What specific fountain drink brands must be served at all Hawaiian Bros Island Grill outlets?
Hawaiian_Bros_Island_Grill Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
respective prevailing rates.
7. Performance Requirements
This Agreement, including all of Pepsi-Cola's support to Participating Franchisee as described above, is contingent upon the Participating Franchisee complying with the following performance criteria throughout the Term in and with respect to each of the Outlets.
8. Exclusive Supplier/Beverage Product Status
Throughout the Term of this Agreement, Participating Franchisee will:
- (i) designate Pepsi-Cola and Bottlers as the exclusive supplier(s) of their beverages and beverage types/beverage categories provided herein at its Outlets; and
- (ii) serve, dispense, sell and/or otherwise make available Products to its customers throughout the Outlets.
9. Brands
At least the following Fountain Products brands will be served in all Outlets: Pepsi; Diet Pepsi; Sierra Mist; Lipton Tea Lemonade, Stubborn, Viva Sol and Mountain Dew. Subject to the limited exception for Permitted Product on 1 valve pursuant to Section 3 and any other mutually agreed upon exception Participating Franchisee will select amongst the Fountain Products for any and all remaining valves of Equipment. In addition, Participating Franchisee will offer within each Outlet the following SKUS of Packaged Products: Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sierra Mist, Pure Leaf, Bubly, Lemonade, and Aquafina. Failure to continuously serve the abovementioned Products constitutes a material breach of the Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prohibit Pepsi-Cola from discontinuing a specific Product brand.
10. Brand Identification
There will be brand identification for each Product served on all menus, menuboards and postmix dispensing valves.
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Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 77–262)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Hawaiian Bros Island Grill Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must serve specific fountain drink brands in all outlets. At a minimum, the following brands must be available: Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sierra Mist, Lipton Tea Lemonade, Stubborn, Viva Sol and Mountain Dew. Franchisees are allowed to select from PepsiCo's fountain products for any remaining dispensing valves, with a limited exception for a 'Permitted Product' on one valve, or any other mutually agreed upon exception.
In addition to fountain drinks, Hawaiian Bros Island Grill franchisees must also offer specific SKUs of packaged products, including Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sierra Mist, Pure Leaf, Bubly, Lemonade, and Aquafina. Maintaining continuous service of these specified products is considered a material requirement of the franchise agreement. However, Pepsi-Cola retains the right to discontinue any specific product brand.
Brand identification for each product served must be displayed on all menus, menu boards, and postmix dispensing valves. Franchisees are restricted from reselling the postmix products except as fountain products for immediate consumption, adhering to the standards set by Pepsi-Cola. Furthermore, packaged products must be purchased from authorized bottlers within the franchisee's territory and are exclusively for resale at the outlet.