Are restaurants allowed to advertise in the online versions of Coffee News?

According to Coffee News's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, restaurants have specific advertising allowances within the Coffee News franchise system. Generally, restaurants are restricted from advertising in the regular print editions of Coffee News. However, this restriction is lifted for seasonal editions during the high season, allowing restaurants to advertise at these times.

Specifically, the FDD states that restaurants are allowed to advertise in the online versions of Coffee News. This provides franchisees with an additional avenue to generate advertising revenue from restaurants, expanding their potential client base beyond the limitations imposed on the print version. The online platform offers greater marketing opportunities and the potential to generate additional advertising revenue from existing advertisers as well as restaurants.

This dual approach to advertising—limiting restaurant ads in print but allowing them online—likely aims to balance advertising revenue streams while maintaining the publication's appeal to its core audience. For a prospective franchisee, this means understanding the nuances of advertising rules and leveraging the online platform to tap into the restaurant advertising market, which is otherwise restricted in the print medium except during high seasons.