What is the total amount Bb.Q Chicken franchisees spent on software development?
Bb_Q_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The following terms and conditions shall apply with respect to your computer system:
- 20.1.1 We shall have the right to specify or require that certain brands, types, makes, and/or models of communications, computer systems, and hardware to be used by, between, or among bb.q Chicken Franchised Businesses, including without limitation: (a) back office and point-of-sale systems, data, audio, video, and voice storage, retrieval, and transmission systems for use at bb.q Chicken Franchised Businesses, between or among Franchised Businesses, and between and among your Franchised Business and us and/or you; (b) Point-of-Sale Systems; (c) physical, electronic, and other security systems; (d) printers and other peripheral devices; (e) archival back-up systems; and (f) internet access mode and speed (collectively, the "Computer System").
- 20.1.2 We shall have the right, but not the obligation, to develop or have developed for us, or to designate: (a) computer software programs and accounting system software that you must use in connection with the Computer System ("Required Software"), which you shall install; (b) updates, supplements, modifications, or enhancements to the Required Software, which you shall install; (c) the tangible media upon which you shall record data; and (d) the database file structure of your Computer System.
- 20.1.3 You shall record all sales on computer-based point-of-sale systems approved by us or on such other types of systems as may be designated by us in the Manual or otherwise in writing ("Pointof-Sale Systems"), which shall be deemed part of your Computer System.
- 20.1.4 You shall make, from time to time, such upgrades and other changes to the Computer System and Required Software as we may request in writing (collectively, "Computer Upgrades").
- 20.1.5 You shall comply with all specifications issued by us with respect to the Computer System and the Required Software, and with respect to Computer Upgrades. You shall also afford us unimpeded access to your Computer System and Required Software as we may request, in the manner, form, and at the times requested by us.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 62–283)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
The 2025 Bb.Q Chicken Franchise Disclosure Document does not specify a total amount spent by franchisees on software development. However, it does state that franchisees are required to use specific computer systems and software. Bb.Q Chicken has the right to specify the brands, types, and models of computer systems and hardware that franchisees must use, including point-of-sale systems.
Bb.Q Chicken also has the right to develop or designate the computer software programs and accounting system software that franchisees are required to install, as well as any updates, supplements, modifications, or enhancements to the required software. Franchisees are also required to make upgrades and other changes to the computer system and required software as requested by Bb.Q Chicken.
Prospective franchisees should inquire about the costs associated with these required computer systems, software, and upgrades. This includes initial purchase costs, installation fees, ongoing maintenance expenses, and the frequency and cost of required updates. Understanding these technology-related expenses is crucial for assessing the overall financial investment required to operate a Bb.Q Chicken franchise.