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f the books and accounts and give us direct access to any third parties through which revenue is generated, including but not limited to, Uber Eats, Postmates, Eat24, Grubhub, and DoorDash. We may dis
From the filings
HQ-led decisions
Vons Chicken
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing decisions at Vons Chicken appear to rest with its small HQ team, led by CEO Jae-Hag Ryu. The brand does not mandate any specific technology systems in its most recent FDD, leaving a wide-open field for vendor pitches. With only 25 total units and a recent contraction in franchisee count, the addressable market is small but may reward a direct, relationship-based sales approach.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
25
22 franchised
Unit growth YoY
-21.429%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
3%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$35K
per unit
Investment range
$294K–$568K
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.
4%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
Eat24Grubhub
sales you make from the operation of your Vons Chicken Restaurant, including but not limited to, sales from delivery services (including without limitation, Uber Eats, Postmates, Eat24, Grubhub, and D
FacebookMeta
milar to the Proprietary Marks. 4. You are not permitted to promote your Restaurant or use any of the Proprietary Marks in any manner on any social or networking websites, such as Facebook, LinkedIn o
GrubhubGrubhub
you make from the operation of your Vons Chicken Restaurant, including but not limited to, sales from delivery services (including without limitation, Uber Eats, Postmates, Eat24, Grubhub, and DoorDas
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ut the Franchised Business or the System, other than on a website established or authorized by us. “Social media” includes personal blogs, common social networks like Facebook and Instagram, professio
LinkedInLinkedIn
he Proprietary Marks. 4. You are not permitted to promote your Restaurant or use any of the Proprietary Marks in any manner on any social or networking websites, such as Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter,
PostmatesUber
" means all sales you make from the operation of your Vons Chicken Restaurant, including but not limited to, sales from delivery services (including without limitation, Uber Eats, Postmates, Eat24, Gr
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ry Marks. 4. You are not permitted to promote your Restaurant or use any of the Proprietary Marks in any manner on any social or networking websites, such as Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter, without our
Uber EatsUber
Gross Sales" means all sales you make from the operation of your Vons Chicken Restaurant, including but not limited to, sales from delivery services (including without limitation, Uber Eats, Postmates
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common social networks like Facebook and Instagram, professional networks like LinkedIn, live-blogging tools like Twitter, virtual worlds, file, audio and video-sharing sites like YouTube, and other s
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
28 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 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
You must obtain and maintain at your own expense accounting, sales, reporting and records retention systems conforming to the requirements set by us.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
The POS system will allow us to communicate with you, and poll and review the results of your Franchised Business’ operations, including without limitation, sales data, consumer trends, food and labor costs, and other financial information.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Within sixty (60) days after the close of each twelve (12) month period, an annual profit and loss statement for the Restaurant for such year and a balance sheet for the Restaurant as of the end of such year, reviewed by an independent certified public accountant.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates have the right to receive payments or other considerations from our approved suppliers on account of their dealings with you and other franchise owners and to use all amounts that we and our affiliates receive without restrictions (unless we and our affiliates agree otherwise with the supplier)…
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to replace our designated supplier(s) for the POS system as we deem necessary at our discretion.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates may also receive revenue from certain third party suppliers we designate or from those we approve as optional suppliers on account of the suppliers transactions with our franchisees or affiliates that own Vons Chicken Restaurants.
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?
75Item 8
approximately 75% to 85% of your total purchases in the continuing operation of the Restaurant
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 6
Alternative Actual cost When approval of This covers the costs of testing new Supplier Testing an alternate supplier products or inspecting new suppliers Fee is requested by you. you propose.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If we institute any type of restrictive sourcing program (which, as noted above, we will do for Proprietary Products, Branded Products, and Proprietary System Assets and may do for other items), and you want to use any item or service that we have not yet evaluated or to buy or lease from a supplier that we have not…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee acknowledges and agrees that Franchisor will own all rights to and interest in each telephone number and online and telephone business directory listing and social media accounts used by Franchisee that is associated in any manner with Franchisee’s Restaurant and/or with any Mark (the “Listings”).
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee agrees to comply with all data privacy and security requirements Franchisor may establish from time to time
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
We will inspect and observe the operations of the Restaurant from time to time to determine whether you and the Restaurant are complying with the Franchise Agreement and all Vons Chicken System standards.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor periodically may modify System standards, which may accommodate regional or local variations, consumer or societal trends, market place variables and the needs of customers, and these modifications may obligate Franchisee to invest additional capital in the Franchised Restaurant and/or incur higher…
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You may not open the Restaurant for business until: (1) we approve the Restaurant as developed according to our specifications and standards;
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 may not maintain your own website, otherwise maintain a presence or advertise on the internet or any other mode of electronic commerce in connection with your Restaurant, establish a link to any website we establish at or from any other website or page, or at any time establish any other website, electronic…
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall fully participate in all guest loyalty or frequent customer programs now or in the future adopted or approved by Franchisor.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
You must participate in any advertising cooperative, regional or local, which encompasses your territory, and Franchisor may set the amount (but not to exceed 1.5% of Gross Sales) you and other members of such advertising cooperative or council must contribute.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
In the case of Proprietary Products and Branded Products, which include items and materials that utilize our proprietary sauces and recipes and other intellectual property belonging to us, B.A.G. Vons or affiliates and that are packaged under the Marks, suppliers will be limited to us, our affiliates and/or other…
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
you currently must buy all of your Restaurant’s equipment requirements from our Designated Suppliers
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must, at its sole cost, engage and use the payment processing service provider and other POS related service provider designated by Franchisor that meet Franchisor’s specifications and requirements.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall make all payments due to Franchisor or its affiliates (including, without limitation, Royalty Fees, Marketing Fees, and other monies owed to Franchisor and its affiliates) from Franchisee’s bank account by electronic funds transfer, on-line banking, pre-authorized auto-draft arrangement…
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 16
You must participate in all gift certificate and/or gift card administration programs as may be designated by us from time to time.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
You must staff your Vons Chicken Restaurant with at least one (1) designated "Approved Manager."
