What is the estimated total cost range for the Crisp & Green Computer System?
Crisp_Green Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
tory system from our designated supplier. The total cost of the Computer System ranges from $13,000 to $25,000. This range assumes you lease your POS system and purchase your digital menu boards. The cost is subject to change based on market conditions, availability of the products, and changes in technology, among other factors. The Computer System will record all sales information with respect to your Franchised Restaurant. We require that your Computer System be set up and interfaced with our system so that we are able to poll your daily receipts figures from our headquarters at any time. We may require computer hardware and software upgrades in the future. The frequency of these upgrades could be as often as annually or bi-annually. The costs of incorporating any upgrades into your Franchised Restaurant will be your financial obligation. We estimate the annual cost of any optional or required maintenance, updating, upgrading, or support contracts for your Computer System to be $2,400 to $3,000.
You must make annual payments to a third-party vendor to maintain your Computer System. It is anticipated that several updates and upgrades may be required by your third-party vendor during the term of your Franchise Agreement, and any such updates or upgrades will be at your expense. We have no contractual obligation with any third party to upgrade your Computer System, but we may require upgrades from time to time. There is no limitation on the frequency or cost of these upgrades.
All data that you provide to us from your Computer System as well as other information that we may otherwise collect from you is owned exclusively by us, and we will have the right to use that data in any manner we deem appropriate without compensating you.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 33–44)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Crisp & Green's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the estimated total cost for the required computer system ranges from $13,000 to $25,000. This range is based on the assumption that the franchisee will lease the POS system and purchase the digital menu boards. The cost is subject to change due to market conditions, product availability, and technological advancements.
The computer system includes hardware components, dedicated telephone and power lines, modems, printers, and other computer-related accessories. It also includes a specific POS and inventory system, electronic cash register, thermal printers, AC line filters, remote printer interface, internet-based communications, and security monitoring and camera systems. All components must be provided by suppliers approved by Crisp & Green.
Crisp & Green requires that the computer system be set up to interface with their system, allowing them to poll daily receipts from the franchisee's location at any time. Furthermore, Crisp & Green may require hardware and software upgrades in the future, potentially as often as annually or bi-annually, and the franchisee will be responsible for the costs of these upgrades. The annual cost of optional or required maintenance, updates, upgrades, or support contracts for the computer system is estimated to be between $2,400 and $3,000.
Franchisees must also make annual payments to a third-party vendor to maintain the computer system, and any updates or upgrades required by the vendor will be at the franchisee's expense. The FDD places no limitations on the frequency or cost of these upgrades. Franchisees are solely responsible for ensuring the computer system complies with all Payment Card Industry (PCI) requirements and must pay any costs associated with audits or compliance measures.