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HQ-led decisions

WCSD

Quick service restaurant

WCSD is a quick-service restaurant franchisor headquartered in California with one franchised location and no company-owned units. Item 8 routes branded items and marketing materials through the franchisor or an affiliate, and the 10-year initial term is the frame for any renewal-driven purchasing.

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Live signals

Total units
1
1 franchised
Unit growth YoY
0%
vs prior filing
AUV
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
of gross sales
Ad fund
national + local
Initial fee
per unit
Investment range
$73K–$1.11M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
from the filing

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

16 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 5 explicit no's; 13 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.

Accounting

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

Yes

Item 11

We will have independent access to the information and data that is electronically collected and stored on your computer system.

How the franchisor buys

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

Yes

Item 8

We will notify you of any changes to our specifications or list of approved or designated suppliers.

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, 2025, we did not receive any rebates or other payments to us from designated and preferred vendors and suppliers on account of area representative franchisee purchases.

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?

20

Item 8

We estimate that your purchase of goods and services from suppliers according to our specifications, including your purchase of goods or services from our designated exclusive suppliers, to represent approximately 50% of your total purchases and leases in establishing the Franchised Business and approximately 20% of…

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

If you want to purchase or lease a source restricted item from a supplier that has not been previously approved or designated by us in writing, you must send us a written request for approval and submit additional information that we may request.

Franchise management

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

Yes

Item 1

to conduct on-site inspections; (i) to conduct recurring performance and quality control assessments and instruction;

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

Before you enter into a lease or other agreement for your office location, you must obtain our approval.

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 utilize any websites, web based media, or digital media unless expressly approved by us in writing.

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

You are required to market and promote Unit Franchises within local markets comprising your Area Representative Territory and spend not less than $250 per month on these local marketing efforts.

Operations

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

All materials and media bearing the Licensed Marks including stationary, business cards, brochures, digital media, apparel, signs and displays must meet our standards and specifications and must be purchased from either us or our designated suppliers.

Point of sale

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

Yes

Item 11

You must use the computer systems, customer relationship management systems, and business management systems that we specify and designate.

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

Yes

Item 11

We will have independent access to the information and data that is electronically collected and stored on your computer system.

Sales and CRM

Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

You must use the computer systems, customer relationship management systems, and business management systems that we specify and designate.

Training

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

Yes

Item 6

Supplemental Our then current When invoiced Applies to additional training for new Training training fee, currently and prior to managers, replacement managers, and (Management) $300 per person per training supplemental training programs that we may day plus expenses. designate.

The filing answers no to 5 questions
  • Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
  • Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
  • Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
  • Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11
  • Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 8

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 LeaderSingle 1 19

The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.

OwnerCEOPresidentPrincipal
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The vendor opportunity at WCSD WCSD is a quick-service restaurant franchisor headquartered in California with a single franchised unit and no company-owned locations. Unit count held flat year over year. The 2026 FDD makes no financial performance representation.

Who controls software purchasing Item 2 names CEO Manjinder ("Manny") Deol and CFO and Secretary Damon Bhatia as the officer team. Item 8 reinforces HQ control over at least part of the supply chain: branded items and marketing materials must be purchased from the franchisor or an affiliate.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required Item 11 of the FDD sets WCSD's technology requirements for the franchised unit; the filing embedded below carries the specifics.

Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list. Franchisees must buy branded items and marketing materials from the franchisor or an affiliate, and for anything else may propose an alternative supplier that meets the franchisor's standards for approval. The initial term is 10 years. Item 17 allows a limited renewal for another 10 years, but only for the unit already operating — it grants no rights to develop new units — and requires 180 days' written notice, continued compliance with the Area Representative Agreement, current training if required, and a renewal fee.

How to read the WCSD FDD The full 2026 disclosure document is embedded below via the PDF viewer, filed with state franchise regulators. For a ranked list of franchise systems that fit your product better than this one, talk to FranCloud.

Questions vendors ask

WCSD, answered from the filing

CEO Manjinder ("Manny") Deol and CFO and Secretary Damon Bhatia are the officer team named in Item 2. With one franchised unit, Item 8's requirement to buy branded items and marketing materials from the franchisor keeps purchasing decisions with this small HQ.
Item 11 of the FDD sets WCSD's technology requirements; see the filing embedded below for the specifics.
One franchised quick-service restaurant location, with no company-owned units, per the 2026 FDD.
Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list. Branded items and marketing materials must come from the franchisor or an affiliate; for other items, franchisees may propose a supplier meeting the franchisor's specifications for approval.
The initial term runs 10 years. Item 17 grants a limited 10-year renewal restricted to existing units, with no rights to develop new ones, a 180-day notice requirement, and a renewal fee — the natural point to revisit vendor relationships.
The embedded PDF viewer below carries the full document, filed with state franchise regulators in 2026.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

5 operators run 5 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

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Top states by locations

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