Can the monthly Technology Fee for Hck Hot Chicken franchisees change?
Hck_Hot_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
e Note 5 for more information.
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- Technology Fee. We will provide you with certain technical services in exchange for your monthly Technology Fee, which may change from time to time based on changes to the technical services we provide and/or our costs to provide these services. The current Technology Fee is $500 per month per Restaurant. We reserve the right to create proprietary software or technology that must be used by HCK Hot Chicken franchisees, in which case we may require that you enter into a license agreement with us and pay us reasonable initial and ongoing licensing, support and maintenance fees. We can change the software and technology that must be used by our franchisees at any time, which may result in changes to the Technology Fee. In addition to your monthly Technology Fee, certain approved or required suppliers may charge a fee for initial account setup for technology services. You must pay this fee directly to these vendors or reimburse us for these account setup fees if we incur them on your behalf. Currently, we require that you utilize software provided by third party suppliers. You are required to pay these su
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 13–19)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hck Hot Chicken's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the monthly Technology Fee can change. The FDD states that the Technology Fee may change from time to time based on changes to the technical services Hck Hot Chicken provides and/or their costs to provide these services. The current Technology Fee is $500 per month per Restaurant.
Additionally, Hck Hot Chicken reserves the right to create proprietary software or technology that franchisees must use. If this occurs, franchisees may be required to enter into a license agreement and pay initial and ongoing licensing, support, and maintenance fees. Hck Hot Chicken can also change the required software and technology at any time, which may result in changes to the Technology Fee.
In addition to the monthly Technology Fee, certain approved or required suppliers may charge a fee for initial account setup for technology services. Franchisees must pay this fee directly to these vendors or reimburse Hck Hot Chicken if they incur these account setup fees on the franchisee's behalf. Currently, franchisees are required to utilize software provided by third-party suppliers and pay these suppliers for the use of the software.