QuickBooksIntuit
Mandatoryce Date of this Franchise Disclosure Document, the software consists of the following: our designated menu program and dining software; Microsoft Office; our designated version of QuickBooks; and our
From the filings
HQ-led decisions
Vitality Bowls
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing at Vitality Bowls is controlled at the franchisor level, with Roy Gilad listed as the agent for service of process in the 2026 FDD. The brand currently mandates QuickBooks by Intuit Inc. across its system. With 71 total units and an average unit volume of $562,024.31, the addressable market for a vendor is a concentrated, single-brand operator base heavily weighted toward Texas.
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Total units
71
67 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
$562K
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$40K
per unit
Investment range
$203K–$746K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
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.
8%of gross sales (FY2026)
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.
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InstagramMeta
plication, networking website, electronic media, or any emerging or future developed media outlet or platform, including Facebook®, Snap Chat, Twitter®, LinkedIn®, Living Social®, Instagram®, Groupon®
LinkedInLinkedIn
ocial media site, mobile application, networking website, electronic media, or any emerging or future developed media outlet or platform, including Facebook®, Snap Chat, Twitter®, LinkedIn®, Living So
PinterestPinterest
media, or any emerging or future developed media outlet or platform, including Facebook®, Snap Chat, Twitter®, LinkedIn®, Living Social®, Instagram®, Groupon®, MySpace®, YouTube, Pinterest, Foursquare
TwitterX
net, any social media site, mobile application, networking website, electronic media, or any emerging or future developed media outlet or platform, including Facebook®, Snap Chat, Twitter®, LinkedIn®,
YahooYahoo
eloped media outlet or platform, including Facebook®, Snap Chat, Twitter®, LinkedIn®, Living Social®, Instagram®, Groupon®, MySpace®, YouTube, Pinterest, Foursquare, Yelp, Google, Yahoo, or any simila
YelpYelp
or future developed media outlet or platform, including Facebook®, Snap Chat, Twitter®, LinkedIn®, Living Social®, Instagram®, Groupon®, MySpace®, YouTube, Pinterest, Foursquare, Yelp, Google, Yahoo,
YouTubeGoogle
lectronic media, or any emerging or future developed media outlet or platform, including Facebook®, Snap Chat, Twitter®, LinkedIn®, Living Social®, Instagram®, Groupon®, MySpace®, YouTube, Pinterest,
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
26 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 2 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?
YesItem 11
We require that franchisees use QuickBooks Pro software for accounting/bookkeeping.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
All information stored on the Computer System is our property and we will have independent access to the Computer System and/or the right to download any and all information.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You will deliver to us, no later than sixty (60) days from the end of each of your fiscal quarters, a profit and loss statement covering the Franchised Business for the relevant quarter and a balance sheet of the Franchised Business as of the end of that quarter, all of which you must certify as complete and accurate.
How the franchisor buys
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
The Franchise Leadership Council was established in July of 2019.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 11
We may periodically modify the specifications for, and components of, the Computer System.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
313000Item 8
December 31, 2025, we derived $313,000 on account of franchisee purchases, which was 9.02% % of our total revenue as disclosed on VBP’s most recent audited financial statements .
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We, and our affiliates, may derive revenue and other material benefits, including receiving rebates, from some suppliers based on your purchase of products and/or services, and we have no obligation to pass them on to you or any of our franchisees or use them in any particular manner.
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?
45Item 8
approximately 45% of purchases and leases of goods and services required to operate your Vitality Bowls Restaurant will be from required purchases and leases.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to charge a fee to evaluate the proposed product, service or supplier.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If you desire to offer additional items or services that we have not approved, or desire to purchase approved items and services from any supplier who we have not approved, you may request our approval of the additional items, services, or suppliers (although we are not obligated to approve any).
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
You acknowledge that we have the sole rights to and interest in all Telephone Listings and Electronic Advertising relating to the Franchised Business or the Marks, and you authorize us to direct all telephone companies, telephone directory publishers, and telephone directory listing agencies (collectively, the…
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must at all times have a high-speed Internet connection and a dedicated high speed internet connection for your credit card terminal that is PCI compliant for your Computer System at the Vitality Bowls Restaurant.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
AND AUDITS 12.01 Inspections and Audits You hereby grant to us and our employees, representatives, and agents the right to enter the Restaurant during regular business hours.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We may, in our sole discretion, change, delete from, or add to the System, including any of the System Standards, by providing you with written notice thereof, or by modification of the Manual;
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You may not lease or purchase a site for your Vitality Bowls Restaurant until after we have approved the site in writing.
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 will not, directly or indirectly, create or maintain an Internet web page, website address, social media account or Internet directory listing relating in any way to your Restaurant, or that uses any of the Marks.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
You must spend at least $10,000 on a grand opening advertising campaign that meets our standards and specifications.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If a marketing cooperative is formed for an area that includes all or a portion of your territory, you will be required to participate in the cooperative.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
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.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
You will purchase or procure certain designated items (including furnishings, fixtures, equipment, signs, inventory, and supplies) and services in compliance with any minimum standards or specifications we may periodically establish, and from only the suppliers that we approve which may include or be limited to us or…
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to maintain, at all times, credit-card relationships with the credit- and debit-card issuers or sponsors, check or credit verification services, financial-center services, merchant service providers, and electronic-fund-transfer systems (together, “Credit Card Vendors”) that we may periodically designate as…
People
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You will require your managers and other employees to wear uniforms as required by our System Standards.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must obtain the Computer System, software licenses, maintenance and support services, and other related services from the suppliers we specify (which may be limited to us and/or our affiliates).
