How will Buns On Fire specify the required point of sale (POS) system for my Buns On Fire restaurant?
Buns_On_Fire Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 11: FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING]
To ensure consistency and quality of the company's message, we maintain and control all Social Media accounts associated with the Franchised Businesses. If we were to allow Social Media Accounts, you must comply with our Social Media Policy.
Computer Requirements
You must keep your books and business records according to our prescribed formats. To help your reporting to us and other communications, you must purchase or lease an electronic cash register in your restaurant. We will specify the point of sale ("POS") system you must purchase or lease in our Operations Manual. You must also use our online ordering service (and, if we implement them, our online ordering service and/or mobile ordering service) which will be handled by a third party or third parties. The principal function of the system is to capture, track, and organize the customer orders and financial information including sales, taxes, inventory, and transactions. All items sold must be entered in the POS system.
The computers and software used in your Franchise Business must meet the standards, specifications and requirements established by us in the Operations Manual(s) or otherwise in writing. You must purchase, equip, install and utilize in your Franchise Business computers and software obtained from us or our designated suppliers. The estimated initial cost for your computers and software ranges from $4,000 to $6,000.
You are responsible for all maintenance costs associated with the computer hardware and computer software at your sole expense. We may require you to enter into software or computer maintenance contracts with third parties or our affiliate(s). We estimate that the cost of this obligation with generally range from $600 to $2,000 per year. There is no contractual limitation on the frequency and cost of this obligation.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 25–33)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Buns On Fire Franchise Disclosure Document, Buns On Fire will specify the required point of sale (POS) system in its Operations Manual. Franchisees are required to purchase or lease an electronic cash register for their restaurant. The POS system's main function is to capture, track, and organize customer orders and financial information, including sales, taxes, inventory, and transactions. All items sold must be entered into the POS system.
The computers and software used in the franchise must meet the standards and specifications established by Buns On Fire in the Operations Manual or in writing. Franchisees must purchase, equip, install, and utilize computers and software obtained from Buns On Fire or its designated suppliers. The estimated initial cost for computers and software ranges from $4,000 to $6,000.
Franchisees are responsible for all maintenance costs associated with the computer hardware and software. Buns On Fire may require franchisees to enter into software or computer maintenance contracts with third parties or its affiliates. The estimated cost for this maintenance generally ranges from $600 to $2,000 per year, and there are no contractual limitations on the frequency and cost of this obligation.
In addition, franchisees must arrange for broadband internet service to facilitate electronic communication with Buns On Fire and maintain a high-speed internet connection attached to the POS system with a static IP address at all times, at their sole cost. Buns On Fire has the right to retrieve any data and information from the franchisee's computers, including electronically polling daily information and other data. The franchisee's system must be interfaced with the system that Buns On Fire maintains at its offices, allowing them to access the franchisee's registers to determine daily receipts. All data provided or collected by Buns On Fire is owned exclusively by them and they have the right to use that data in any way.