What are the conditions for Noodles & Company franchisees to participate in the RTS Plan?
Noodles_Company Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
imposes the maximum duty permitted by law, as if the resulting covenant were separately stated in and made a part of this Agreement.
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EXHIBIT D
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| onsidered current assets. Replacement costs of smallwares inventory are recorded as other | ||
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| restaurant operating costs in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and are expensed as incurred. | As of December 31, 2024 | |
| and January 2, 2024, smallwares inventory of $6.7 million, was included in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. |
EXHIBIT E
PROTECTED AREA EXHIBIT
Exhibit A
Franchise Restaurant Technology Support Plan
Overview
The Noodles & Company Franchise Restaurant Technology Support (RTS) Plan is designed to advance both the operational effectiveness of the Noodles & Company technology ecosystem and the data security posture of franchise restaurants. This Support Offering document is intended to summarize and detail the RTS Plan along with outlining the associated requirements, exclusions and costs. The accompanying contract governs the specific elements of the relationship established between Noodles & Company (N&C) and
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 99–350)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Noodles & Company FDD, the Franchise Restaurant Technology Support (RTS) Plan is designed to improve the operational effectiveness of Noodles & Company's technology and data security within franchise restaurants. The FDD states that the accompanying contract governs the specific elements of the relationship established between Noodles & Company and participating franchisees.
The RTS Plan costs $1,000 per restaurant per month. This fee covers support for specific technologies, including managed broadband-based internet with a managed firewall, content filtering for web browsing, managed auto-attendant for phones, and a managed network switch. It also includes hardware troubleshooting and replacement for the Aloha Point of Sale (POS) system, Aloha back-of-house (BOH) fileserver, and menu changes. The plan extends to Online Ordering (OLO) and Noodles Rewards programs.
Furthermore, the RTS Plan covers data security and PCI compliance, including security software for the BOH fileserver and PCI supporting activities and materials. It also includes Arista wireless for guest WiFi and wireless intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS), a Restaurant Microsoft365 Email Account, and Restaurant iPad Management. The FDD specifies that the Support Offering document summarizes the RTS Plan, outlining requirements, exclusions, and costs, with the contract detailing the relationship between Noodles & Company and participating franchisees.