Does 7 Brew or its affiliates collect fees on behalf of third parties?

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| Type of Fee(1, 6) Annual Meeting / Convention      | Amount(2) Will vary under circumstances (not to exceed \$1,000 per person; does not include your actual out-of-pocket | Due Date As incurred                                                                                                                          | Remarks You (or your designated representative we approve) may attend an annual franchisee meeting, in which case you must pay an attendance fee.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Product and Service Purchases                         | attendance costs paid to third parties) Varies depending on products and services you buy from us or our affiliates   | As incurred                                                                                                                                      | During the franchise term, you must buy certain products and services from us or our affiliates, from designated or approved distributors and suppliers, or according to our standards and specifications. If we require you to buy any products or services from us or our affiliates, we will give you a price list identifying                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Payments for Amounts Due to Third-Party Vendors | Depends on amounts charged by third-party vendors                                                                                 | Due by Friday after the end of each calendar-week period (each calendar week currently begins on Monday and ends on Sunday)(4) | the applicable costs. We expect to negotiate (from time to time) single-payer agreements with third-party vendors of various technology and other services and products (to achieve greater discounts and/or economies of scale for franchisees) where the third party vendors will require us or our affiliate to sign the particular license/supply/service agreement and to be directly responsible for paying for the services or products. In that case, we or our affiliate will collect the applicable amounts from our franchisees on a pro rata or other basis to reimburse us or our affiliate for the payments we must make to the vendors on the franchisees' behalf. While we do not currently plan to charge an administrative fee for our involvement, we have the right to charge you an administrative fee equal to 10% of each payment we collect from you. |

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| Type of Fee(1, 6) | Amount(2) | Due Date | Remarks |
| Supplemental Training You Request to be Provided at Your Store | Up to \$1,500 per trainer per day plus expenses | As incurred | If you request training courses or programs to be provided locally, you must pay our then-current training fee and our training personnel's travel and living expenses. |
| Testing and Evaluation Costs | Actual testing/evaluation costs incurred (amount depends on circumstances, including supplier's location, testing required, and item involved) | As incurred | Covers our actual costs of testing new products/services or inspecting new suppliers you propose. |
| Relocation | \$5,000 plus reasonable costs we incur | As incurred | Due only if you relocate Store with our approval. |
| Audit | Reimbursement of cost of inspection or audit, including legal fees and independent accountants' fees, plus travel expenses, room and board, and compensation of our employees (amount depends on nature and extent of your non compliance) | As incurred | Due if you fail to report or understate Gross Sales by 2% or more.

Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 16–23)

Does 7 Brew or its affiliates collect fees on behalf of third parties?

Answer from 2025 FDD Document

What This Means (2025 FDD)

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Type of Fee(1, 6) Annual Meeting / Convention	Amount(2) Will vary under circumstances (not to exceed $1,000 per person; does not include your actual out-of-pocket	Due Date As incurred	Remarks You (or your designated representative we approve) may attend an annual franchisee meeting, in which case you must pay an attendance fee.
Product and Service Purchases	attendance costs paid to third parties) Varies depending on products and services you buy from us or our affiliates	As incurred	During the franchise term, you must buy certain products and services from us or our affiliates, from designated or approved distributors and suppliers, or according to our standards and specifications. If we require you to buy any products or services from us or our affiliates, we will give you a price list identifying
Payments for Amounts Due to Third-Party Vendors	Depends on amounts charged by third-party vendors	Due by Friday after the end of each calendar-week period (each calendar week currently begins on Monday and ends on Sunday)(4)	the applicable costs. We expect to negotiate (from time to time) single-payer agreements with third-party vendors of various technology and other services and products (to achieve greater discounts and/or economies of scale for franchisees) where the third party vendors will require us or our affiliate to sign the particular license/supply/service agreement and to be directly responsible for paying for the services or products. In that case, we or our affiliate will collect the applicable amounts from our franchisees on a pro rata or other basis to reimburse us or our affiliate for the payments we must make to the vendors on the franchisees' behalf. While we do not currently plan to charge an administrative fee for our involvement, we have the right to charge you an administrative fee equal to 10% of each payment we collect from you.

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Type of Fee(1, 6)	Amount(2)	Due Date	Remarks
Supplemental Training You Request to be Provided at Your Store	Up to $1,500 per trainer per day plus expenses	As incurred	If you request training courses or programs to be provided locally, you must pay our then-current training fee and our training personnel's travel and living expenses.
Testing and Evaluation Costs	Actual testing/evaluation costs incurred (amount depends on circumstances, including supplier's location, testing required, and item involved)	As incurred	Covers our actual costs of testing new products/services or inspecting new suppliers you propose.
Relocation	$5,000 plus reasonable costs we incur	As incurred	Due only if you relocate Store with our approval.
Audit	Reimbursement of cost of inspection or audit, including legal fees and independent accountants' fees, plus travel expenses, room and board, and compensation of our employees (amount depends on nature and extent of your non compliance)	As incurred	Due if you fail to report or understate Gross Sales by 2% or more.