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+76.923% units YoYHQ-led decisions

Voodoo Licensing

Quick service restaurant

Voodoo Licensing runs 27 quick-service-restaurant locations for a Pennsylvania-headquartered franchisor — 23 franchised, 4 company-owned — at an $852,403 average unit volume, growing 76.9% year over year. Item 8 of its FDD requires ADP, Ecolab, and Sysco, and Item 11 requires QuickBooks. The initial term runs 10 years at a 6% royalty.

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Total units
27
23 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+76.923%
vs prior filing
AUV
$852K
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
0.5%
national + local
Initial fee
$75K
per unit
Investment range
$482K–$1.63M
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.

6.5%of gross sales (FY2025)

Ongoing fees: 6.5% of gross sales (FY2025)Royalty 6%, Ad fund 0.5%. Total 6.5% of gross sales. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Royalty 6%Ad fund 0.5%

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.

ADPADP
Mandatory
PayrollItem 8

pproved supplier of linen services. This agreement provides us with a tier-based marketing allowance with a baseline of $20,000. There is currently one purchasing arrangement with ADP where ADP is our

EcolabEcolab
Mandatory
Industry softwareItem 8

25 this agreement with BarTrack was modified so that we do not receive any rebates in exchange for lower pricing to franchisees. There is currently one purchasing arrangement with Ecolab where Ecolab

QuickBooksIntuit
Mandatory
AccountingItem 11

oint of sale system that you must license and use is Toast, and as may be otherwise designated by us in the Manuals. The designated accounting software you must license and use is QuickBooks Accountin

SyscoSysco
Mandatory
InventoryItem 8

limit the number of approved vendors and/or suppliers that you may purchase from, and we may designate one vendor as your sole supplier. There was one purchasing arrangement with Sysco where Sysco was

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

29 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 1 explicit no; 4 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?

Yes

Item 11

The designated accounting software you must license and use is QuickBooks Accounting.

Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?

Yes

Franchise agreement

At all times, Franchisee shall provide and permit Franchisor to maintain direct and independent access to the Business Management System and Franchisee shall electronically transfer and transmit to Franchisor all Business Management System Data;

Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

within 30 days of the end of each calendar month Franchisee shall submit to Franchisor monthly financial statements and other reports related to the operations of the Franchised business including, but not limited to, income statement, statement of cash flows, balance sheet, and other operational reports designated…

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

Source restricted goods and services are goods and services that must meet our specifications and/or that must be purchased from an approved or designated supplier that may include us or our affiliates.

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Item 8

We may designate a supplier, including ourselves or our affiliates, as the exclusive supplier for the System.

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

0

Item 8

During the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, we did not earn any revenue from approved suppliers based on our franchisees’ purchases.

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

We and/or our affiliates may receive rebates, payments and other material benefits from suppliers based on your purchases and we reserve the right to institute and expand rebate programs in the future.

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?

75

Item 8

approximately 75% of the on-going operating expenses of the Franchised Business

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Item 8

We may charge you a fee equal to the costs and expenses that we incur in reviewing and evaluating an alternate supplier, product, and/or service requested by you.

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

must send us a written request for approval and submit additional information, samples, and testing data that we may request.

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Franchise agreement

In the event of the termination of this Agreement, for any reason, that the accounts related to all telephone numbers associated with the Franchised Business and all rights in and to the telephone numbers associated with the Franchised Business, shall, at Franchisor’s election, be transferred to Franchisor.

Franchise management

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor has the right at any and all times during business hours, throughout the terms of this Agree and 44 Voodoo Brewing Co. FDD April 29, 2025 without prior notice to Franchisee, to inspect Franchisee’s Restaurant.

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Item 11

At all times, we reserve the right to supplement, modify and update the Manuals.

Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?

Yes

Item 11

Although you are responsible for selecting a site for your Restaurant Location you must obtain our approval of your Restaurant Location.

Marketing

Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?

Yes

Item 11

You may not use any websites, web-based media or digital media unless expressly approved by us in writing.

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Not less than 30 days prior to the opening of the Franchised Business, Franchisee shall spend not less than $2,000 to $20,000 to market and promote the grand-opening of the Franchised Business in accordance with Franchisor’s standards and specifications;

Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?

Yes

Item 11

On an on-going and monthly basis, you must spend not less than 1% of your monthly Gross Sales on the local marketing of your Restaurant.

Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?

Yes

Franchise agreement

participate in, offer, redeem, and honor, without the offset to any fees due to Franchisor, all Gift Card and customer loyalty programs designated by Franchisor

Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?

