What services does the Coffee News Premium Service provide in addition to the Basic Service?

According to the 2025 Coffee News Franchise Disclosure Document, the Premium Service offers email marketing services in addition to the Basic Service. This service is designed for franchisees who do not already use an email marketing application like MailChimp or Constant Contact.

Specifically, Chil Consulting and/or Shadow Fox Consulting, the third-party contractors that provide Coffee News Online services, will handle the email marketing of the franchisee's online edition and any other email marketing messages to their contacts each week. The franchisee is responsible for providing the email content to these consultants.

In essence, the Coffee News Premium Service provides a done-for-you email marketing solution, which can be beneficial for franchisees who are not familiar with email marketing or prefer to outsource this task. However, franchisees should consider the additional weekly fee of $50.00 for the Premium Service compared to the Basic Service, which costs $25.00 per week, to determine if the added cost is justified by the time and effort saved.

It is important to note that the franchisee is still responsible for uploading all the advertisements and 'What's Happening' events content into the online feature system, regardless of whether they choose the Basic or Premium service. This means that while the Premium Service handles email marketing, franchisees still need to manage the content that goes into the online edition.