Where is the Corner Bakery Cafe Manual maintained?
Corner_Bakery_Cafe Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Provide you access to an electronic version of our confidential and proprietary Manual, which contains information that is unique, necessary and material to the System.
The Manual remains our property.
We maintain our Manual on a searchable proprietary limited access Intranet portal, which only our franchisees may access in accordance with our confidentiality policies. (Franchise Agreement, Section 7) Since the information is in electronic format only and is constantly being updated, the number of pages for the categories of information available vary, change and are indeterminate.
We will make the Manual available for your inspection at our offices before you sign a Franchise Agreement if you first sign a Confidentiality Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit F.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 26–37)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Corner Bakery Cafe Franchise Disclosure Document, the manual is maintained in an electronic format. Corner Bakery Cafe keeps the manual on a searchable proprietary limited access Intranet portal. This portal is only accessible to franchisees and is protected by confidentiality policies.
Because the manual is electronic and constantly updated, the FDD states that the number of pages for the categories of information available vary, change, and are indeterminate. This means franchisees should expect frequent updates and changes to operating procedures.
Corner Bakery Cafe will allow prospective franchisees to inspect the manual at their offices before signing a Franchise Agreement. However, the prospective franchisee must first sign a Confidentiality Agreement.