Who determines the amount of required contributions to an All Dogs Unleashed Advertising Cooperative?
All_Dogs_Unleashed Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 9.5.3. Franchisor has the exclusive right to create, dissolve, and merge each Advertising Cooperative created, in its discretion, and to create and amend the organizational and governing documents related thereto, provided that such documents shall: (a) operate by majority vote, with each ALL DOGS UNLEASHED (including Facilities owned by Franchisor or its Affiliates) entitled to one vote; (b) entitle Franchisor to cast one vote (in addition to any votes it may be entitled to on account of its operation of Facilities in the area served by the Advertising Cooperative); (c) permit the members of the Advertising Cooperative, by majority vote, to determine the amount of required contributions; and (d) provide that any funds left in the Cooperative at the time of dissolution shall be returned to the members in proportion to their contributions during the 12-month period immediately preceding termination.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 49–158)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 All Dogs Unleashed Franchise Disclosure Document, the members of the Advertising Cooperative, by majority vote, determine the amount of required contributions. The franchisor, ADU Franchise Limited Liability Company, may form local or regional advertising cooperatives to develop, place, and distribute advertising for the benefit of facilities in the geographic region served by the cooperative.
If an Advertising Cooperative is formed for the region in which the franchisee's facility is located, the franchisee must participate in the Advertising Cooperative. The franchisor has the exclusive right to create, dissolve, and merge each Advertising Cooperative and to create and amend the organizational and governing documents related to it.
Each All Dogs Unleashed location (including those owned by the franchisor) is entitled to one vote. The franchisor is also entitled to cast one vote, in addition to any votes it may be entitled to on account of its operation of facilities in the area served by the Advertising Cooperative. All advertising plans and materials must conform to the standards and must be submitted to All Dogs Unleashed for approval.