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No mandated tech stackHQ-led decisions

Super Magnificent Coffee

Quick service restaurant

Software purchasing at Super Magnificent Coffee is controlled by a small headquarters team in California, led by Senior Director Brian Bahreman, who oversees café technology. The brand operates 120 locations, 98 of which are company-owned, creating a concentrated addressable market for vendors. No mandated technology systems are disclosed in the 2026 FDD, signaling potential greenfield opportunities across the tech stack.

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Live signals

Total units
120
22 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
$1.29M
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
5.5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$25K
per unit
Investment range
$884K–$1.47M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
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.

7.5%of gross sales (FY2026)

Ongoing fees: 7.5% of gross sales (FY2026)Royalty 5.5%, Ad fund 2%. Total 7.5% of gross sales. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Royalty 5.5%Ad fund 2%

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

24 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 7 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?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Company and its Affiliates may, on a daily basis (or other periodic basis), access the database contained in the computerized records of the Licensed Café and transfer the data from Developer’s database to Company’s database.

Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Within 20 days after the end of each Accounting Period, complete monthly financial statements for the Licensed Café for the previous Accounting Period (i.e., balance sheets, statements of operations, cash flows and retained earnings);

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

We and/or our affiliates are the sole supplier of Coffee Bean Products (as defined above).

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

0

Item 8

During our fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, we did not derive any revenue from required purchases or leases from franchisees.

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

We and our affiliates may collect rebates and credits from suppliers, in the form of cash or services or otherwise, based on purchases or sales by you and other franchisees, and may retain those amounts for our affiliates’ use and as profit regardless of any designation by the supplier or otherwise.

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?

100

Item 8

We estimate that all (100%) of your expenditures for leases and purchases in establishing your Café and on an ongoing basis will be for goods and services which are subject to sourcing restrictions (that is, for which suppliers must be approved by us, or which must meet our standards or specifications).

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Item 8

You or your proposed Supplier must pay us in advance our reasonably anticipated costs to review the Supplier’s application, and all current and future reasonable costs and expenses, to inspect and audit the Suppliers’ facilities, equipment, and food products, and all product testing costs paid by Franchisor to third…

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

If you wish to procure authorized Non-Proprietary Products from a Supplier other than us, our affiliates, or one we have previously approved or designated, you must deliver written notice seeking approval of the Supplier.

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Item 17

We may, at our option, assume all telephone numbers and other listings relating to the Café.

Data and IT

Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

Your Café network and system, including internet connection, must be protected by business-class network security appliance (firewall), end-point protection (anti-virus), and meeting all Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) requirements.

Franchise management

Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Developer shall participate in such customer experience evaluation and survey programs as Company may require, including presenting to Developer’s customers such evaluation forms as Company periodically require and will participate in and request Developer’s customers to participate in any customer experience…

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Franchise agreement

At any time during business hours with or without prior notice to Developer, Company, Company’s Affiliates and Company’s representatives may inspect and audit the business records, bookkeeping and accounting records, sales and income tax records and returns and other records of the Licensed Café as well as…

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Item 14

We may modify or supplement the Manuals upon notice or delivery to you.

Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?

Yes

Item 11

You must submit to us information (which may include a video tape) regarding the proposed site as we require.

Marketing

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Developer shall conduct a grand opening advertising and promotion program for Developer’s Licensed Café, expending no less than $10,000 on such program.

Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?

Yes

Item 11

You must spend at least 1% of your Gross Revenues on local advertising, which we may increase to 2% of Gross Revenues, except that we will not increase the combined Central Marketing Fee rate plus this required monthly local advertising spend to more than 4% of Gross Revenues.

Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?

Yes

Franchise agreement

During the times specified by Company, Developer shall participate in all local, regional, and national promotional, marketing, advertising, research or public relations programs including local, regional and national pricing promotions (to the extent permitted by Applicable Law), “loyalty cards,” and “loyalty…

Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?

Yes

Item 11

At our request, you must become a member of a marketing cooperative to coordinate advertising in a particular market area and to contribute all or a portion of the amount that we require you to spend on local advertising, to be used for advertising as determined by the cooperative.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

Unless we otherwise direct, you must purchase all Coffee Bean Products and all “Proprietary Products” (which include coffees, teas, coffee extracts, powder mixes and other ingredients and raw materials, which are manufactured in accordance with our proprietary recipes) from us or our affiliate (if we sell them) or…

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

You must purchase and install, at your expense, all fixtures, furnishings, equipment (including point-of-sale cash collection system and/or computer system), decor, and signs (“Equipment & Fixtures”) as we direct.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Item 15

You must employ and continue to employ throughout the term of the agreements at least one General Manager for each of your Cafés, a Certified Training Manager if your Café is a Traditional Café, and, if you have signed an Area Development Agreement, a Director of Operations; all of whom have successfully completed…

Point of sale

Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

You must purchase and maintain an approved POS System to record Gross Revenues and transaction data (such as item ordered, price and date of sale).

