What is the monthly POS System Fee for a Southern Steer franchise, and what does it cover?
Southern_Steer Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
stem, Computers and Software during the term of the Franchise Agreement. As technology improves, You will be required to upgrade Your POS System, Computers and Software. We estimate the cost to upgrade Your POS System, Computers and Software to be $1,000 to $5,000. You will also pay a monthly Technology Fee in the amount of $507 tha
Source: Item 11 — ITEM. 11 FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 26–35)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Southern Steer Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must pay a monthly POS System Fee of $800. This fee covers the cost of cloud-based support for the POS system.
In addition to the POS System Fee, Southern Steer franchisees also face other technology-related expenses. These include an estimated initial POS system cost of $35,000, a monthly Technology Fee of $507 covering IFX, Google Workspace, and Google Business, an annual Direct Ad TV Fee of $180, and approximately $80 per month for QuickBooks. Furthermore, franchisees must budget for periodic upgrades to their POS system, computers, and software, estimated to cost between $1,000 and $5,000 as technology improves.
The FDD also states that Southern Steer will have independent, remote, and unrestricted access to all information and data collected and generated by the POS system, computers, and software, as well as all business records related to customers and other service professionals. This includes databases with customer names, addresses, purchase records, and other information, all of which are considered the sole property of Southern Steer.