CrunchTimeCrunchTime
MandatoryOperations Manual, including the information technology processing system developed by our Parent known as “Hawkeye.” Another required information technology processing system is “Crunchtime,” which i
From the filings
HQ-led decisions
Tacos 4 Life
Quick service restaurantTacos 4 Life is a 25-unit quick-service restaurant chain — 13 franchised, 12 company-owned — based in Arkansas, and it already mandates CrunchTime for back-of-house operations under Item 8. That existing mandate, plus a heavily approved-supplier procurement model, points vendors toward the corporate purchasing team.
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Total units
25
13 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2024
Royalty
5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$35K
per unit
Investment range
$1.28M–$2.02M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
No 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.
6%of gross sales (FY2024)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
1 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.
AlohaNCR Voyix
ruck (Order/Receiving) Scheduling/Labor Control Prep List Catering (when applicable) Shift Management 5. Week 5 Crunchtime & Admin Hawkeye Zendesk Cash Drawers 28 Aloha 7 Shifts Wes
BiteBite
urant (“Approved Products and Services”), including, but not limited to, finished Products and product ingredients, packaging and shipping materials, food delivery services (e.g., bite squad), deliver
FacebookMeta
therwise maintaining a splash page on the Internet through any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Franchisee Restaurant, including without limitation, Facebook, LinkedIn,
LinkedInLinkedIn
aintaining a splash page on the Internet through any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Franchisee Restaurant, including without limitation, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, T
TwitterX
page on the Internet through any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Franchisee Restaurant, including without limitation, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube,
YouTubeGoogle
Internet through any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Franchisee Restaurant, including without limitation, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube, that uses an
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?
YesItem 11
We have independent, unlimited access to the information the computer system generates, without compensation to you, and we may share revenue and other data concerning your Restaurant with other franchisees in the System.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We currently require you to purchase a license to use Hawkeye and Radar from us.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
In order to better: (i) assure the supply or quality of the Approved Products and Services; and/or (ii) enable us to take advantage of marketplace efficiencies; we have the right to require you to purchase Approved Products and Services directly from us, our affiliates, or our approved and designated suppliers.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
199540.92Item 8
During its fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, our affiliate the Giving Table derived $199,540.92 or 40.7% of its total revenue of $489,714.00 from required purchases or leases.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We will derive revenue from your purchases of these products if purchased from us.
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?
25Item 8
in operating the Restaurant will range from 25% to 30%.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
If we incur any costs in connection with testing a particular product or evaluating an unapproved supplier at your request, you or the supplier must reimburse our reasonable testing costs, regardless of whether or not we subsequently approve the item or supplier.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
In the event you wish to 16 purchase any unapproved item, including inventory, and/or acquire approved items from an unapproved supplier, you must first submit to us a written request for authorization to purchase such items, together with such information and samples as we may require.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
assign to us or our designee all of your rights, title, and interest in and to the telephone numbers, telephone directory listings and advertisements, website URL, e- mail addresses, store leases and governmental licenses or permits used for the operation of the Franchisee Restaurant
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
Inspect the Franchisee Restaurant and observe its operations.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 8
We have the right, under the Franchise Agreement, to change the standards and specifications applicable to operation of the franchise, including standards and specifications for Products and related services, Product packaging, presentation and delivery, vehicles and vehicle wrapping, signs, furnishings, supplies…
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 12
You will operate the Franchisee Restaurant from a location which we approve (“Approved Location”).
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 are prohibited from establishing or maintaining a separate website, or otherwise maintaining a splash page on the Internet through any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Franchisee Restaurant, including without limitation, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube, that uses…
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
In addition to the Fund contribution, we may require you to spend at least 1% of your Net Sales (“Local Advertising Fee”) for advertising, promotions and public relations within your Territory.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
We have the right to designate any geographical area for purposes of establishing a regional adverting and promotional cooperative (“Advertising Cooperative”), and to determine whether an Advertising Cooperative is applicable to your Restaurant.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all food and beverage items and other inventory, equipment, fixtures, furnishings, computer hardware and software, product display units, signs, uniforms, supplies, Franchisee Restaurant design and layout services, and materials from us or designated or approved suppliers.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all food and beverage items and other inventory, equipment, fixtures, furnishings, computer hardware and software, product display units, signs, uniforms, supplies, Franchisee Restaurant design and layout services, and materials from us or designated or approved suppliers.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must use the computer hardware and software, including the POS System that we periodically designate to operate your TACOS 4 LIFE Restaurant.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
In any event, you are personally responsible for the operation of your Franchisee Restaurant and your Franchisee Restaurant must at all times be staffed with an Operator who has successfully completed our initial training program.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all food and beverage items and other inventory, equipment, fixtures, furnishings, computer hardware and software, product display units, signs, uniforms, supplies, Franchisee Restaurant design and layout services, and materials from us or designated or approved suppliers.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You will be required to install the POS System we designate.
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 information the computer system generates, without compensation to you, and we may share revenue and other data concerning your Restaurant with other franchisees in the System.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must use the computer hardware and software, including the POS System that we periodically designate to operate your TACOS 4 LIFE Restaurant.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
To assist you in the operation of your Franchisee Restaurant, we may offer and require you and/or your employees to attend any additional training programs and refresher courses.
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Item 11
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?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 franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.
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The vendor opportunity at Tacos 4 Life
Tacos 4 Life runs 25 quick-service restaurants — 13 franchised and 12 company-owned — out of Arkansas, on a 5.0% royalty. Item 19 makes no financial performance representation. The chain already mandates CrunchTime for back-of-house management, and its Item 8 supplier model funnels essentially everything through franchisor-approved channels, which makes the corporate purchasing office the right door to knock on for anything new.
Who controls software purchasing
CrunchTime is mandated system-wide, and the Item 8 supplier model routes nearly all other purchasing through the franchisor or its approved suppliers, which puts the practical buying center at corporate operations rather than the single mapped franchisee, located in Wisconsin.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
CrunchTime is mandated under Item 8 — every restaurant must use it. Aloha, under Item 11, and Bite, under Item 8, are named in the filing but not required. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and YouTube are also named under Item 11, again without a mandate attached.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 requires franchisees to purchase all products and services from the franchisor, its affiliates, or approved and designated suppliers; anything else needs prior written approval, including the Hawkeye and Radar license and specified proprietary products. Item 17 renewal requires notice at least 3 months before expiration, updating hardware and software to then-current standards, full compliance, then-current training, a renewal fee equal to 50% of the current initial franchise fee, and a general release.
How to read the Tacos 4 Life FDD
The 2024 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. Use the embedded PDF viewer below to jump to Items 8, 11, and 17.
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Questions vendors ask
Tacos 4 Life, answered from the filing
With CrunchTime already mandated for every restaurant under Item 8, vendors should pitch the franchisor's corporate operations team, which sets purchasing policy for the whole chain, directly.
CrunchTime is mandated under Item 8. Aloha and Bite are named without being required, and Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and YouTube are named under Item 11, also without a mandate.
25 total, split 13 franchised and 12 company-owned, in the quick-service restaurant segment.
An approved-supplier list under Item 8: all products and services must come from the franchisor, its affiliates, or approved and designated suppliers, with prior written approval required for anything else.
The initial term is 10 years under Item 17, with renewal requiring 3 months' notice, updated hardware and software, full compliance, and a renewal fee equal to half the current initial franchise fee.
The 2024 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. Use the embedded PDF viewer below to review Items 8, 11, and 17 directly.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
1 operators run 1 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit1
Top states by locations
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Ownership
The portfolio behind Tacos 4 Life
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