Is the $7,500 Renewal Fee for a Beverly Anns Cookie franchise refundable?

According to Beverly Anns Cookie's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the $7,500 renewal fee is non-refundable. To enter into a Successor Franchise Agreement, a franchisee must pay Beverly Anns Cookie a non-refundable renewal fee of $7,500. This fee is one of several requirements that must be met to renew the franchise agreement.

Other requirements include notifying Beverly Anns Cookie in writing of the desire to enter into a Successor Franchise Agreement not less than six months nor more than twelve months before the expiration of the Term, not being in default under the Franchise Agreement, and signing the Successor Franchise Agreement and all ancillary documents Beverly Anns Cookie requires franchisees to sign.

Additionally, the franchisee and their owners must sign Beverly Ann's Cookie's current form of general release, which contains a release of all claims, known or unknown, against Beverly Ann's Cookie and its affiliates and subsidiaries. The FDD states that failure to sign the release within 30 days after it is delivered will be considered an election not to acquire a Successor Franchise, unless otherwise prevented by state law.