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
All information stored on the Computer System is our property and we will have independent access to the Computer System and/or the right to download any and all information.
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 restaurant management and point- of-sale system, which we periodically designate to operate your Vitality Bowls Franchise.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
7 Additional Training or $600 per day plus As incurred We may charge you for training Assistance Fees(3) actual expenses additional persons, newly-hired personnel, refresher training courses, advanced training courses, and additional or special assistance or training you need or request..
The filing answers no to 6 questions
- Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?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?Item 6
- Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?Item 6
- Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?Franchise agreement
- Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?Item 6
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.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at Vitality Bowls
Vitality Bowls operates a compact system of 71 total units, with 67 franchised locations and 4 company-owned stores. The brand’s average unit volume sits at $562,024.31, and the royalty rate is 6.0%. For a software vendor, the addressable market is not a sprawling enterprise but a tightly controlled chain where a single HQ decision can unlock 71 doors. The operator footprint is entirely single-unit: 24 mapped operators run roughly 24 located units, with zero multi-unit franchisees. Texas dominates the geography with 9 units, followed by a thin scattering across Washington, New York, California, and Utah. This fragmentation means no powerful franchisee group will override a corporate tech mandate.
Who controls software purchasing
Control is centralized. The 2026 FDD lists Roy Gilad as the agent for service of process, and no parent company is on file—Vitality Bowls appears independently owned. With no multi-unit operators, the franchisor holds unilateral power to mandate systems. A vendor’s path is straightforward: reach the HQ leadership team. The filing does not name a CIO, CTO, or VP of Technology, so initial outreach should target the executive office that handles operations and compliance. Because the system has zero operators with two or more units, there is no need to win over a dominant franchisee bloc; a top-down sale is the only viable route.
Mandated and current tech stack
Item 11 of the FDD is explicit but narrow. Vitality Bowls mandates QuickBooks and QuickBooks Pro by Intuit Inc. No other technology systems—POS, payroll, scheduling, inventory, or loyalty—are disclosed as mandated or recommended. This creates a clear whitespace for vendors selling complementary or replacement tools. If you sell a POS, an HRIS, or a supply chain platform, the absence of a named mandate means the field is open, but you will still need HQ approval. The QuickBooks mandate signals a preference for established, recognizable vendors, which can work in your favor if you can demonstrate integration with Intuit’s ecosystem.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The FDD does not include an Item 8 extract, so the formal procurement model—designated supplier, approved supplier, or open market—remains undisclosed. On renewals, Item 17 provides a clear trigger: franchisees in good standing can sign two consecutive 10-year successor terms. To renew, they must sign the then-current Franchise Agreement, execute a release, pay a renewal fee, and complete a refurbishment. Critically, the franchisor may present materially different terms, though renewal fees will not exceed those charged to similarly situated renewing franchisees. For a software vendor, these renewal and refurbishment moments are natural insertion points. A franchisee refreshing a location is more likely to adopt new operational tools, especially if HQ bundles a new mandate into the renewal package.
How to read the Vitality Bowls FDD
The embedded PDF below contains the full 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Start with Item 1 to confirm the franchisor entity and Roy Gilad’s role. Item 11 lists the QuickBooks mandate—check for any updates or additional systems in subsequent amendments. Item 17 spells out the renewal conditions and the 10-year term structure. Item 19 provides the $562,024.31 AUV figure and any geographic performance splits. Because the operator base is entirely single-unit, pay close attention to any system-wide initiatives that could signal a new tech rollout. If you need a ranked target list of franchise systems that match your software, FranCloud can help you prioritize your outreach.
Questions vendors ask
Vitality Bowls, answered from the filing
The FDD lists Roy Gilad as the agent for service of process, indicating a centralized HQ structure. No CIO or CTO is named, but all mandates flow from the franchisor, not multi-unit operators, as the system has zero multi-unit franchisees.
The 2026 FDD mandates QuickBooks and QuickBooks Pro by Intuit Inc. No specific POS, payroll, or inventory management system is disclosed as mandated or recommended in the filing.
There are 71 total units: 67 franchised and 4 company-owned. The operator base consists of 24 single-unit operators, with no multi-unit franchisees on file.
The FDD does not include an Item 8 extract detailing designated or approved suppliers. The procurement model for non-accounting software is not disclosed in the most recent filing.
The initial term is 10 years, with two consecutive 10-year renewal options. With no year-over-year unit growth data disclosed, watch for renewal cycles and any new system-wide compliance mandates from HQ.
The 2026 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. You can read the full document in the embedded PDF viewer below to analyze Item 11 tech mandates and Item 19 financials directly.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
24 operators run 24 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit24
Top states by locations
| TX | 9 |
|---|---|
| WA | 1 |
| NY | 1 |
| CA | 1 |
| UT | 1 |
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