Can Ella Cafe add, eliminate, or modify authorized goods and services for Ella Cafe franchisees?

You must offer and sell all menu items that we require for the type of Coffee House you franchise, and only those menu items that we have approved, and in the method or manner we determine, including dine-in, carry-out, catering, and delivery, which may include the use of third-party delivery service providers. You must prepare, package, and serve all menu items according to our recipes, standards, and procedures for preparation, presentation, and service as communicated to you from time to time via the Manual or other written directives. Our standards and procedures may include, without limitation, adherence to recipes (including use of prescribed ingredients and prescribed measure of ingredients), use of containers and paper goods bearing the Marks, packaging procedures, product holding times, and other standards for displaying for sale menu items and other merchandise. We may add, eliminate, or modify authorized goods and services, in our sole discretion, including but not limited to limiting the geographical area in which you can provide catering services. There are no contractual limitations on our rights to make these changes.

You must participate in all market research programs that we require for your Coffee House, which includes test-marketing new products, purchasing a reasonable quantity of new products for testmarketing, and promoting the sale of the new products. You must provide us with timely reports and test results for all such programs.

Source: Item 16 — RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE FRANCHISEE MAY SELL (FDD pages 40–41)