Can Bang Cookies require franchisees to participate in fundraising or nonprofit events and programs?
Bang_Cookies Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
You may only sell the Approved Services and Products as specified in the Manuals or otherwise approved by us in writing and may only sell the products and services required by us. We can change the products and services that you must offer, which may include a requirement to participate in fundraising or nonprofit events and programs ("Fundraisers"). If required, Fundraisers may be subject to our standards and specifications or program parameters, such as pricing, as specified in the Manuals from time to time. We reserve the right to designate ourselves as an approved supplier in which we may receive revenue. If you purchase a Bakery Location, we reserve the right to require you to act as a designated supplier for Satellite Locations in your Territory, which may be subject to our standards and specifications or program parameters, such as pricing, as specified in the Manuals from time to time. There is no limitation on our right to change the products and services offered sold by Bang Cookies Shops. You are not limited to whom you may sell products and services of your Bang Cookies Shop, provided you do so exclusively from your Shop Location and as otherwise required by and in compliance with the standards we determine for the System.
Source: Item 16 — RESTRICTIONS ON PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SOLD (FDD pages 40–42)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Bang Cookies's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees may be required to participate in fundraising or nonprofit events and programs. Bang Cookies can change the products and services that franchisees must offer, which may include a requirement to participate in fundraising or nonprofit events and programs, also known as "Fundraisers."
These Fundraisers, if required, may be subject to Bang Cookies's standards and specifications or program parameters, such as pricing, as specified in the manuals from time to time. This means that Bang Cookies has the right to set the rules and guidelines for these fundraising events, including how they are priced and conducted.
Bang Cookies also reserves the right to designate themselves as an approved supplier, in which they may receive revenue. If a franchisee purchases a Bakery Location, Bang Cookies reserves the right to require the franchisee to act as a designated supplier for Satellite Locations in their Territory, which may be subject to Bang Cookies's standards and specifications or program parameters, such as pricing, as specified in the Manuals from time to time. This gives Bang Cookies significant control over the products and services offered by Bang Cookies Shops.