What are the only approved beverage lines for a Black Bear Diner franchise?
Black_Bear_Diner Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Fountain Beverages. We currently maintain purchasing and pricing arrangements for the supply of fountain and packaged beverages including soft drinks, teas, waters, isotonics, energy drinks, juices, juice drinks, dairy-based and coffee-based beverages. Pepsi and Dr. Pepper are the only approved beverage lines for your Franchised Restaurant. You must feature and exclusively purchase your requirements of beverage products from full-line suppliers of Pepsi and Dr. Pepper products. Certain funds will be paid by beverage suppliers directly to qualifying franchisees and others to us. These funds may be designated for general and in-store advertising, system-wide promotions and/ or franchise conventions.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 22–26)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Black Bear Diner Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to exclusively purchase beverage products from full-line suppliers of Pepsi and Dr. Pepper. This means that a franchisee's beverage offerings must be limited to these two brands.
Black Bear Diner maintains purchasing and pricing arrangements for fountain and packaged beverages, including soft drinks, teas, waters, isotonics, energy drinks, juices, juice drinks, dairy-based and coffee-based beverages. The FDD specifies that Pepsi and Dr. Pepper are the only approved beverage lines.
This restriction ensures brand consistency across all Black Bear Diner locations and allows the franchisor to negotiate favorable pricing and supply arrangements. Additionally, certain funds may be paid by beverage suppliers directly to qualifying franchisees or to the franchisor, which may be designated for advertising, promotions, or franchise conventions.
Prospective franchisees should be aware of this restriction and factor it into their business planning, as they will not have the flexibility to offer other beverage brands without violating the Franchise Agreement.