QuickBooksIntuit
Mandatoryyou choose to purchase. THE JUNKLUGGERS – 2026 FDD 45 April 2026 • We require that you purchase third party software or license software as a service (SaaS) (this includes Vonigo, QuickBooks, Qvinci,
From the filings
+12.414% units YoYHQ-led decisions
The Junkluggers
Home servicesSoftware purchasing at The Junkluggers is controlled at the franchisor level, with a lean HQ team led by CEO Jason Caiafa and CFO Josh Greear. The system runs on a mandated stack including Vonigo, QuickBooks, and Qvinci, with 163 franchised locations and 4 company-owned units across the US. For software vendors, the addressable market is 167 total units, all single-unit operators, with no multi-unit franchisees on file.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
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Total units
167
163 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+12.414%
vs prior filing
AUV
$733K
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
7%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$50K
per unit
Investment range
$96K–$359K
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.
9%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
4 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.
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RevelRevel Systems
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VonigoVonigo
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FranConnectFranConnect
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Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
29 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 3 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?
YesFranchise agreement
We may designate the chart of accounts and/or the accounting program or platform that you are required to use.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesFranchise agreement
We have the right to independently access all Business Data, wherever maintained.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We are the only approved supplier for this service (see Item 6 for current fees).
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
We have a Franchise Advisory Council (“FAC”) to represent the voice of franchisees across our System and to provide feedback to us on various components of the System, including marketing and promotion.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 11
We have the right to specify the point-of-sale (POS) system, customer relationship management (CRM) system, back-office system, software applications, audio/visual equipment, security systems, electronic payment devices, and other hardware, software, and network connectivity for the Franchised Business.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
3443246Item 8
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, we had revenue of $3,443,246 from purchases by THE JUNKLUGGERS franchisees, which was 22% of our total revenue for the fiscal year.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
As of the date of this disclosure document, BuyMax receives rebates, administrative fees, commissions, or other compensation from some vendors ranging from 1% to 10%.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
We may require you to pay a fee to cover our costs of reviewing a proposed vendor, which you must pay whether or not we approve the vendor.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If we require you to use an approved vendor for a particular item, but you wish to purchase the item from a source that we have not approved, you may submit a written request for approval of the vendor, unless it is an item for which we have designated a specific vendor.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
At the termination or expiration of this Agreement, those telephone numbers and any online listings become our property.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
you agree to comply with the then- current Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI/DSS), as those standards may be revised by the PCI Security Standards Council, LLC
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
We assess franchisees’ compliance with Brand Standards by means of, among other things, customer satisfaction surveys, mystery shopper reports, employee satisfaction and perception surveys, health and safety reviews, and third-party observation of your operations.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We have the right, at any time, to examine and copy, at our expense, the books, records, accounts, and tax returns of the Franchised Business and the personal tax returns of the Owners.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We have the right to modify the Brand Standards Manuals at any time to reflect changes in the Brand Standards.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
Your Franchised Business must be operated from a location we have approved (the “Approved Location”), which may be a home office or a commercial office space.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesFranchise agreement
You are required to conduct pre-opening and grand opening marketing for the Franchised Business in accordance with a plan that you will create, subject to our approval.
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
New franchisees must spend $6,000 per month for Local Marketing in the first three months after the Original Opening Date.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
You are required to also participate in any customer loyalty programs we prescribe from time to time.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If a Cooperative applicable to the Franchised Business is established during the term of this Agreement, you are required to become a member no later than 30 days after the date we approve for the Cooperative to begin operation.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase or lease your machinery, equipment (including containers), tools and vehicles from the suppliers and manufacturers that we designate from time to time.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase or lease your machinery, equipment (including containers), tools and vehicles from the suppliers and manufacturers that we designate from time to time.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
As of the date of this disclosure document, we require payment by Automated Clearing House (ACH) or electronic funds transfer and you must designate an account at a commercial bank of your choice and furnish the bank with authorizations at the time of signing your Franchise Agreement to permit us to make withdrawals…
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
You are required to maintain staffing in the Franchised Business adequate to meet the Brand Standards.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
This includes all stationery, forms, marketing pieces, signage, apparel (including uniforms and patches), and other private labeled materials.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You are required to utilize our designated third-party vendor for a point of sale system for providing Remix Services in your Franchised Business (the “Remix POS System”), currently Revel Systems.
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 (i) the systems that we require you to use in the operation of your Franchised Business from time to time, and/or (ii) any other systems that you use to store or process Confidential Information or to display the Marks and/or Proprietary Products to others.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
We have the right to specify the point-of-sale (POS) system, customer relationship management (CRM) system, back-office system, software applications, audio/visual equipment, security systems, electronic payment devices, and other hardware, software, and network connectivity for the Franchised Business.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
We can charge a training fee: (a) if we require remedial training as a result of your failure to comply with our Brand Standards; (b) for re training persons who are repeating a Training Program, or their substitutes; and (c) for Training Programs that we make optional for franchisees.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
The Key Person, Owners of Franchisee, and/or employees of Franchisee, as designated by us (collectively, “Designated Franchisee Representatives”), are required to attend an annual convention and regional conferences of franchise owners, if called by us.
