Can the Browns Chicken Advertising Fund invest surplus funds?

The Advertising Fund will be accounted for separately from the other funds of Brown and will not be used to defray any of Brown's general operating expenses, except for such reasonable salaries, administrative costs and overhead as Brown may incur in activities reasonably related to the administration of the Advertising Fund and its advertising programs (including, without limitation, conducting market research, preparing advertising and marketing materials, and collecting and accounting for contributions to the Advertising Fund). Brown may spend in any fiscal year an amount greater or less than the aggregate contribution of BROWN'S Stores to the Advertising Fund in that year and the Advertising Fund may borrow from Brown or other lenders to cover deficits of the Advertising Fund or cause the Advertising Fund to invest any surplus for future use by the Advertising Fund. You authorize Brown to collect for remission to the Advertising Fund any advertising monies or credits offered by any supplier to you based upon your purchases. All interest earned on monies contributed to the Advertising Fund will be used to pay advertising costs of the Advertising Fund before other assets of the Advertising Fund are expended. A statement of monies collected and costs incurred by the Advertising Fund will be prepared annually by Brown and will be reviewed with you upon written request.

Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 25–30)