What information do the Beard Papas Manuals contain?
Beard_Papas Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
nchisee 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 provide 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 Beard Papa's 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. Without limitation to the foregoing, Franchisee may only offer and sell the Approved Services and Products and utilize the System Supplies as designated by Franchisor, in Franchisor's Reasonable Business Judgment, in the Operations Manual and, in accordance with the terms, specifications and requirements set forth in the Operations Manual and as Franchisor may supplement and modify the Operations Manual from time to time or, as Franchisor may otherwise designate in writing.
ARTICLE 5 FEES
5.A. INITIAL FRANCHISE FEE
Upon execution of this Agreement Franchisee shall pay to Franchisor a non-recurring initial franchisee fee (the "Initial Franchise Fee") of $45,000. The Initial Franchise Fee is fully earned by Franchisor upon execution of this Agreement and is not refundable.
5.B. ROYALTY FEES
Throughout the Term of this Agreement, Franchisee shall pay to Franchisor a continuing monthly nonrefundable royalty fee (the "Royalty Fee") in an amount equal to 5% (the "Royalty Rate") of Franchisee's monthly Gross Sales. The Royalty Fee shall be calculated on a monthly basis for each respective monthly Accounting Period and shall be otherwise subject to the terms of this Agreement. The Royalty Fee during any Renewal Term shall be determined by Franchisor but shall not be less than the Royalty Fee and Royalty Rate set forth in this Agreement.
Source: Item 14 — PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION (FDD page 42)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Beard Papas FDD, the Operations Manual contains mandatory and suggested specifications, standards, and operating procedures that Beard Papas prescribes for its shops. Franchisees must operate their franchised business in strict accordance with these guidelines, which include, but are not limited to, approved services and products, system supplies, and authorized suppliers. These standards, specifications, and requirements are effective as of the date of the Franchise Agreement and may be supplemented, modified, changed, and/or replaced in the future by Beard Papas.
Beard Papas will provide franchisees with reasonable notice of any modifications or changes 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. Franchisees are only allowed to offer and sell approved services and products and use system supplies as designated by Beard Papas in the Operations Manual.
The Operations Manual is considered confidential, and franchisees must keep all files, data, and information contained within it secure. The master copy and official version of the Operations Manual is maintained and designated by Beard Papas in its ordinary course of business. The Operations Manual refers to the manuals designated by Beard Papas relating to the development and/or operations of Beard Papa's Shops including, but not limited to, the policies, procedures and requirements for the development and operation of Beard Papa's Shops. The Operations Manual may consist of one or more volumes, handbooks, manuals, written materials, videos, electronic media files, cloud/internet based list-service, intranet, internet based and accessed databases, computer media, email, webinars and other materials as may be modified, added to, replaced or supplemented by Franchisor from time to time in Franchisor's Reasonable Business Judgment, whether by way of supplements, replacement pages, franchise bulletins, or other official pronouncements or means. Subject to Franchisor's modification from time to time and based on Franchisor's Reasonable Business Judgment, the Operations Manual shall, among other things, designate the Approved Services and Products that must be offered and provided by the Franchised Business.