Is a Carbones Pizzeria franchisee required to acquire and use a specific point-of-sale (POS) system?
Carbones_Pizzeria Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ither necessitated by Franchisee's failure to prepare and deliver its financial statements, or to keep and preserve records as required by this Agreement, or unless such inspection discloses that any such statements made and delivered by Franchisee are in error by two percent (2%) or more of Gross Sales for any month, in either of which event such costs and expenses shall be borne and paid by Franchisee upon demand.
- m. Franchisee shall, at its sole expense, acquire and use the point-of-sale system required by Franchisor from time to time (the "POS System"). Franchisee shall, and shall ensure that, all sales of food, beverages and any other items of any kind by Franchisee shall be recorded through the POS System. Sales records produced by the POS System shall be maintained by Franchisee and open to inspection, examination and audit by Franchisor and its authorized representatives at all reasonable times.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 30–116)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Carbones Pizzeria Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to acquire and use a point-of-sale (POS) system. The franchisee must acquire this POS system at their own expense, and it must be the system that Carbones Pizzeria requires from time to time. All sales of food, beverages, and other items must be recorded through this POS system.
The POS system sales records must be maintained by the franchisee and be open for inspection, examination, and audit by Carbones Pizzeria and its representatives at all reasonable times. The POS system must also maintain daily records indicating the gross sales for each day, and the franchisee is required to record all voided sales in the POS system.
Carbones Pizzeria also has independent direct access to all data in the POS system and may access this data at any time. The franchisee is obligated to assist in facilitating this access. This level of access and control over sales data is fairly common in franchise systems, allowing the franchisor to monitor sales performance, calculate royalties, and ensure compliance with brand standards.