Can the Bambu Marketing and Technology Fund be used for catering events?
Bambu Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We administer the Marketing and Technology Fund in our sole discretion. The Marketing and Technology Fund may be used for applications that promote Bambū shoppes, such as loyalty programs and other specialized applications that can add business to the shoppes, such as catering and charitable events.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 28–38)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bambu's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Marketing and Technology Fund can be used for catering events. The FDD specifies that the fund may be used for applications that promote Bambu shoppes, including catering and charitable events. This indicates that Bambu franchisees could potentially benefit from the fund to support catering initiatives.
The franchisor has sole discretion over how the Marketing and Technology Fund is administered. The fund may also be used for a wide range of advertising, promotional, and technology-related expenses, such as loyalty programs, public relations, social media marketing, website maintenance, and the development of technologies used within the Bambu franchise system.
While the fund can be used for catering and charitable events, Bambu does not guarantee that advertising expenditures from the Marketing and Technology Fund will directly benefit any franchisee on a pro rata basis. The fund is not a trust fund, and Bambu does not owe a fiduciary duty to franchisees regarding its maintenance, direction, or administration. This means that while the possibility exists for the fund to support catering events, franchisees should not assume guaranteed or proportional returns on their contributions.