What is the procedure for a Browns Chicken franchisee to get approval for local advertising and promotional materials not prepared or previously approved by Brown?
Browns_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Prior to their use by Franchisee, samples of all local advertising and promotional materials not prepared or previously approved by Brown shall be submitted to Brown for approval. Promotional material includes but is not limited to materials and information provided by Franchisee
on a website or similar electronic medium. If written disapproval is not received by Franchisee within fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt by Brown of such materials, Brown shall be deemed to have given the required approval. Franchisee shall not use any advertising or promotional materials that Brown has disapproved. Franchisee may not use alternative distribution channels to promote the business or to make sales, including use of a toll-free number, catalog, web site, telephone, electronic communications, the Internet, texting, smartphones, personal digit assistants, any other computer on-line service, You Tube, facebook, Twitter, or any other communication device or means that is developed subsequent to the date of this Agreement. Franchisee agrees that the manner and content of any Franchisee advertising, marketing and/or selling on any website, ecommerce, wireless telephone, Internet, You Tube, facebook, Twitter, or other cyberspace application is subject to the prior written permission of Brown and must be done in strict compliance with the standards, policies and procedures established from time to time by Brown.
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD page 43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Browns Chicken's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee must submit samples of all local advertising and promotional materials not already prepared or approved by Browns Chicken to the franchisor for approval before use. This includes materials and information provided by the franchisee on a website or similar electronic medium.
Browns Chicken has 15 days from the date of receipt of the materials to provide written disapproval. If the franchisee does not receive written disapproval within this 15-day period, Browns Chicken is considered to have given the required approval. The franchisee is prohibited from using any advertising or promotional materials that Browns Chicken has disapproved.
The franchisee must also obtain prior written permission from Browns Chicken for any advertising, marketing, or selling done on any website, e-commerce platform, wireless telephone, the Internet, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, or other cyberspace application. This activity must strictly comply with the standards, policies, and procedures established by Browns Chicken.