The vendor opportunity at Camp Margaritaville Resorts
Camp Margaritaville Resorts is a small but fast-growing lodging concept: 4 franchised units, with unit count doubling year over year off a small base. Item 19 of the FDD makes no financial performance representation. The brand is part of the Margaritaville family, alongside sibling brands Margaritaville RV Resorts and Margaritaville Hotels & Resorts, giving it a larger corporate ecosystem than its own unit count suggests.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2023 FDD names a full hospitality leadership bench: CEO John Cohlan, President of Hospitality Dan Leonard, COO of Hospitality Brad Schwaeble, SVP of Hospitality Mark Rogers, and CFO Laura McConnell. This is a corporate-heavy team relative to the brand's current unit count, suggesting purchasing decisions run through Margaritaville's broader hospitality organization rather than at the individual resort level.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
Item 11 of the FDD sets Camp Margaritaville Resorts' technology and training requirements. See the embedded filing below for the systems it names.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: franchisees must purchase most products and services from suppliers the franchisor designates or approves, or according to System Standards, with certain items requiring franchisor confirmation that goods meet those standards; a franchisee may propose a supplier for approval. Item 17 sets a long 20-year initial term, with a 10-year renewal that requires 12 to 18 months' advance notice, good standing, continued site ownership, a remodel to the resort's then-current standards, a new franchise agreement, and a signed release.
How to read the Camp Margaritaville Resorts FDD
The FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2023. Use the embedded PDF viewer below to read Item 2 (officers), Item 8 (supplier restrictions), Item 17 (renewal terms), Item 19 (financial performance) and Item 20 (outlets) directly. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked list of franchise systems that fit your product before you build the next pitch.