Does Bang Cookies provide suggested prices for its products?
Bang_Cookies Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
and brand standards related to the promotion of the Franchised Business;
- (6) Approving or disapproving of Franchisee requests related to marketing materials and Digital Media that may be used to market the Franchised Business; and
- (7) Establishing and communicating System standards and requirements in the form of the operations manual and, as Franchisor, in Franchisor's sole discretion.
4.C. OPERATIONS MANUAL
Franchisor shall Franchisee with access to the operations manual. The operations manual contains, as designated and determined by Franchisor, mandatory and, as applicable, suggested specifications, standards and operating procedures that Franchisor prescribes for Bang Cookies Shops. Franchisee shall operate the Franchised Business in strict accordance with the standards, specifications, and requirements set forth in the operations manual as, such standards, specifications, and requirements including, but not limited to, the Approved Services and Products, System Supplies, and, authorized and designated suppliers, as of the Effective Date of this Agreement, and, as they may be supplemented, modified, changed, and/or replaced in the future and, from time to time, by Franchisor, in Franchisor's Reasonable Business Judgment. Franchisee shall keep and maintain the confidentiality of the operations manual and, shall keep and maintain all files, data and information contained in the operations manual in a secure location and/or in a protected confidential state and, as otherwise directed by Franchisor. The master copy and official version of the operations manual is and shall be the copy and/or version maintained and designated by Franchisor in Franchisor's ordinary course of business.
Franchisor shall provide Franchisee with reasonable notice of modifications and changes made to the operations manual and, such notice may take form of electronic communications including emails and, if the operations manual is maintained on an online web based platform, notifications within said platform. Franchisor shall provide Franchisee with a reasonable period of time, as determined by Franchisor, in Franchisor's Reasonable Business Judgment, to implement change and modifications to the as set forth in the operations manual.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 56–245)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Bang Cookies' 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor provides franchisees with an operations manual. This manual contains mandatory specifications, standards, and operating procedures that Bang Cookies prescribes for its shops.
Specifically, the operations manual includes suggested specifications for Bang Cookies shops, as determined by the franchisor. Franchisees are required to operate their franchised business in strict accordance with the standards, specifications, and requirements set forth in the operations manual. These standards include, but are not limited to, approved services and products, system supplies, and authorized and designated suppliers.
Bang Cookies retains the right to supplement, modify, change, and/or replace these standards, specifications, and requirements in the future. The franchisor will provide franchisees with reasonable notice of any modifications or changes made to the operations manual, potentially through electronic communications or notifications on an online platform. Franchisees will be given a reasonable period of time to implement these changes.