Designated Franchise Portal
MandatoryYou must actively use and monitor our then current online portal or portals (the “Designated Franchise Portal”)
+73.684% units YoYHQ-led decisions
The Fresh Monkee Franchise
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing at The Fresh Monkee is controlled at the franchisor level, with a mandated proprietary portal and Toast POS system across all 37 locations. The brand operates 33 franchised and 4 company-owned units, generating an average unit volume of $343,347.28. For vendors, this means a concentrated, single-buyer sales motion into a small but rapidly growing quick-service chain.
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
3 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.
Proprietary Software Program
Mandatoryyou, at your own expense, agree to obtain the computer hardware required to implement the Proprietary Software Program
Toast POS system and softwareToast, Inc.
Mandatoryyou must obtain and use Toast POS system and software for your Restaurant
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 the corpus by segment and unit count, not a guess.
The franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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Live signals
Total units
37
33 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+73.684%
vs prior filing
AUV
$343K
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
3%
of gross sales
Ad fund
0%
national + local
Initial fee
$50K
per unit
Investment range
$183K–$401K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
The vendor opportunity at The Fresh Monkee
The Fresh Monkee operates 37 total units—33 franchised and 4 company-owned—with headquarters in Connecticut. The brand posted a 73.684% year-over-year unit growth rate, signaling rapid expansion. Average unit volume sits at $343,347.28, and the royalty rate is 3.0% on a 10-year initial term. For software vendors, the addressable market is small but concentrated: 37 locations under a single decision-making authority, with no multi-unit operators on file. Every one of the 59 mapped operators runs a single location, meaning all technology decisions flow through the franchisor.
Who controls software purchasing
Purchasing authority rests at the corporate level. The 2026 FDD lists Judith “Judy” Flynn as Founder & CEO, Annette “Annie” McCall-Silk as Director of Corporate Operations, and Emily Bucior as Director of Franchise Operations. Pablo Vidal Areán serves as Chief Marketing Officer. No separate CIO or CTO is named, so software pitches should target the operations leadership team. Flynn, McCall-Silk, and Bucior collectively oversee the systems that run both company-owned and franchised locations.
Mandated and current tech stack
The Fresh Monkee mandates three technology components across its system: a Designated Franchise Portal, a Proprietary Software Program, and the Toast POS system and software by Toast, Inc. The Toast mandate is explicit and system-wide, covering point-of-sale and related software. The proprietary portal and software program are not further detailed in the FDD extract, but their existence signals a controlled, franchisor-managed tech environment. Any vendor selling adjacent or replacement tools must demonstrate integration capability with Toast and a willingness to work within a mandated-stack framework.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so the specific supplier approval process is not disclosed in the available data. Renewal terms, however, are clear: franchisees may enter one additional 10-year term provided they are not in violation of their agreement, pay a $2,500 renewal fee at least five months prior, and either retain their site or relocate to an approved alternative. They must also refurbish per the franchise agreement or accept relocation. The renewal agreement will be the then-current form, which may contain materially different terms. These renewal inflection points—every 10 years—create natural windows for technology re-evaluation across the system.
How to read the The Fresh Monkee FDD
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is filed with state franchise regulators and available for review below. Item 1 identifies the executive team and ownership structure, confirming no parent company on file. Item 11 details the mandated technology systems. Item 17 outlines the renewal conditions and the 10-year successor term. The operator footprint shows 59 single-unit operators across 59 located units, with top states including Florida (10), Texas (9), Massachusetts (8), Connecticut (7), and Pennsylvania (4). No multi-unit operators exist in the system, reinforcing the centralized purchasing model. For vendors building a target list, FranCloud can rank franchise systems by tech mandate strength, growth rate, and decision-maker accessibility.
Questions vendors ask
The Fresh Monkee Franchise, answered from the filing
The buying center includes Founder & CEO Judith Flynn, Director of Corporate Operations Annette McCall-Silk, and Director of Franchise Operations Emily Bucior. No dedicated CIO is listed.
The 2026 FDD mandates a Designated Franchise Portal, a Proprietary Software Program, and the Toast POS system and software by Toast, Inc.
There are 37 total units: 33 franchised and 4 company-owned. The brand shows 73.7% year-over-year unit growth.
The most recent FDD does not disclose a specific procurement or supplier model in the extract provided.
Initial franchise terms are 10 years, with one optional 10-year renewal. Renewal requires a $2,500 fee and refurbishment or relocation, creating potential re-evaluation windows.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can review it directly using the embedded PDF viewer below.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
59 operators run 59 mapped locations — 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit59
Top states by locations
| FL | 10 |
|---|---|
| TX | 9 |
| MA | 8 |
| CT | 7 |
| PA | 4 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.