What is the Coffee News franchisee required to do regarding the online version of Coffee News?
Coffee_News Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 2.1.2 In addition to the publication of hardcopy format of Periodical, Franchisee shall have the option to publish the digital format of the Periodical ("Coffee News Online"). A onetime enrollment fee to participate publication of Coffee News Online, in the amount of $100.00 for Chil Consulting and $75.00 for Shadowfox Design, shall be paid upon enrollment.
- 2.1.4.2 for Coffee News Online Basic Service (as later identify and defined in Paragraph 4.5.1), $25.00 (USD) per week.
- 2.1.4.3 for Coffee News Online Premium Service (as later identified and defined in Paragraph 4.5.2), $50.00 (USD) per week.
4.5.1. Basic service:
- 4.5.1.1 Provides the layout of current content, submitted ads and What's Happening events dated and posted for each Monday for publishers to send to their contacts each week.
- 4.5.1.2. Dedicated URL for your online edition (i.e. www.coffeenewsonline.com/ME/Bangor). All online editions can be found via a dropdown menu from the main site.
- 4.5.1.3 Provides up to 40 single (400 x 300 pixel) ad spaces for sale from all industries including restaurants. Double ads (400 x 600 pixel) are also available to sell (and are counted as 2 ads). All ads rotate weekly.
- 4.5.1.4. Ads are mobile responsive and clickable, linking directly to the advertiser's web, email or phone contact information.
- 4.5.1.5. Provides 1 sponsorship ad for each week's online edition.
- 4.5.1.6. Coffee News® man is hidden in one of the ads each week and clickable to the contest entry form as part of the Coffee News® Contest.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 36–118)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Coffee News's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees have the option to publish a digital version of the periodical, known as Coffee News Online. To participate in publishing Coffee News Online, franchisees must pay a one-time enrollment fee of $100 to Chil Consulting and $75 to Shadowfox Design.
Additionally, franchisees who opt for the Coffee News Online Basic Service will incur a weekly fee of $25. For those choosing the Coffee News Online Premium Service, the weekly fee is $50. The Basic service provides the layout of current content, submitted ads and What's Happening events dated and posted for each Monday for publishers to send to their contacts each week. It also provides a dedicated URL for your online edition (i.e. www.coffeenewsonline.com/ME/Bangor), up to 40 single ad spaces for sale, mobile responsive and clickable ads, one sponsorship ad, and a clickable Coffee News® man that is hidden in one of the ads each week.
These fees and services are in addition to those associated with the hardcopy periodical. The FDD specifies that prices for countries other than the U.S. and Canada will be based on USD conversion to the local currencies. Franchisees must also adhere to the Coffee News Social Media Policy, which includes guidelines for usernames, compliance with laws, and the types of content that can be posted.