Does Bumble Roofing have an advertising council composed of franchisees?
Bumble_Roofing Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We do not require you to participate in or to contribute to an advertising cooperative. We do not have an advertising council composed of franchisees that advise us on advertising policies.
Under the Franchise Agreement, you must pay us a National Branding & Marketing Fee equal to 1% of Gross Revenues, which may be increased by us up to a maximum of 2% of Gross Revenues. You must pay the National Branding & Marketing Fee at the same time that you pay your Royalty Fees. Some franchisees may pay a different percentage rate if they signed a different form of Franchise Agreement. Unless required by law, we will not be required to deposit the National Branding & Marketing Fee in a separate bank account, commercial account or savings account and we may place the National Branding & Marketing Fund "). The National Branding & Marketing Fund will be administered by us, in our discretion, and we may use a professional advertising agency or media buyer to assist us. Your contribution to the National Branding & Marketing Fund will be in addition to all other advertising fees set out in this Item 11. BUMBLE ROOFING® businesses that we operate in the United States may, but are not required to, contribute to the National Branding & Marketing Fund at the same percentage rate as a majority of BUMBLE ROOFING® businesses must pay to the Branding & Marketing Fund.
We may reimburse ourselves, our authorized representatives or our affiliates from the National Branding & Marketing Fund for administrative costs, independent audits, accounting, bookkeeping, reporting and legal expenses, taxes and all other direct or indirect expenses that may be incurred by us or our authorized representatives and associated with the programs funded by the National Branding & Marketing Fund. We assume no other direct or indirect liability or obligation to collect amounts due to the National Branding & Marketing Fund or to maintain, direct or administer the National Branding & Marketing Fund. Any unused funds in any calendar year will be applied to the following year's funds, and we reserve the right to contribute or loan additional funds to the National Branding & Marketing Fund on any terms we determine. Since we do not have this fund audited, audited financial statements are not available to Franchisees. We will provide to you, upon request, an annual accounting for the National Branding & Marketing Fund that shows how the National Branding & Marketing Fund proceeds have been spent for the previous year and plans to invest the National Branding & Marketing Fund for the current year.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 30–37)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Bumble Roofing FDD, Bumble Roofing does not have an advertising council composed of franchisees that advise them on advertising policies. However, franchisees are required to pay a National Branding & Marketing Fee equal to 1% of Gross Revenues, which Bumble Roofing may increase up to a maximum of 2% of Gross Revenues. Some franchisees may pay a different percentage rate if they signed a different form of Franchise Agreement.
The National Branding & Marketing Fund is administered by Bumble Roofing, and they may use a professional advertising agency or media buyer to assist them. Bumble Roofing businesses that they operate in the United States may, but are not required to, contribute to the National Branding & Marketing Fund at the same percentage rate as a majority of Bumble Roofing businesses must pay to the Branding & Marketing Fund. Bumble Roofing may reimburse themselves from the National Branding & Marketing Fund for administrative costs, audits, accounting, legal expenses, and other direct or indirect expenses.
Bumble Roofing will provide franchisees, upon request, an annual accounting for the National Branding & Marketing Fund that shows how the proceeds have been spent for the previous year and plans to invest the fund for the current year. Any unused funds in any calendar year will be applied to the following year's funds, and Bumble Roofing reserves the right to contribute or loan additional funds to the National Branding & Marketing Fund on any terms they determine. Franchisees are strongly encouraged to order sales and marketing material from Bumble Roofing's designated supplier(s), and it is a material breach of the Franchise Agreement to use other marketing material without prior written approval.