What services does Chil Consulting provide to Coffee News franchisees?
Coffee_News Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
In or around January of 2021, we entered into a service agreement with Chil Consulting, a Canadian corporation, to provide Coffee News Online related services enabling Coffee News franchisees to publish a digital version of the Coffee News Publication. On January 1, 2022, we entered into a similar type agreement with Shadow Fox Consulting. Coffee News® online will retain many of the same features as the hard copy format used worldwide, but with enhanced features, making Coffee News® more accessible to readers, offering greater marketing opportunities, and generating additional advertising revenue from existing advertisers as well as restaurants at a modest cost. To enroll in the Coffee News Online feature, there are currently two (2) options: Basic and Premium, as outlined in Section 4 of the Coffee News Franchise Agreement.
Source: Item 1 — The Franchisor and any Parents, Predecessors, and Affiliates (FDD pages 7–9)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Coffee News Franchise Disclosure Document, Chil Consulting, a Canadian corporation, provides Coffee News Online related services. Specifically, they enable Coffee News franchisees to publish a digital version of the Coffee News Publication. This arrangement began around January 2021 through a service agreement between Coffee News and Chil Consulting.
This service allows Coffee News franchisees to offer an online version of their publication within their designated service area. The online version retains many features of the hard copy format but includes enhanced features to improve accessibility for readers and provide greater marketing opportunities for advertisers. This also allows for additional advertising revenue, including opportunities from restaurants at a modest cost.
To participate in the Coffee News Online feature, franchisees can choose between two options: Basic and Premium, as detailed in Section 4 of the Coffee News Franchise Agreement. This online service is designed to be mobile-ready, ensuring accessibility across various devices. The FDD also mentions that Coffee News uses a second online service from Shadow Fox Consulting.