What happens to the earnings of the Face Foundrie Fund?
Face_Foundrie Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ions may be used to pay all advisor and agency fees and/or offset administrative costs of managing the Fund.
(b) The Fund, and all contributions to and earnings from the Fund, will be used exclusively to meet the costs of marketing and any other activities that we believe will enhance the System's image and, in our sole discretion, promote general public awareness of and favorable support for the System. This includes the costs (including, without limitation, reasonable salaries and overhead incurred by us) of creating, preparing, administering, directing, and conducting media marketing campaigns and System advertising, marketing and sales programs and campaigns; consumer research and marketing surveys designed to assist in maintaining high quality standards; public relations activities; trade show participation (including travel and expenses for our staff); the development and operation of a national and regional accounts program; online directory listings; developing, enhancing, and maintaining our Website and other Internet marketing, as well as social media and other digital applications (and other successor technology platforms); sponsorship of organizations and events; purchasing promotional items and advertising materials; out-of-pocket expenses (including printing, postage, shipping, telephone and photocopying); our allocable overhead and administrative costs (including compensation and expenses of employees relating to the Fund); and providing promotional and other marketing materials and services to the Facial Bars operating under the System. We do not expect to spend any money from the Fund for advertising that is primarily a solicitation of franchise sales except for the portion, if any, of our website specifically relating to soliciting franchisees.
(c) All sums paid to the Fund will be maintained in an account separate from our general funds. The Fund is not and will not be our asset, and we or our designee will maintain separate bookkeeping accounts for the Fund. We will have the right to charge the Fund for the reasonable administrative costs and overhead that we incur in activities reasonably related to the direction and implementation of the Fund and advertising programs for you and the System (for example, accounting costs, salaries, costs of our personnel for creating and implementing, advertising, merchandising, promotional and marketing programs and associated overhead). The Fund and its earnings will not otherwise inure to our benefit. We have no fiduciary obligation to you for administering the Fund. We may incorporate the Fund or operate it through a separate entity when we think best. The successor entity will have all of the rights and duties described in this paragraph. We may use collection agents and institute legal proceedings to collect the Marketing Contributions at the Fund's expense. We also may forgive, waive, settle and compromise all claims by or against the Fund. We assume no other direct or indirect liability or obligation to you for collecting amounts due to, maintaining, directing, or administering the Fund.
(d) We may occasionally make available to franchisees marketing plans and promotional materials produced from contributions to the Fund. Additionally, we may sell these items to franchisees in the System at a reasonable price, and any proceeds from any of those sales will be contributed to the Fund.
(e) The Fund may spend in any calendar year more or less than the total Marketing Contributions in that year, borrow from us or others to cover deficits (which borrowing will include the payment of interest) or invest any surplus for future use.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 33–43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Face Foundrie's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the earnings from the System Marketing Fund will be used to cover the costs of marketing and other activities that Face Foundrie believes will enhance the System's image and promote public awareness. These costs can include creating and administering marketing campaigns, conducting consumer research, public relations, trade show participation, developing online marketing, sponsoring events, purchasing promotional items, and covering administrative costs related to the Fund.\n\nFace Foundrie clarifies that the Fund is not an asset of the company, and they maintain separate bookkeeping accounts for it. They have the right to charge the Fund for reasonable administrative costs and overhead incurred in managing the Fund and advertising programs. The earnings from the Fund will not otherwise benefit Face Foundrie directly. However, Face Foundrie has no fiduciary obligation to franchisees for administering the Fund.\n\nFace Foundrie may invest any surplus in the Fund for future use. Interest earned on Marketing Contributions will be used to pay costs before spending the Fund's other assets. If Face Foundrie terminates the Fund, they will either spend all the money in it for advertising or promotional purposes, or distribute any unspent money to franchise owners, Face Foundrie, and its affiliates in proportion to their respective contributions during the preceding twelve-month period.