Where in the Browns Chicken franchise agreement can I find information about Browns Chicken gift cards?
Browns_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
N. Gift Cards. Franchisee agrees:
- (1) to offer for sale BROWN'S gift cards, which must be in the form and version of Gift Cards designated and approved in writing by Brown ("Official Gift Card"), as it may be amended from time to time;
- (2) not to offer for sale or give away any form of Gift Card other than the Official Gift Card;
- (3) not to create Franchisee's own Gift Card;
- (4) to accept and honor the Official Gift Card in exchange for product when presented for redemption at Franchisee's Store;
- (5) to obtain and maintain the necessary terminal and/or other equipment and software necessary to process the authorized Gift Cards; and
- (6) to comply with any policy promulgated by Brown regarding changes to the form and use of Gift Cards, including transition periods for the phasing in of modifications to the Official Gift Card.
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD page 43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Browns Chicken Franchise Disclosure Document, details regarding gift cards can be found in Section N of the franchise agreement. Specifically, the agreement stipulates that franchisees must offer for sale Browns Chicken gift cards that adhere to the form and version designated and approved in writing by Browns Chicken, which may be amended from time to time.
The franchise agreement explicitly prohibits franchisees from offering any form of gift card other than the official Browns Chicken gift card. Franchisees are not allowed to create their own gift cards. Furthermore, franchisees are obligated to accept and honor the official gift cards when presented for redemption at their stores in exchange for products.
To facilitate the use of gift cards, franchisees must obtain and maintain the necessary terminal and/or other equipment and software required to process the authorized gift cards. Additionally, franchisees must comply with any policy changes implemented by Browns Chicken regarding the form and use of gift cards, including adhering to transition periods for phasing in modifications to the official gift card.