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall require all personnel employed by Franchisee to wear standard related uniforms and attire during business hours in order to further enhance Franchisor’s product and format.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must, at its sole cost, purchase, use, maintain and update Franchisee’s software, computer and other point-of-sale (“POS”) systems and other informational systems designated by Franchisor that meet Franchisor’s specifications and requirements.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to use, and to have full access to, all your cash registers, computers and any other systems, their login information, and the 20 information and data they contain.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We can require that you and/or your Manager attend additional and/or refresher training programs, including national and regional conferences, conventions and meetings, as we may reasonably require, to correct, improve and enhance your operations, the System, and its members at our corporate headquarters.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
We can require that you and/or your Manager attend additional and/or refresher training programs, including national and regional conferences, conventions and meetings, as we may reasonably require, to correct, improve and enhance your operations, the System, and its members at our corporate headquarters.
The filing answers no to 4 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?Franchise agreement
- 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?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.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at Vons Chicken
Vons Chicken is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in California. The system is small, with 25 total units as reported in its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Of these, 22 are franchised and 3 are company-owned. The brand does not report an average unit volume (AUV), which is typical for smaller, privately held chains. The royalty rate is 3.0% of gross sales, and the initial franchise term is 5 years.
The most striking data point for software vendors is the year-over-year unit growth rate of -21.429%. This contraction signals a system that may be prioritizing operational stabilization over expansion. For a vendor, this means the total addressable market is not only small but currently shrinking. A successful pitch will need to demonstrate immediate, measurable ROI for the existing 22 franchisees or the 3 corporate stores.
Who controls software purchasing
Based on the FDD Item 1 disclosures, the entire executive team consists of three individuals: Jae-Hag Ryu (Chief Executive Officer and Director), Chul Soo Han (Secretary), and Jae Eung Park (Director). In a 25-unit chain with no named CIO, CTO, or VP of Operations, the CEO is the presumptive buyer for any technology that touches the whole system. There is no multi-unit operator footprint mapped in our corpus, meaning no dominant franchisee group controls a block of stores. This centralizes purchasing power even further at the HQ level.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2026 FDD contains no captured data on mandated or recommended technology systems. This is a critical signal. Unlike larger chains that lock franchisees into a specific POS, payroll, or inventory vendor, Vons Chicken appears to impose no such requirements. For a software vendor, this is both an opportunity and a challenge. The opportunity is that you do not need to unseat an incumbent mandated system. The challenge is that you must sell to each franchisee individually, or convince the CEO to mandate your solution from the top down.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the FDD, which typically outlines designated and approved suppliers, yielded no extract in our data. This means the procurement model is not publicly specified. Vendors should assume an open procurement environment until they confirm otherwise through direct outreach.
The franchise agreement carries a 5-year initial term. Item 17 provides a renewal option for an additional 5 years, conditioned on substantial compliance with the agreement and a potential requirement to remodel the restaurant at the franchisee's expense. The renewal agreement may contain materially different terms. This creates a potential trigger event every five years when franchisees are re-evaluating their business commitments and may be more open to new tools that promise operational savings.
How to read the Vons Chicken FDD
The embedded viewer below contains the full 2026 FDD. For software vendors, the most actionable sections are Item 1 (the executives listed above), Item 8 (procurement restrictions, though none were captured here), and Item 11 (the franchisor's obligations, which would list any mandated technology). Because the data shows no tech mandates, your reading should focus on confirming this absence and identifying any operational support the franchisor does provide that your software could complement or replace.
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Questions vendors ask
Vons Chicken, answered from the filing
The FDD lists Jae-Hag Ryu (CEO), Chul Soo Han (Secretary), and Jae Eung Park (Director). In a 25-unit chain, the CEO is the likely final decision-maker for any enterprise software deal.
The 2026 FDD does not disclose any mandated or recommended POS, operational, or other technology systems for franchisees. This suggests an open technology environment.
The system has 25 total units, comprising 22 franchised locations and 3 company-owned stores. This places it in the very small quick-service restaurant segment.
The FDD's Item 8 procurement signal was not captured, meaning the specific designated-supplier or approved-supplier model is not known from our data. Assume an open model until you confirm otherwise.
The initial franchise term is 5 years, with a 5-year renewal option. With a -21.4% recent unit decline, the system may be in consolidation mode, making new software adoption less likely in the near term.
The full 2026 FDD is available in the embedded viewer below. It was filed with state franchise regulators in 2026. Review Items 1, 8, and 11 for the most actionable vendor intelligence.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
23 operators run 23 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit23
Top states by locations
| CA | 15 |
|---|---|
| HI | 6 |
| PA | 1 |
| WI | 1 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Vons Chicken
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