What business solutions might Beverly Anns Cookie require franchisees to use?
Beverly_Anns_Cookie Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We may also develop proprietary software or technology that must be used by Beverly Ann's Cookie Truck franchisees. If this occurs, you agree to enter into a license agreement with us (or an affiliate of ours) and pay us (or our affiliate) commercially reasonable licensing, support and maintenance fees. The license agreement will govern the terms under which you may utilize this software or technology. We also reserve the right to enter into a master software or technology license agreement with a third-party licensor and then sublicense the software or technology to you, in which case we may charge you for all amounts we must pay to the licensor based on your use of the software or technology.
You will provide any assistance we require to connect to the Technology. We will have the right at any time to retrieve data and other information from your Technology as we, in our sole discretion, deem necessary or desirable. You shall ensure that we have access at all times to any Technology we request, at your cost. You must provide us with any and all requested codes, passwords and information necessary to access your Technology. You must receive our prior approval before changing such codes, passwords and other necessary information.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 57–235)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beverly Anns Cookie's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees may be required to use proprietary software or technology developed by the franchisor. If this occurs, the franchisee must enter into a license agreement with Beverly Anns Cookie (or an affiliate) and pay commercially reasonable licensing, support, and maintenance fees. The license agreement will dictate the terms of usage for the software or technology.
Beverly Anns Cookie also reserves the right to enter into a master software or technology license agreement with a third-party licensor and then sublicense the software or technology to the franchisee. In this case, Beverly Anns Cookie may charge the franchisee for all amounts they must pay to the licensor based on the franchisee's use of the software or technology.
Beverly Anns Cookie requires that franchisees provide any assistance needed to connect to the technology and will have the right to retrieve data and other information from the franchisee's technology as deemed necessary. Franchisees must ensure that Beverly Anns Cookie has access at all times to any technology requested, at the franchisee's cost, and must provide all requested codes, passwords, and information necessary to access the technology. Prior approval from Beverly Anns Cookie is required before changing such codes, passwords, and other necessary information.