person, or your Key Manager to attend supplemental or additional training programs which may be offered from time to time by us or our affiliates during the term of the franchise.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
We may establish and hold a convention for franchisees and if we do so, you will be required to attend.
The filing answers no to 1 question
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?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.
The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
OwnerCEOPresidentPrincipal
- 41.9% of quick service brands mandate no POS system, leaving a massive blind spot in your target list.By instantly identifying the 452 brands with no POS mandate, you replace weeks of manual FDD research and focus your pipeline on high-fit displacement targets, cutting customer acquisition cost by over 60%.
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The vendor opportunity at Sticks Kebob Shop
Sticks Kebob Shop runs 3 quick-service restaurants out of Virginia, all company-owned, per its 2026 FDD. Average unit volume runs $1,709,304 on a 3% royalty and 10-year term. Six operators are mapped historically, concentrated in Virginia (4) and Wisconsin (1).
Who controls software purchasing
Item 2 names Roy Jones as CEO alongside directors Thomas (Ty) Austin III, William A. Hamilton IV, and Christopher (Chris) DuBois. With every current location company-owned, this small leadership team is the entire purchasing decision-maker.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
The filing names eight social platforms under Item 11 — Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter/X and YouTube — none of them required. Nothing else appears in the filing's tech list.
Procurement, renewals and timing
Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: advertising material and gift certificates or cards must come from the franchisor or an affiliate (though the franchisor is not the sole advertising supplier), while other items follow designation, approval or specification rules, with franchisees able to propose an alternative. Item 17 allows one additional 10-year term on 5 months' notice, a renewal fee equal to 10% of the current franchise fee, and a refurbishment to then-current standards.
How to read the Sticks Kebob Shop FDD
The embedded PDF viewer below carries the full 2026 filing, submitted to state franchise regulators. Item 2 names the leadership team directly, and Item 8 lays out the supplier rules in full.
Talk to FranCloud for where this brand ranks against other quick-service targets.
Questions vendors ask
Sticks Kebob Shop, answered from the filing
Item 2 names Roy Jones as CEO alongside directors Thomas (Ty) Austin III, William A. Hamilton IV and Christopher (Chris) DuBois — with every current location company-owned, this leadership team is the entire buying center.
The FDD requires none of the systems it names. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter/X and YouTube (all Item 11) are named without being required.
3 total locations, all company-owned, in the quick-service restaurant segment, with 6 operators mapped historically in Virginia (4) and Wisconsin (1).
Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: advertising material and gift certificates or cards must come from the franchisor or an affiliate, with other items sourced by designation, approval or specification, and room to propose alternatives.
Terms run 10 years, and Item 17 allows one additional 10-year term on 5 months' notice, a renewal fee equal to 10% of the current franchise fee, and a refurbishment to then-current standards.
The full filing is embedded in the PDF viewer below, filed with state franchise regulators in 2026. Item 2 names the leadership team directly, and Item 8 covers the supplier rules.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
6 operators run 6 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit6
Top states by locations
| VA | 4 |
|---|---|
| WI | 1 |
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