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Item 11

You must pay our then-current, reasonable charges and expenses which we may impose for optional courses, but we will not impose a charge for mandatory supplemental or additional training programs.

Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Company intends to host an annual conference or meeting of franchisees and developers in which case one of Developer’s Owners or its General Manager shall be obligated to attend.

The filing answers no to 3 questions
  • Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
  • Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Item 11
  • Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?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.

Sales LeaderRegional 100 499

HQ leadership: CEO/President + VP Ops/Franchise + a first dedicated IT/systems owner.

VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at Super Magnificent Coffee

Super Magnificent Coffee presents a compact but high-value target for software vendors. The quick-service coffee chain operates 120 locations, with a striking 98 units under corporate control and only 22 franchised. This corporate-heavy structure means a single sale to headquarters can deploy your solution across the vast majority of the system. The brand’s average unit volume sits at $1,289,783, indicating healthy per-store economics that can support technology investment. With no parent company on file, the brand appears independently owned, avoiding the protracted procurement cycles of a larger conglomerate. The geographic concentration is extreme: 108 of the 120 units are in California, with a handful in Arizona, Nevada, and Louisiana. For a vendor, this density simplifies implementation logistics and support.

Who controls software purchasing

The buying center for technology is lean and centralized. The 2026 FDD lists five key executives. The most relevant for a software pitch is Brian Bahreman, Senior Director, Head of One System Field Operations & Café Technology. His title directly links field operations with café technology, making him the likely owner of the point-of-sale, operations, and back-of-house systems evaluation. The leadership group also includes Global Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Lingan and Head of Americas Tara Hinkle Smith, who would be involved in enterprise-wide strategic decisions. The franchise development and roasting leads are less central to a tech sale. Given the 98 company-owned locations, there is no multi-unit franchisee layer to navigate; the decision-making power rests entirely with this HQ team.

Mandated and current tech stack

The technology landscape at Super Magnificent Coffee is a blank slate according to the 2026 disclosure. The FDD captures no mandated or recommended technology systems. This absence is itself a critical data point. It often means one of two things: the brand uses a legacy or homegrown system it does not require franchisees to adopt, or it has not formalized a technology mandate in its legal documents. For a vendor, this represents a greenfield opportunity to introduce a modern, unified stack. There are no incumbent vendors to displace from a contractual standpoint, though you will need to discover what is actually in use at the corporate stores. The lack of a mandate also means the 22 franchised locations may operate with disparate, self-selected tools, creating a fragmented environment that a corporate-led standardization initiative could solve.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Procurement signals are absent from the available FDD extracts. Item 8, which typically outlines designated or approved suppliers, provides no extract, suggesting an open purchasing environment or one not publicly detailed. The renewal terms in Item 17 offer a tactical window for vendors. Franchisees must notify the brand 12 months before their 10-year term expires. To renew, they must remodel to current standards, sign a general release, and pay a renewal fee equal to 50% of the initial franchise fee. This remodel requirement is a natural trigger point for technology upgrades. With only 22 franchised units and no disclosed year-over-year unit growth, the renewal cycle will be a slow but predictable drumbeat of opportunities, while the real volume play remains the 98 corporate locations.

How to read the Super Magnificent Coffee FDD

The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is the foundational research tool for any vendor evaluating this brand. Start with Item 1 to trace the corporate structure and confirm there is no undisclosed parent company. Item 11 is conspicuously silent on mandated technology, which you should verify directly in the full document. Item 8 will clarify whether the brand designates suppliers for any goods or services, which could extend to software. The operator footprint in the FDD shows 114 mapped operators, all single-unit, confirming the absence of multi-unit franchisees. Use the embedded PDF viewer below to conduct your own deep dive. When you are ready to prioritize targets like Super Magnificent Coffee against other franchise systems, FranCloud can build a ranked list based on your ideal customer profile.

Questions vendors ask

Super Magnificent Coffee, answered from the filing

Brian Bahreman, Senior Director of Head of One System Field Operations & Café Technology, is the key executive for software decisions. The leadership team also includes the Global CEO and Head of Americas.
The 2026 FDD does not list any mandated or recommended technology systems. This suggests the brand may rely on legacy or internally developed tools, or leaves tech decisions to the corporate operations team.
There are 120 total units: 98 company-owned and 22 franchised. The footprint is heavily concentrated in California, with 108 locations, plus a few units in Arizona, Nevada, and Louisiana.
The procurement model is not detailed in the 2026 FDD extracts provided. There is no signal from Item 8 regarding designated or approved suppliers, indicating an open or undisclosed purchasing structure.
Franchisees must notify the brand 12 months before their 10-year term ends to renew. With 22 franchised units and a renewal fee of 50% of the initial fee, renewal-driven tech upgrades may create periodic, localized opportunities.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the full document in the embedded PDF viewer below to analyze the complete Item 11 technology obligations and Item 8 purchasing requirements.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

110 operators run 114 mapped locations. 4 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit106
2–9 units4

Top states by locations

CA108
AZ4
NV1
LA1

Ownership

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