Is an Aw franchisee required to follow specifications for maintaining a page on Papa Ray's Pizza Website?
Aw Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
s) shall be detrimental to the System and Marks.
- 11.7 Hours of Operation. You agree to keep the Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant open for business seven (7) days a week, three hundred sixty-five days each calendar year during such minimum hours as we may prescribe from time to time.
- 11.8 Specifications, Standards and Procedures. You agree to comply with all mandatory specifications, standards, and operating procedures relating to the appearance, function, cleanliness, sanitation and operation of a Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant. Mandatory specifications, standards, and operating procedures we prescribe from time to time in the Operations Manual, or otherwise communicated to you in writing, will constitute provisions of this Agreement as if fully set forth in this Agreement. All references to "this Agreement" includes all such mandatory specifications, standards, and operating procedures.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 39–40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 FDD, Aw franchisees must adhere to mandatory specifications, standards, and operating procedures that Aw prescribes. These specifications are communicated in the Operations Manual or in writing, and they cover various aspects of the Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant's operation.
Specifically, these mandatory specifications include advertising and promotion. Additionally, franchisees are required to purchase and/or lease and use the point of sale system and/or computer system specified by Aw in the Operations Manual or otherwise in writing, including any software system designed exclusively for or modified for the System.
While the FDD excerpts do not explicitly state that franchisees are required to maintain a page on Papa Ray's Pizza Website, the broad scope of required compliance suggests that such a requirement could exist under the umbrella of advertising, promotion, or the use of specified computer systems and software. A prospective franchisee should confirm with Aw whether there are specific requirements for maintaining a page on the Papa Ray's Pizza Website.