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Yogurtland routes core procurement through headquarters: Item 8 sets a designated-suppliers-only model naming the franchisor as sole source for yogurt base, drink base mixes and soft goods, and Item 11 of the FDD sets the brand's technology requirements. With 202 units generating an average unit volume of $871,670, the addressable market for software vendors is sizable, though unit count was flat year over year.
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Live signals
Ongoing fee load
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
8%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
Franchisor behaviours
24 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 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
We will have direct access to your POS System, when we want, to accomplish tasks such as downloading information logged by the registers.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We and/or our affiliates are the sole providers of the Yogurtland yogurt base, drink base mixes, and soft goods, such as napkins, paper cups, boxes, and other items, which are part of the Yogurtland System and which use our trademarks.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to modify the Manual at any time.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
40349950Item 8
For the year ending December 31, 2024, the combined revenues of Paramount Dairy, Inc., Joseph Trading, Inc. and Yogurtland Franchising, Inc. for all purchases by our franchisees of products and services from any of us were $40,349,950
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We currently have arrangements to derive revenue from your purchases or leases from third parties.
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?
85Item 8
The purchase of required items (equipment, products and services) from either of our affiliates Paramount Dairy, Inc. or Joseph Trading, Inc. or from us will represent from 1% to 5% of your overall purchases in establishing your business and will represent from 85 to 90% of your overall purchases in operating your…
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 6
Supplier Evaluation Our then-current charge On demand Payable to us, if you want us Fee (presently $5,000), plus to evaluate a proposed new reimbursement of our supplier for any goods or expenses services.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you want to offer something we have not approved, or buy from a supplier we have not approved, you must first obtain our written approval, which we may withhold in our discretion.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
Franchisee’s obligations on §§ 9.7– 9.9 Complete de-identification, pay amounts due, return all termination/non- renewal Non- compete confidential materials, cease operations, stop using & Non- marks, systems, confidential information, cancel all disclosure assumed names, deliver/sell your equipment, inventory…
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must adhere to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) which is a worldwide information security standard defined by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
Inspect your store, as we deem appropriate.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to modify the Manual at any time.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You may not open a location that we do not accept.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
You must spend at least $6,000 on grand opening advertising to advertise the opening of your store.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
Each month of the term you must spend 2% of your Net Sales on local advertising.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
We may designate a geographic area as an advertising cooperative that you must participate in.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 7
All equipment, furniture, fixtures, and similar items must be purchased from us or from our designated suppliers.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all food ingredients, materials, and equipment from us or from third- party sources we designate or approve.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must lease a two-station POS System from our approved supplier, with a monthly lease cost of $345.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
If we debit your bank account electronically and there are insufficient funds, we will assess a fee of $200 to compensate us for our costs associated with the returned payment.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 11
During every shift of the Store’s operation, at least one member of your operating staff must be an approved ANSI Food Safety manager, as certified by your local officials.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must lease a two-station POS System from our approved supplier, with a monthly lease cost of $345.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have direct access to your POS System, when we want, to accomplish tasks such as downloading information logged by the registers.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may charge you our then current rates per program to cover our costs and administrative overhead.
Who buys here
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.
HQ leadership: CEO/President + VP Ops/Franchise + a first dedicated IT/systems owner.
Yogurtland operates 202 units — 194 franchised, 8 company-owned — in the quick-service restaurant segment from its Texas headquarters. Average unit volume runs $871,670, though unit count was flat year over year. The operator footprint spans 93 mapped operators, including 7 multi-unit operators, across roughly 111 located units, led by California (73), Nevada (12) and Texas (12). The FDD makes a financial performance representation under Item 19.
Item 8 routes Yogurtland's core supply chain through the franchisor under a designated-suppliers-only model: franchisees must buy yogurt base, drink base mixes and soft goods from Yogurtland or an affiliate. That degree of procurement control, paired with CEO Phillip Chang holding the Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer titles atop Item 2's leadership list, points to centralized, HQ-level purchasing authority.
Item 11 of the Yogurtland FDD sets out the brand's technology requirements. The filing embedded below carries the specific systems it names for point-of-sale, back-office and marketing operations.
Beyond the designated core products, Item 8 lets franchisees source other supplies through Yogurtland-approved vendors, and propose additional suppliers for the franchisor's review. Item 17 allows renewal into a further 10-year term: franchisees must give written notice 180 to 365 days before expiration, pay a renewal fee, sign the then-current franchise agreement, sign a general release, and remodel the store to current standards. With unit count flat year over year, renewal cycles are the more likely near-term source of contract activity than new builds.
The 2025 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. Read the embedded PDF viewer below for the full text of Items 2, 8, 11, 17, 19 and 20. For a ranked list of franchise systems that fit your product better than this one, talk to FranCloud.
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Operator footprint
93 operators run 111 mapped locations. 7 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| CA | 73 |
|---|---|
| NV | 12 |
| TX | 12 |
| LA | 4 |
| CO | 4 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.