What is a Cicis franchisee required to do to transfer telephone numbers and business listings to Cicis?
Cicis Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must, at your expense, place in your Restaurant's local market area all business listings in such directories (including internet listings) and categories as we require from time to time.
Any amount you pay for such business listings will be in addition to your other marketing requirements under this Agreement.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 64–65)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
I am unable to provide information on what a Cicis franchisee is required to do to transfer telephone numbers because the excerpt from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document does not include this information. The FDD excerpt does discuss business listings, stating that the franchisee must, at their own expense, place business listings in the local market area in directories and categories required by Cicis. The amount paid for business listings will be in addition to other marketing requirements.
The FDD excerpt also mentions that Cicis may establish and maintain a website providing information about the system and Cicis products, and may include a page containing information about the franchisee's restaurant. The franchisee agrees to provide any current information requested by Cicis to do so. Cicis also has the sole right to develop an internal communications network for communication between the franchisor and franchisees.
To fully understand the requirements for transferring telephone numbers and business listings, a prospective franchisee should ask Cicis's franchisor directly about the specific procedures and costs involved. This will ensure they have a clear understanding of their obligations and can plan accordingly.