Can Hydrodog terminate the Marketing Fund and then reinstate it?
Hydrodog Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We reserve the right, in our Reasonable Business Judgment, to defer or reduce Marketing Fund Fees of a HydroDog Business franchisee and, upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to you, to reduce or suspend contributions to, and operations of, the Marketing Fund for any period of any length and to terminate (and, if terminated, to reinstate) the Marketing Fund.
If the Marketing Fund is terminated, all unspent monies on the date of termination will be distributed to our franchisees in proportion to their respective contributions to the Marketing Fund during the preceding 12-month period, or in a manner we determine.
We and our affiliates will contribute to the Marketing Fund on the same basis as franchise owners for any the HydroDog Business we or they own and operate.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 43–166)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hydrodog's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Hydrodog reserves the right to terminate the Marketing Fund and, if terminated, to reinstate it. Hydrodog must provide franchisees with thirty days prior written notice before reducing, suspending contributions to, or operations of the Marketing Fund.
If the Marketing Fund is terminated, all unspent monies on the date of termination will be distributed to Hydrodog franchisees. The distribution will be in proportion to their respective contributions to the Marketing Fund during the preceding 12-month period, or in a manner Hydrodog determines.
Hydrodog and its affiliates will contribute to the Marketing Fund on the same basis as franchise owners for any Hydrodog Business they own and operate. This ensures that Hydrodog also participates in and contributes to the fund's resources, aligning their interests with those of the franchisees.