How often can the Technology Fee change for a Beverly Anns Cookie franchise?
Beverly_Anns_Cookie Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We provide you with technologies in exchange for a monthly technology fee ("Technology Fee"). The Technology Fee may change periodically based on changes to the technological services we provide and/or our costs to provide these services. We reserve the right to develop, license, sublicense, and create additional software and technologies that Beverly Ann's Cookie franchisees must pay for and use. We can change the software and technology that must be used by our franchisees at any time, which may result in changes to the Technology Fee.
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 15–24)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beverly Anns Cookie's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Technology Fee can change periodically. The frequency of these changes is not explicitly defined, but the FDD states that changes are based on modifications to the technological services provided by Beverly Anns Cookie and/or changes in their costs to provide these services.
Beverly Anns Cookie also reserves the right to develop, license, sublicense, and create additional software and technologies that franchisees must pay for and use. The brand can change the software and technology that franchisees must use at any time, which may result in changes to the Technology Fee.
Additionally, Beverly Anns Cookie reserves the right to increase the Technology Fee upon 30 days' written notice to the franchisee. The then-current Technology Fee is $600 per year. Franchisees are responsible for any increase in fees that result from third-party price increases, upgrades, modifications, or additional software, including any proprietary software.