Does Beyond Juicery Eatery review the franchisee's promotional materials and advertising?
Beyond_Juicery_Eatery Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Review your use of all promotional materials and advertising to be used by you. (Franchise Agreement - Section 9.04).
Maintain and require that you contribute to the Marketing Fund such amounts we determine as implemented through our Operations Manual. 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).
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.
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.
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 reviews a franchisee's promotional materials and advertising. Specifically, Beyond Juicery Eatery must approve the use of all promotional materials and advertising before a franchisee uses them. Franchisees must provide copies of their proposed advertising, and Beyond Juicery Eatery will approve or disapprove the advertising within 30 days of receipt. Franchisees are not allowed to use advertising that is not approved by Beyond Juicery Eatery.
Beyond Juicery Eatery also assists franchisees in the placement of local advertising. Franchisees determine the timing, manner, media, and supplier for each piece of advertising, but this is subject to Beyond Juicery Eatery's approval.
In addition to advertising review, franchisees must spend a minimum of 1% of gross sales on local advertising annually. If a franchisee fails to spend 1% of gross sales on local advertising in any calendar quarter, they must pay the deficiency to Beyond Juicery Eatery as additional royalty. Beyond Juicery Eatery also collects a Marketing Fund Fee, which is currently 3% of the gross sales, 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.