What are the requirements for the commissary used for a Beverly Anns Cookie Truck franchise?
Beverly_Anns_Cookie Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Because most of the Beverly Ann's Cookie Truck franchisees is a mobile business, we do not provide site selection assistance. You will operate your Beverly Ann's Cookie Truck Franchise from a commissary
with a walk-in freezer and oven that meets our specifications. If your commissary does not have a walk-in freezer that meets our specifications you will be required to purchase them. You must use a commissary approved by local health authorities. You may also choose to rent an executive suite office or other commercial office space. Depending on your local laws and community rules, you may need to rent or lease storage space for your GRM/GRT at a commissary location or other location. you are required to store their GRM/GRT in a location that will not be subject to freezing temperatures. Storing the GRM/GRT in freezing temperatures without proper winterization will cause equipment failure that is not covered under any warranty.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 57–235)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beverly Anns Cookie's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees operate their mobile business from a commissary. The commissary must have a walk-in freezer and oven that meet Beverly Ann's Cookie's specifications. If the commissary lacks a suitable walk-in freezer, the franchisee is required to purchase one.
The FDD states that the commissary must be approved by local health authorities. Franchisees can also rent an executive suite office or other commercial office space. Depending on local laws and community rules, franchisees may need to rent or lease storage space for their Grandma's Recipe Motor Vehicle (GRM) or Grandma's Recipe Trailer (GRT) at a commissary location or other location.
The document specifies that the GRM/GRT must be stored in a location that will not be subject to freezing temperatures. Storing the GRM/GRT in freezing temperatures without proper winterization will cause equipment failure that is not covered under any warranty.