Does Burneys Sweets More encourage franchisees to share advertising ideas and materials?
Burneys_Sweets_More Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You may develop advertising materials for your own use at your own cost. We encourage the sharing by franchisees of advertising ideas and materials. We require you to submit advertising and promotional materials to us in advance and to obtain our approval before using them. You are required to follow our instructions in connection with any advertising or promotional materials we provide for your use. (Franchise Agreement Section 8(g).) Failure to follow our instructions regarding pre-approval of advertising materials will result in fines. These fines will be as follows: 1 st infraction: $0, 2nd infraction: $100, and third or subsequent infraction: $500. Imposition of these fines will in no way waive our right to consider your use of unapproved advertising as a default-triggering event, such as that described at Franchise Agreement Section 17(c)(v).
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 25–33)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Burneys Sweets More's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company encourages franchisees to share advertising ideas and materials. However, Burneys Sweets More requires franchisees to submit all advertising and promotional materials for approval before they are used.
Burneys Sweets More may also provide advertising materials that it has prepared for franchisees to use. The company retains the right to use its own funds for advertising and has sole discretion over the advertising products, media, sources, and geographical markets used.
Failure to follow Burneys Sweets More's instructions regarding pre-approval of advertising materials can result in fines. The first infraction results in a $0 fine, the second infraction a $100 fine, and the third or subsequent infractions a $500 fine. These fines do not waive Burneys Sweets More's right to consider the use of unapproved advertising as a default-triggering event.