Is a Moes Southwest Grill franchisee required to adopt and use any Supplements to the Manuals immediately?
Moes_Southwest_Grill Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must immediately adopt and use any Supplements to the Manuals. All Supplements to the Manuals are binding on you as if they were part of the Manuals previously provided to you. It is your responsibility to monitor for Supplements to the Manuals and maintain a current and up-to-date copy of the Manuals at your Franchised Business at all times. If there is any dispute as to your compliance with the Manuals, then the master copy of the Manuals we maintain will control. All references in this Agreement or otherwise to the Manuals will include any and all Supplements to the Manuals. You acknowledge that changes in the Standards or Manuals may obligate you to invest additional capital in the Franchised Business and/or incur higher operating costs.
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD page 92)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Moe's Southwest Grill FDD, franchisees must immediately adopt and use any supplements to the manuals. Moe's Southwest Grill may modify the manuals from time to time, and these changes are communicated in writing or electronically.
These supplements are binding as if they were part of the original manuals. It is the franchisee's responsibility to monitor for these supplements and maintain an up-to-date copy of the manuals at the franchised business. The master copy of the manuals maintained by Moe's Southwest Grill will control in case of any dispute regarding compliance.
Franchisees should be aware that changes to the standards or manuals may require additional capital investment or higher operating costs. This means that a franchisee needs to be prepared to adapt their business and potentially spend more money to stay compliant with the Moe's Southwest Grill system.