Is there any additional consideration given to a Beyond Juicery Eatery franchisee who develops improvements to the Confidential Information?
Beyond_Juicery_Eatery Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Franchisor shall disclose to Developer concepts and developments of other franchisees that are made part of the System.
As Franchisor may reasonably request, Developer shall take all actions to assist Franchisor's efforts to obtain or maintain intellectual property rights in any item or process related to the System, whether developed by Developer or not.
- C.
Developer acknowledges that Franchisor would be unable to protect the Trade Secrets and other Confidential Information against unauthorized use or disclosure and would be unable to encourage a free exchange of ideas and information among Beyond Juicery + Eatery franchisees if owners of Restaurants and members of their immediate families or households were permitted to hold an interest in or perform services for any Competing Business.
Therefore, during the Term of this Agreement, neither Developer nor any holder of a legal or beneficial interest in Developer (or any member of their immediate families or households), nor any officer, director, executive, member, manager, or member of the professional staff of Developer, either directly or indirectly, for themselves, or through, on behalf of or in conjunction with any person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other business entity, shall:
(1) Divert or attempt to divert any business or customer of the Franchised Restaurants to any Competing Business, by direct or indirect inducement or otherwise, or do or perform, directly or indirectly, any other act injurious or prejudicial to the goodwill associated with the Marks or the System; or
(2) Own an interest in, manage, operate, be employed by, consult, or perform services for any Competing Business, wherever located.
D.
Franchisor has the right to require any holder of a legal or beneficial interest in Developer (and any member of their immediate families or households), and any officer, director, executive, member, manager, or member of the professional staff and all employees of Developer to execute a nondisclosure and/or non-competition agreement, in a form as required by Franchisor, upon execution of this Agreement or prior to each such person's affiliation with Developer.
Upon Franchisor's request, Developer shall provide Franchisor with copies of all nondisclosure and/or noncompetition agreements signed pursuant to this Section 6.
Such agreements shall remain on file at
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 60–337)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document for Beyond Juicery Eatery addresses franchisee contributions to the system. Specifically, Beyond Juicery Eatery is obligated to share concepts and developments from other franchisees that become part of the overall franchise system. This suggests a collaborative environment where successful innovations are shared across the network. However, the franchisee is obligated to assist Beyond Juicery Eatery in obtaining or maintaining intellectual property rights, regardless of who developed the item or process.
Beyond Juicery Eatery requires franchisees to protect the confidentiality of trade secrets and confidential information. Franchisees must maintain the absolute confidentiality of proprietary information disclosed to them and cannot disclose, copy, reproduce, sell, or use such information in any other business without written authorization from Beyond Juicery Eatery. This obligation extends both during and after the term of the Franchise Agreement.
While Beyond Juicery Eatery shares developments from franchisees, the FDD does not explicitly state that a franchisee who develops improvements to the Confidential Information receives additional consideration. The agreement emphasizes the franchisor's right to protect intellectual property and requires franchisees to maintain confidentiality. A prospective franchisee should seek clarification from Beyond Juicery Eatery on how they recognize and reward franchisees who contribute valuable improvements to the system.