We will notify you of new or modified specifications, standards, and guidelines through periodic amendments or supplements to the Brand Manual or through written communication (including electronic communication). We will issue copies of our standards and specifications to you unless these standards and specifications contain our confidential information. We may require you to remodel and modernize the BEV and any Additional Equipment, at your sole expense, so that they reflect our then-current System Standards as to image and quality. You must use the computer hardware and software, including the point-of-sale system and vendor that we periodically designate (currently, Square) to operate your Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee Franchise. You must obtain the computer hardware, software licenses, maintenance and support services, and other related services that meet our specifications from the suppliers we specify.
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Travelin' Tom's Coffee
Quick service restaurantTravelin' Tom's Coffee's Franchise Agreement mandates the KonaOS business management software and a designated point-of-sale system, currently Square. The brand franchises 331 of its 334 US mobile-coffee locations.
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Ordinary royalty terms
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Mandated & recommended tech
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We are not obligated to spend any amount on advertising in the geographical area where you are or will be located. We will not use the Brand Fund payments for advertising that is principally a solicitation for the sale of Franchises, but we reserve the right to include a notation in any advertisement indicating “Franchises Available” or similar phrasing. During our most recent fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, the Brand Fund was spent as follows: 61.93% on content creation, 14.86% with Google AdWords, 19.11% for social media advertising, and 4.1% on print and email marketing. Local Advertising You are not required to advertise on a local basis as an individual Travelin’ Tom’s Business, and you are not required to spend a minimum of your gross revenues on local marketing and promotion in your Protected Territory. You are not required to participate in a local or regional advertising cooperative. We may conduct market research and testing to determine consumer trends and the marketability of new food products and services. You agree, at your sole cost and expense, to issue and offer such rebates, giveaways, and other promotions in accordance with advertising programs established by us, and further agree to honor the rebates, giveaways, and other promotions issued by other Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee franchisees under any such program, so long as such compliance does not contravene any applicable law, rule, or regulation. You will not create or issue any gift cards/certificates and will only sell gift cards/certificates that have been issued or sponsored by us and which are accepted at all Travelin’ Tom’s Businesses, and you will not issue coupons or discounts of any type except as approved by us. We may conduct market research and testing to determine consumer trends and the marketability of new food products and services.
You must have regular access to a computer that is capable of connecting to the internet for the operation of your Travelin’ Tom’s Business. You may use a computer that you own. If you were to purchase a computer, we estimate the cost to be approximately $200 to $1,000. You may need to buy and/or license third-party software such as QuickBooks and Microsoft Office to use in the operation of your Travelin’ Tom’s Business. You must use the KonaOS software. You must also use our designated point- of-sales hardware and/or software (“POS System”) and vendor, currently Square. We reserve the right to specify required computer hardware or software and to specify other computer-related standards in the future. We may also require you to purchase other POS hardware and/or software in the future. Travelin’ Tom’s will not have independent access to the information generated by or stored in your computer, but you are required to provide sales and other reports that we require in the Brand Manual. You are responsible for maintaining proper anti-virus and other cybersecurity measures for the Computer System and any other devices that access Travelin’ Tom’s information. You must periodically check your email and the portion of our website devoted to franchise owners. We reserve the right to market and sell over the internet. You must use any payment vendors and methods that we determine.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
21 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 8 explicit no's; 5 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You will deliver the financial statements that we prescribe, which may include a balance sheet, profit and loss statement, statement of cash flows and explanatory footnotes prepared under generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis or such other items we designate related to the financial…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Some of our officers own an interest in our affiliate, Kona Insurance, which is an approved supplier of comprehensive property and casualty insurance.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to specify required computer hardware or software and to specify other computer-related standards in the future.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
15510424Item 8
During our last fiscal year, ended December 31, 2025, we received $15,510,424 in revenue from these required purchases.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We have negotiated purchase arrangements with suppliers and distributors for the benefit of our Franchisees, and we may receive rebates or volume discounts from our purchase of equipment and supplies that we resell to you.
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?