The filing answers no to 2 questions
- Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?Franchise agreement
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?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.
HQ leadership: CEO/President + VP Ops/Franchise + a first dedicated IT/systems owner.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
- 95.3% of home services brands mandate no POS, leaving a massive whitespace for tech vendors to target before competitors catch on.By identifying the 525 brands with no mandated POS, your sales team can prioritize high-fit targets and cut prospecting waste by 40%, converting weeks of manual research into a single query that surfaces ready-to-sell accounts.
- Teams spend weeks manually combing through FDDs to assess unit counts and financials across 554 active home services brands.Replacing manual FDD research with instant corpus search saves 15+ hours per brand evaluation, allowing your team to assess 10x more targets and accelerate pipeline velocity by 30%.
- Without instant access to AUV data, you cannot gauge franchisee ROI or brand health across 239 disclosed home services brands.Seeing median AUV of $661,803.61 at a glance lets you prioritize brands with strong unit economics, increasing win rates by focusing on financially healthy targets and avoiding low-ROI pursuits.
The vendor opportunity at The Junkluggers
The Junkluggers operates 167 total units — 163 franchised, 4 company-owned — across the United States, with a footprint concentrated in California (11), Texas (10), Virginia (7), Florida (6), and New York (5). The system grew units by 12.4% year-over-year, adding new locations that each need a full technology stack from day one. Average unit volume sits at $733,365, and the royalty rate is 7% on gross revenue. For software vendors, the addressable market is 167 locations, all run by single-unit operators. No multi-unit franchisees exist in the system, meaning every purchasing decision flows through a single franchisor HQ.
Who controls software purchasing
Software purchasing authority rests with the franchisor. The 2026 FDD lists Jason (“Jay”) Caiafa as Chief Executive Officer and Josh Greear as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer — the two executives most likely to approve or veto enterprise software investments. Ryan Bowes, Chief Growth and Transformation Officer, may influence operational and growth-stack decisions, while Interim Chief Marketing Officer Julie Bernard could weigh in on marketing technology. There is no CIO, CTO, or VP of Technology named in the disclosure document. Vendors should prepare to engage Caiafa or Greear directly for any system-wide mandate or HQ-level procurement conversation.
Mandated and current tech stack
The Junkluggers mandates four systems across its network. Vonigo serves as the core field-service management platform. QuickBooks by Intuit Inc. is the required accounting software at the unit level. Qvinci provides consolidated financial reporting and benchmarking across the franchise system. A Franchisee Portal is also mandated, though the specific vendor is not named in the FDD. Listen360 is recommended — not mandated — for customer experience and reputation management. Any vendor selling against or integrating with these systems needs to address how their solution coexists with this stack.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the 2026 FDD contains no extract regarding designated or approved suppliers, which suggests The Junkluggers does not publicly bind franchisees to a narrow procurement channel. In practice, this likely means an open procurement model for non-mandated categories, with HQ reserving the right to mandate core operational systems. Renewal terms are 10 years and come with explicit conditions: franchisees must update computer systems, remodel or refurbish vehicles and premises, and sign the then-current Franchise Agreement. These renewal-triggered tech refreshes, combined with new unit openings, create recurring windows for software vendors to engage.
How to read the The Junkluggers FDD
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is filed with state franchise regulators and contains the full legal and operational picture a vendor needs before building a business case. Key sections for software sellers include Item 1 (executive team), Item 11 (mandated systems and technology obligations), Item 8 (procurement restrictions), and Item 17 (renewal and transfer conditions). The embedded PDF viewer below hosts the complete filing. Use it to verify the mandated stack, identify decision-makers, and map the unit footprint before your first call. For a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, FranCloud can help.
Questions vendors ask
The Junkluggers, answered from the filing
CEO Jason Caiafa and CFO Josh Greear are the likely economic buyers, with Chief Growth and Transformation Officer Ryan Bowes potentially influencing operational tech decisions. No dedicated CIO or CTO is listed in the 2026 FDD.
The 2026 FDD mandates Vonigo for field-service operations, QuickBooks by Intuit for accounting, Qvinci for consolidated financial reporting, and a Franchisee Portal. Listen360 is recommended for customer experience management.
167 total units: 163 franchised and 4 company-owned. All 83 mapped operators are single-unit, with no multi-unit franchisees. Top states include California (11), Texas (10), and Virginia (7).
The 2026 FDD does not disclose a designated or approved supplier program in Item 8. Vendors should assume an open procurement model unless told otherwise during discovery, with HQ likely controlling core system mandates.
Initial franchise terms are 10 years. Renewal conditions require updating computer systems. With 12.4% YoY unit growth and a 2026 FDD, new-unit onboarding and renewal-triggered tech refreshes create recurring windows.
The 2026 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the full document using the embedded PDF viewer below on this page.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
83 operators run 83 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit83
Top states by locations
| CA | 11 |
|---|---|
| TX | 10 |
| VA | 7 |
| FL | 6 |
| NY | 5 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind The Junkluggers
pe_firm of Apax Partners.
Sibling brands
Related Home services brands
Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.