Is a Beef O Bradys franchisee required to keep their copy of the Manuals current?
Beef_O_Bradys Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ting Manuals.** During the term of this Agreement, we will allow you to access, in electronic or in another format we designate, our manuals (the "Manuals"), consisting of such materials (including, as applicable, audiotapes, videotapes, magnetic media, computer software and written materials or other formats) that we generally furnish to franchisees from time to time for use in operating a Family Sports Pub. The Manuals contain mandatory and suggested specifications, standards, operating procedures and rules ("System Standards") that we prescribe from time to time for the operation of a Family Sports Pub and information relating to your other obligations under this Agreement and related agreements. You agree to follow the System Standards and other standards, specifications and operating procedures we establish periodically for the System that are described in the Manuals. We also reserve the right to make the
Manuals accessible to you online via computer systems or other electronic formats (like Internet, Intranet, CD-ROM, Websites or e-mail). You also must comply with all updates and amendments to the System as described in newsletters or notices we distribute, including via computer systems e.g., internet, CD or other media we select. Any form of the Manuals we make accessible to you on-line will be deemed our Confidential Information. You agree to maintain the Manuals as confidential and maintain the information in the Manuals as secret and confidential. The Manuals may be modified, updated and revise
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS. (FDD pages 66–330)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beef O Bradys's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to keep their copy of the manuals current. The manuals are accessible online via computer systems or other electronic formats such as the Internet, Intranet, CD-ROM, Websites or e-mail. Franchisees must comply with all updates and amendments to the Beef O Bradys system as described in newsletters or notices distributed, including via computer systems like the internet, CD, or other media selected by Beef O Bradys. Any form of the manuals accessible online is considered confidential information. Franchisees must maintain the manuals as confidential and keep the information secret.
The Beef O Bradys manuals may be modified, updated, and revised in written or electronic format to reflect changes in system standards. Franchisees agree to keep their copy of the manuals current and in a secure location at the Family Sports Pub. In case of a dispute, the master copy of the manuals maintained at Beef O Bradys's principal office will be controlling. However, if online manuals are used, the most recent online manuals will control any disputes between the online version and printed copies.
Franchisees are not allowed to copy, duplicate, record, or reproduce any part of the manuals. If a franchisee's copy of the manuals is lost, destroyed, or significantly damaged, they must obtain a replacement copy at the then-applicable charge, which currently ranges from $75 to $350, plus shipping, unless online manuals are accessible, in which case they may use the online manuals instead of purchasing printed manuals. This ensures that franchisees have access to the most up-to-date information necessary to operate their Beef O Bradys franchise according to the brand's standards.