Is the Beggars Pizza franchisee required to purchase and maintain computer software and hardware to connect to the Extranet?
Beggars_Pizza Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Franchisor may, but is not obligated to, establish an Extranet. The term "Extranet" means a private network based upon Internet protocols that will allow users inside and outside of Franchisor's headquarters to access certain parts of Franchisor's computer network via the Internet. If Franchisor does establish an Extranet, then Franchisee must comply with Franchisor's requirements (as set forth in the Manual or otherwise in writing) with respect to connecting to the Extranet and utilizing the Extranet in connection with the operation of the Restaurant. The Extranet may include, without limitation, the Manual, training and other assistance materials, and management reporting solutions (both upstream and downstream, as Franchisor may direct). Franchisee must purchase and maintain such computer software and hardware (including, without limitation, telecommunications capacity) as may be required to connect to and utilize the Extranet.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 39)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beggars Pizza's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if Beggars Pizza establishes an Extranet, the franchisee must comply with the requirements to connect to it and utilize it in connection with the operation of the restaurant. The franchisee is required to purchase and maintain the necessary computer software and hardware, including telecommunications capacity, to connect to and utilize the Extranet.
The Extranet is defined as a private network based on Internet protocols that allows users inside and outside of Beggars Pizza headquarters to access certain parts of the computer network via the Internet. The Extranet may include the manual, training and assistance materials, and management reporting solutions.
Beggars Pizza may also require the franchisee to install a video, voice, and data system accessible in real time by both Beggars Pizza and the franchisee on a secure Internet website, following Beggars Pizza's written standards. The franchisee must also comply with Beggars Pizza's requirements for establishing and maintaining telecommunications connections between the franchisee's computer system, the Extranet, and other computer systems as Beggars Pizza may reasonably require. The franchisee is responsible for the costs associated with complying with these computer system and Extranet requirements.