For Dq Treat locations, what is the purpose of Purchase Orders issued to PAR?
Dq_Treat Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
price for the Equipment, Installation Services, Advance Exchange Services and/or On-Site Remedial Maintenance Services; all other terms on such Participating Location Purchase Order(s) shall have no force or effect. Sales Orders/Purchase Orders are subject to acceptance by PAR (which acceptance may be evidenced by PAR's shipment of the Equipment or performance of the services). All Sales Orders/Purchase Orders are non-cancellable by Customer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if PAR agrees to cancel any Sales Order/Purchase Order, PAR may condition such cancellation on Customer paying a 10% restocking fee for any Equipment or other items returned to PAR.
3. Purchase & Sale of Equipment.
- (a) Sale of Equipment. PAR will sell Participating Location the Equipment described in the Sales Order/Purchase order (the "Equipment").
- (b) Equipment Purchase Price. The purchase price for the Equipment shall be the purchase price set forth in the Sales Order/Purchase Order (the "Purchase Price").
- (c) Shipping. PAR shall ship the Equipment to the location identified on the Sales Order/Purchase Order. PAR shall have the option of selecting the carrier, the route and method of shipment.
- (d) Title and Risk of Loss. The Equipment is delivered D.D.P. Participating Location (Participating Location's applicable address) per IncoTerms 2010. Title to and risk of loss of the Equipment shall pass to Participating Location at delivery, and delivery shall mean at the time the Equipment is unloaded by carrier at applicable Participating Location's ship-to address and signed for by an authorized representative of Participating Location. Delivery will be made with instruction for inside delivery only with signature required by an authorized representative of Participating Location;
Source: Item 17 — The following paragraph is added to the end of Item 17 of the Disclosure Document: (FDD pages 70–378)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Dq Treat's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Purchase Orders issued to PAR (ParTech, Inc.) are used for the sale of equipment to participating locations. The equipment listed in the Sales Order/Purchase Order will be sold to the Participating Location. The purchase price for the equipment will be the price outlined in the Sales Order/Purchase Order. PAR will then ship the equipment to the location specified in the Sales Order/Purchase Order.
Delivery of the equipment is D.D.P. (Delivered Duty Paid) to the Participating Location, meaning title and risk of loss transfer to the franchisee upon unloading and signature by an authorized representative. If a representative isn't available during delivery, the carrier will attempt delivery two more times. After three attempts, the equipment is returned to PAR, and the franchisee is responsible for additional shipping and rescheduling fees before another delivery attempt.
Additionally, PAR uses the Sales Order to load PAR terminals and kitchen controllers with licensed software and the approved Microsoft Windows Operating System. They configure the system according to the Dairy Queen System Configuration Procedure, as detailed in the Installation Guide. This includes configuring kitchen video controllers, POS terminals, and specified peripherals to ensure consistency across installations. PAR also maintains a POS image for PAR terminals and kitchen controllers, including the operating system, device drivers, settings, and licensed software, referred to as the "DQ POS Image".