30Item 8
We estimate that approximately 70% of purchases required to open your Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee Franchise and 30% of purchases required to operate your Travelin’ Tom’s Coffee Franchise will be from us or from other approved suppliers or under our specifications.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you desire to have a non- approved supplier of a product or service designated as an approved supplier, you must submit samples of the supplier’s products or services to us, along with a written statement describing why such items, services, or suppliers should be approved for use in the System.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Immediately stop using all telephone numbers, advertisements, domain names and social media accounts associated with the Franchised Business.
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 as those standards may be revised and modified by the PCI Security Standards Council, LLC, or any successor organization or standards we may reasonably specify.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We may, at any time during your business hours, and without prior notice to you, examine your Franchised Business, bookkeeping, and accounting records, sales and income tax records and returns, and other records.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We may modify the Brand Manual periodically to reflect changes in System Standards (Franchise Agreement – Section 9.1).
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
You may not maintain a separate website, conduct e-commerce, or otherwise maintain a presence on the Internet in connection with your Franchised Business without our express written permission, which we may revoke at any time, in our sole discretion.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must obtain services and products from: (1) designated suppliers, (2) approved suppliers, and/or (3) according to our specifications.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
must obtain services and products from: (1) designated suppliers, (2) approved suppliers, and/or (3) according to our specifications.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree not to use any Payment Vendor for which we have not given you our prior written approval or as to which we have revoked our earlier approval.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
We currently require you to pay fees and other amounts due to us and our affiliates via automated clearing house (“ACH”) or other similar means.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to participate in our gift card and loyalty programs, if any, and agree to make gift cards and loyalty programs available for purchase and redemption at your Franchised Business subject to the policies and procedures in the Brand Manual.
People
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must require all your employees to work in clean uniforms approved by us, but furnished at your cost or the employees’ cost as you may determine.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must also use our designated point- of-sales hardware and/or software (“POS System”) and vendor, currently Square.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesFranchise agreement
We will have the right at any time to retrieve data and other information from your Technology as we, in our sole discretion, deem necessary or desirable.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may charge a fee for providing training and may require you to reimburse us for our associated costs and expenses.
The filing answers no to 8 questions
- Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?Item 11
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?Item 11
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Franchise agreement
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?Franchise agreement
The vendor opportunity at Travelin' Tom's Coffee
Travelin' Tom's Coffee franchises 331 of its 334 US locations, with 3 company-owned, in the quick-service segment (mobile coffee). Franchised outlets grew 28.295% year over year, which means a steady wave of new locations standing up their KonaOS and POS systems for the first time.
Who controls software purchasing
Tony Lamb is Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary and a Board Member of Travelin' Tom's Coffee — the clear point of contact for a system-wide technology conversation. Matthew Perelman, Rafael Haramati, Robert A. Whitehouse II, Henry Wei and Matt Seidler round out the Board.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
Franchisees must use the KonaOS business management software, sole-supplied by Kona Software Affiliate, an entity in which some officers hold an interest. They must also use the designated point-of-sale hardware and software, with Square as the current vendor, and the franchisor may require other POS hardware or software in the future. Each BEV monitor runs the franchisor's Monitor Content Management Software, currently $240 per year per monitor, and franchisees may need third-party software such as QuickBooks and Microsoft Office; the Brand Fund spent 14.86% of its 2025 outlays on Google AdWords.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 runs a designated- and approved-supplier model: MCC, the franchisor itself, in which some officers hold an interest, is the sole approved supplier of the BEV, Additional Equipment, coffee products and certain branded merchandise, and the franchisor or its affiliate manufactures, supplies and sells products while disclosing proprietary recipes. The filing estimates roughly 70% of a location's opening purchases and 30% of its operating purchases must come from the franchisor, approved suppliers, or its specifications. Franchisees may propose an alternate supplier for approval.
How to read the Travelin' Tom's Coffee FDD
The embedded PDF viewer below holds Travelin' Tom's Coffee's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, covering the KonaOS and POS mandates and the full Item 8 supplier terms.
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Ordinary royalty terms
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Questions vendors ask
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
179 operators run 179 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| TX | 19 |
|---|---|
| CA | 15 |
| FL | 12 |
| IN | 12 |
| PA | 10 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Travelin' Tom's Coffee
Ownership: Garnett Station Partners.
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