What financial obligations of the Beggars Pizza customer survive termination of the agreement?
Beggars_Pizza Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
d. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, Customer shall have no rights to continue use of the Service. The following provisions will survive termination: all definitions, Customer's accrued fmancial obligations, the license to Customer Content and User Data to the extent reasonable for SpeedLine's discharge of its post-termination obligations, and the following Sections and paragraphs: Sections 4, 9, 11.d, 13, 14, 16, and 17 of this Agreement.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 39–192)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beggars Pizza's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, upon termination or expiration of the Support Services Agreement, the customer's accrued financial obligations to SpeedLine survive. Additionally, several sections of the agreement remain in effect after termination, including sections 4, 9, 11.d, 13, 14, 16, and 17.
Specifically, if a Beggars Pizza customer terminates the agreement before the end of the initial or renewal term, they are subject to an early termination fee. This fee covers the subscription fees that would have been due for the remainder of the term, as well as any other outstanding fees or amounts owed for services already rendered. This early termination fee is considered liquidated damages and not a penalty.
Furthermore, any amounts owed to SpeedLine by the Beggars Pizza franchisee may be declared immediately due and payable upon termination of the agreement. SpeedLine also retains the right to charge interest on overdue amounts at a rate of 1.5% per month, equivalent to 18% per year, or the maximum legal rate, whichever is lower, until the balance is paid in full. This ensures that SpeedLine can recover any outstanding debts even after the agreement has ended.