Does Beyond Juicery Eatery assist with local advertising placement?
Beyond_Juicery_Eatery Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We may assist you in the placement of local advertising. We must approve the use of all promotional materials and advertising prior to its use. We must also review your quarterly Marketing Plan (Franchise Agreement - Section 9.02).
Also, we collect a Marketing Fund Fee for the Marketing Fund (the "Fund"), which is currently 3% of the Gross Sales of your Restaurant to develop the brand and promote the System. We reserve the right to increase the Marketing Fund Fee, which may be implemented through our Operations Manual. Our affiliates contribute the same amount. The Marketing Fund Fee must be paid in the same manner as the Royalty Fee payment (Franchise Agreement – Section 9).
As a franchisee, you must spend, annually throughout the term of the Franchise Agreement, a minimum of 1% of Gross Sales on Local Advertising for the Restaurant in your market. We must approve all advertising before you use it. You must provide us with copies of your proposed advertising and we will approve or disapprove the advertising within 30 days of our receipt. You may not use advertising that is not approved by us. You may determine the timing, manner, media, and supplier for each piece of advertising with our approval. If you fail to spend 1% of Gross Sales on Local Advertising in any calendar quarter, you must pay any deficiency to us as additional Royalty.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 34–42)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beyond Juicery Eatery's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Beyond Juicery Eatery may assist franchisees with local advertising placement. Specifically, as part of the initial staff training, Beyond Juicery Eatery may assist with management staff training at the franchisee's restaurant for approximately one week, overlapping with the restaurant's opening. Beyond Juicery Eatery also states that they may assist franchisees in the placement of local advertising. However, all promotional materials and advertising must be approved by Beyond Juicery Eatery before use, and they must also review the franchisee's quarterly Marketing Plan.
Beyond Juicery Eatery also utilizes a marketing fund, for which franchisees must contribute 3% of gross sales. The funds are used to develop the brand and promote the system. Beyond Juicery Eatery reserves the right to increase the Marketing Fund Fee, which may be implemented through their Operations Manual.
Franchisees are required to spend a minimum of 1% of Gross Sales annually on local advertising for their restaurant. Beyond Juicery Eatery must approve all advertising before it is used. Franchisees must provide copies of proposed advertising, and Beyond Juicery Eatery will approve or disapprove the advertising within 30 days of receipt. Franchisees can determine the timing, manner, media, and supplier for each piece of advertising with Beyond Juicery Eatery's approval. If a franchisee fails to spend 1% of Gross Sales on local advertising in any calendar quarter, they must pay any deficiency to Beyond Juicery Eatery as additional Royalty.