The vendor opportunity at Yogurt Mountain
Yogurt Mountain is an Alabama-headquartered retail-food franchisor with 23 units — 18 franchised and 5 company-owned — part of Books-A-Million. Average unit volume runs $340,237 on a 6.0% royalty, and unit count fell 5.3% year over year. The system concentrates in Alabama (7) and Florida (5).
Who controls software purchasing
Item 2 names D. Scott Kappler as President and Damian Doggett as Chief Financial Officer. Below that HQ layer, the operator base splits sharply: nine of ten mapped operators run a single unit, while one operator alone holds an estimated 10 to 24 of the system's roughly 20 located units — a large enough share that a vendor pitching operational software should expect to work both HQ and that operator directly.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
Item 11 of the Yogurt Mountain FDD sets its technology requirements — read the filing embedded below for the specifics that apply to this system.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: certain designated items must come from approved or franchisor-designated vendors, though the franchisor can allow some items to be sourced from a vendor of the franchisee's own choosing, and franchisees can propose alternative suppliers for approval. Item 17 grants up to three 5-year renewal terms to franchisees in substantial compliance, following 180 to 270 days' notice, required equipment and premises upgrades, and a $2,500 successor franchise fee. With the initial term at 5 years and unit count down 5.3% year over year, renewal cycles are a near-term, concrete point for vendors to engage.
How to read the Yogurt Mountain FDD
The 2025 Yogurt Mountain FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. Item 19 makes a financial performance representation. Review the technology, supplier, and renewal terms directly in the embedded viewer below.
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