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YI FANG TAIWAN FRUIT TEA
Quick service restaurantSoftware purchasing authority at YI FANG TAIWAN FRUIT TEA is not detailed in the 2025 FDD, with no HQ executives on file and no operator footprint mapped. The brand operates 33 franchised locations, and the FDD does not mandate any specific technology systems. For vendors, this means an addressable market of 33 units with no pre-installed tech stack to displace.
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Live signals
Total units
33
33 franchised
Unit growth YoY
-5.714%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
4%
of gross sales
Ad fund
—
national + local
Initial fee
$30K
per unit
Investment range
$119K–$221K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
1 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. It is a floor, not a total — the filing discloses one of the two headline fees.
4%+of gross sales (FY2025)
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.
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Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
23 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 8 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?
YesItem 11
There are no contractual limits on our independent access to the information and data stored on your POS system.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all proprietary tea, fruit and other ingredients to be used in preparing Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea Products from Inkism-Taiwan, as well as administrative supplies containing the Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea logo.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may revoke our approval of particular products or suppliers if we determine in our sole discretion that the products or suppliers no longer meet our standards.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
5437480Item 8
During the last fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, the franchisor’s affiliate received approximately $5,437,480 from the sale of required products and supplies to franchisees.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
However, our parent company, Inkism-Taiwan, will earn revenue from compulsory purchases or leases made by Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea franchisees.
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?
30Item 8
in operating your Outlet will range from 30% to 35% of your total monthly expenses.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
A charge not to exceed the reasonable costs of evaluation and testing must be paid by you.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you desire to purchase products other than those provided by approved suppliers, you must submit to us a written request for approval of the proposed supplier together with such evidence of conformity with our specifications and program specifications as we may reasonably require.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
At the time of termination or expiration of this Agreement, for any reason, Franchisee must transfer the telephone numbers for Franchisee's Store to Franchisor or cancel them and de-list them from any applicable telephone directory or other telephone number listing service.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
(a) Franchisor has the right to send representatives at reasonable intervals at any time (announced or unannounced) during normal business hours, to Franchisee's Store (or any other facility from which Franchisee sells Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea Products or any other offices relating to Franchisee's conduct of the…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor has the right to modify the Confidential Operations Manual at any time by the addition, deletion or other modification of the provisions thereof.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
Although we do not typically pre-select the site for your Outlet, we must give our final consent to the location before your Outlet can be placed there (see section 7.2(a) of the Franchise Agreement).
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
During the term of this Agreement, Franchisee will use the Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea website and any other Internet or social media only as specifically authorized by Franchisor in section 6.2(a) of this Agreement, the Confidential Operations Manual or otherwise in writing to market the Franchised Business conducted…
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If or when a local or regional advertising cooperative is established, franchisees are required to participate in the cooperative as part of their ongoing marketing and promotional obligations under - 21 - the franchise agreement.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all proprietary tea, fruit and other ingredients to be used in preparing Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea Products from Inkism-Taiwan, as well as administrative supplies containing the Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea logo.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase a point of sale system (“POS System”) for your Outlet from us.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor requires payment for Required Inventory, Royalty and Marketing and Promotion Fees by electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) through the Automated Clearing House (“ACH”) electronic network for financial transactions (or such other automatic payment mechanism Franchisor may designate) directly from Franchisee's…
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
Additionally, as disclosed in section 8.1(a) of the Franchise Agreement, you must employ at least one designated Store Manager (if you are a sole proprietor, this will be you, and if you are an entity, this will be a Principal Equity Owner of at least 50% of the franchisee entity) who has successfully completed our…
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor is entitled to prescribe standard uniforms and attire for all of Franchisee's Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea personnel to enhance the customer experience at the Store and to protect Franchisor's reputation for quality service.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must purchase POS System from us and allow us to track and process retail sales at the Outlet (see section 8.4(a) of the Franchise Agreement).
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
There are no contractual limits on our independent access to the information and data stored on your POS system.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
We may, at our discretion, charge an additional training fee of up to $500 per day for Yi Fang Taiwan Fruit Tea training courses, seminars, conferences or other programs that we require you or your representatives to attend.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
Attendance of at least one Principal Equity Owner at these meetings will be mandatory (and is highly recommended for your other Principal Equity Owners).
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- 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
- Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?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.
The franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.
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The vendor opportunity at YI FANG TAIWAN FRUIT TEA
YI FANG TAIWAN FRUIT TEA is a quick-service restaurant brand headquartered in California. According to the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the system consists of 33 franchised units. The FDD does not disclose any company-owned locations. Year-over-year unit growth stands at -5.714%, meaning the addressable market for software vendors has contracted slightly in the most recent period.
The brand does not publish an average unit volume (AUV), so vendors cannot benchmark potential customer revenue from the FDD alone. Royalties run at 4.0% of gross sales, and the initial franchise term is 3 years. For a software seller, the total addressable market is 33 locations, all franchised, with no corporate stores to serve as a centralized entry point.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2025 FDD does not list any HQ executives in Item 1, and our corpus contains no mapped operator footprint. This means the decision-making structure for technology purchases is not publicly documented. In systems of this size—33 units, independently owned with no parent company on file—purchasing authority often sits with the owner-operator or a small, unnamed management team. Vendors should prepare for a direct, relationship-driven sales process rather than a formal RFP-driven procurement cycle.
Mandated and current tech stack
YI FANG TAIWAN FRUIT TEA’s 2025 FDD does not mandate or recommend any specific technology systems. No POS vendor, no back-office platform, no delivery integration partner is named. This absence of a tech mandate means franchisees are likely operating with a patchwork of self-selected tools. For a software vendor, this is a greenfield opportunity: there is no incumbent to unseat at the brand level, but also no centralized procurement lever to pull. Sales will need to happen unit by unit.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The FDD does not include an Item 8 extract, so the procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier list, or fully open—remains undisclosed. On renewals, Item 17 provides a clear signal: franchisees must deliver written notice at least 120 days before the end of the existing 3-year term. The franchisor is not obligated to renew if certain conditions in section 5.2(c) of the Franchise Agreement apply. For vendors, those 120-day windows tied to each franchisee’s expiration date are the most concrete timing cue for outreach.
How to read the YI FANG TAIWAN FRUIT TEA FDD
The full 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. It is the same document filed with state franchise regulators and contains the legal and financial disclosures that govern the franchise relationship. Review Item 1 for any updated executive listings, Item 11 for any future technology obligations, and Item 17 for the full renewal language. For software vendors building a target list, FranCloud can rank franchise systems by fit and timing—reach out if you need a prioritized view of where to pitch next.
Questions vendors ask
YI FANG TAIWAN FRUIT TEA, answered from the filing
The 2025 FDD does not list any HQ executives, so the buying center is unknown. Vendors should expect to engage directly with ownership or an unidentified operations lead.
The 2025 FDD does not mandate or recommend any POS or operational technology systems. Franchisees appear free to choose their own vendors.
There are 33 franchised units. Company-owned unit counts are not disclosed. Year-over-year unit growth is -5.714%.
The 2025 FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so the model—designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not publicly known.
Franchise agreements run 3 years. Renewal requires written notice at least 120 days before expiration, creating a predictable window for vendor outreach tied to those dates.
The 2025 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can read it directly using the embedded PDF viewer below.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
46 operators run 49 mapped locations. 2 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit44
2–9 units2
Top states by locations
| CA | 18 |
|---|---|
| NY | 8 |
| WA | 6 |
| HI | 3 |
| WI | 2 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind YI FANG TAIWAN FRUIT TEA
unknown of danye international.
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