Yes

Franchise agreement

If Franchisee’s Restaurant or Designated Territory is located within the geographic area of an Advertising Cooperative, franchisee must participate in and contribute to the Advertising Cooperative.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

You must purchase the System Supplies, as designated by us, from us, our affiliates, and/or our designated suppliers.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

You may only use those products, supplies, equipment, technology systems, and services that we authorize and designate in writing.

Payments

Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

Credit Card Processing – You must use our designated supplier and vendor, currently Toast, for credit card processing which may be integrated with our designated point of sale system, Toast.

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Item 6

ITEM 6 OTHER FEES Type of Fee Amount Due Date Remarks (Note 1) Royalty (Notes 2 and 3) 6% of Gross Sales Weekly on the Will be debited automatically from Wednesday of your bank account by ACH or other each week for the means designated by us. preceding week Brand Development Up to 3% of Gross Weekly on the Will be…

Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?

Yes

Item 8

Online Ordering, Customer Rewards, and Gift Cards – You must use our designated supplier and vendor for the ability to access and use online, point of sale integrated, web based, and/or app based, ordering, customer rewards, and/or gift card systems.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Item 15

At all times, your Restaurant must be managed and supervised on-site by either a Managing Owner or Operating Manager.

Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

For the protection of the System, you must ensure that all employees wear and maintain the proper uniforms with our approved System branded apparel and uniforms including, but not limited to, the apparel and uniforms comprising System Supplies.

Point of sale

Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

You must purchase, license and use the computer, point of sale, business management, and ordering systems that we designate.

Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?

Yes

Franchise agreement

At all times, Franchisee shall provide and permit Franchisor to maintain direct and independent access to the Business Management System and Franchisee shall electronically transfer and transmit to Franchisor all Business Management System Data;

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor provides instructors and training materials for those programs and seminars, but Franchisor reserves the right to assess Franchisee reasonable charges for such training.

The filing answers no to 1 question
  • Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?Franchise agreement

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.

Sales LeaderEmerging 20 99

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 Voodoo Licensing

Voodoo Licensing is a quick-service-restaurant franchisor headquartered in Pennsylvania, running 27 locations — 23 franchised and 4 company-owned — at an $852,403 average unit volume, growing 76.9% year over year. The initial franchise term runs 10 years at a 6% royalty, and Item 19 of the FDD makes a financial performance representation.

Who controls software purchasing

Item 2 names Mike Edwards as President, Dr. Erik Ivey as Chief Operating Officer, Brent Dowling as Chairman of the Board, and Andrew Volanski as Senior Director of Operations. The heavy list of franchisor-mandated systems below points to HQ, not individual operators, as the primary buying center.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required

Item 8 obliges franchisees to use ADP for payroll, Ecolab for sanitation, and Sysco for food distribution; Item 11 separately requires QuickBooks for accounting — four contractually mandated systems in total. Baseline appears in the filing as already in use under Item 8, without being required.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Voodoo Licensing runs an approved-supplier list under Item 8: system supplies and branded marketing materials must come from the franchisor or a designated supplier, and franchisees may propose alternatives for approval on everything else. Item 17 lets compliant franchisees renew by signing the then-current agreement, paying a renewal fee, remodeling to then-current standards, and having owners personally guarantee the new term — and at 76.9% year-over-year growth, new openings are an even more frequent trigger for the ADP, Ecolab, Sysco, and QuickBooks mandates.

How to read the Voodoo Licensing FDD

The filing is embedded in the PDF viewer below, filed with state franchise regulators in 2025. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked list of comparable quick-service brands worth pitching.

Questions vendors ask

Voodoo Licensing, answered from the filing

President Mike Edwards and Chief Operating Officer Dr. Erik Ivey direct brand operations, with Senior Director of Operations Andrew Volanski overseeing day-to-day franchisee support.
Item 8 requires ADP, Ecolab, and Sysco, and Item 11 requires QuickBooks — the four contractually mandated systems. Baseline appears under Item 8 as already in use without being required.
Voodoo Licensing operates 27 locations — 23 franchised, 4 company-owned — in the quick-service-restaurant segment, growing 76.9% year over year.
Voodoo Licensing runs an approved-supplier list under Item 8. System supplies and branded marketing materials must come from the franchisor or designated suppliers, and franchisees may propose alternatives for approval.
Franchisees who stay in compliance can renew under Item 17 by signing the then-current agreement, paying a fee, and remodeling to then-current standards. At 76.9% year-over-year unit growth, new openings are a frequent trigger for the Item 8 and Item 11 mandates.
The full filing is available in the embedded PDF viewer below, filed with state franchise regulators in 2025.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

86 operators run 91 mapped locations. 5 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit81
2–9 units5

Top states by locations

TX17
FL13
SC8
NC5
OH5

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