YAAAS Tea

The vendor opportunity at YAAAS Tea

YAAAS Tea is a quick-service restaurant concept headquartered in New York. According to its 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the system consists of 8 total units—5 company-owned and 3 franchised. The brand does not disclose an average unit volume (AUV) in the FDD, and year-over-year unit growth is not reported. For a software vendor, the immediate addressable market is limited to these 8 locations, but the franchisor’s mandated technology stack signals a centralized purchasing model that could make a single sale cover the entire system.

The royalty rate is 5.0% of gross sales, and the initial franchise term is 10 years. Renewal is available for one additional 5-year term, subject to the franchisee being in good standing and the franchisor not having withdrawn from the territory in its sole discretion. This structure means franchisees are locked in for long periods, and any technology change would likely happen at the franchisor’s direction rather than at the unit level.

Who controls software purchasing

The 2025 FDD lists two executives in Item 1: Xiao Ting (Kelly) Zhou, Co-Founder & CEO, and Evan Chen, Co-Founder. In a system this small, with only 3 franchised locations, software purchasing authority almost certainly sits with these two individuals. There is no separate CIO, CTO, or VP of IT named in the disclosure. Vendors pitching YAAAS Tea should expect to engage directly with the founders, who appear to make all strategic technology decisions for both company-owned and franchised units.

No parent company is on file; YAAAS Tea appears to be independently owned. The operator footprint in our corpus shows no additional operators mapped beyond the franchisor itself, reinforcing the HQ-centric decision-making model.

Mandated and current tech stack

YAAAS Tea’s 2025 FDD mandates three technology categories. First, Toast by Toast, Inc. is the required point-of-sale system across all locations. Second, franchisees must use a digital bookkeeping application, though the specific vendor is not named in the FDD. Third, a loyalty care and gift card management software is also mandated, again without a named provider. These mandates suggest the brand is building a standardized tech stack, and any vendor that can integrate with Toast or fill the unnamed bookkeeping and loyalty slots may find an opening.

No other operational or back-of-house systems are disclosed as mandated or recommended. The absence of named vendors for bookkeeping and loyalty could indicate those decisions are still fluid, or that the franchisor considers the specific provider less critical than the function itself.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Item 8 of the FDD, which typically describes procurement restrictions and designated suppliers, contains no extract in our data. This means the franchisor’s formal procurement model—whether it uses designated suppliers, approved suppliers, or an open market—is not publicly disclosed. In practice, given the small unit count and HQ mandates, vendors should assume a top-down procurement process where the franchisor selects and requires specific software for all locations.

Renewal timing is governed by the initial 10-year term and the single 5-year renewal option. With only 3 franchised units and no disclosed unit growth rate, contract windows are unlikely to follow a predictable cycle. The franchisor’s discretion to deny renewal if it withdraws from a territory adds uncertainty. Software vendors should monitor for any expansion announcements or new franchise agreements, as those would be the most likely triggers for technology evaluation.

How to read the YAAAS Tea FDD

The full 2025 YAAAS Tea Franchise Disclosure Document is available below. It was filed with state franchise regulators and contains the legal and operational disclosures required by the FTC Franchise Rule. Key sections for software vendors include Item 1 (the franchisor and its executives), Item 11 (the franchisor’s obligations, where technology mandates appear), and Item 17 (renewal and termination). Item 8, if present in future filings, would clarify procurement rules. For a ranked list of franchise systems that match your software category, FranCloud can help you prioritize targets based on tech mandates, unit counts, and decision-maker access.