You must purchase and use the POS System we specify, and have the latest versions of the hardware, software and computer platforms to operate the POS System. The current POS System requirement is developed by SpotOn. The POS System performs a variety of functions, including order management, gift card and loyalty program management, payment processing, bookkeeping, and sales report generation.
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Page |15 Benny’s FDD 2026 A All fees and expenses described in this Item 6 are nonrefundable and are uniformly imposed. Except as otherwise indicated in the preceding chart, we impose all fees and expenses listed and you must pay them to us. 1 You must pay us a Continuing Royalty Fee equal to five percent (5%) of the Gross Sales generated monthly by your Franchised Business. “Gross Sales” means all revenues and income from any source derived or received by Franchisee from, through, by or on account of the operation of the Franchised Business or made pursuant to the rights granted hereunder, including but not limited, any and all other revenues received using Franchisor’s methods, operations and/or trade secrets whether received in cash, in services, in kind, from barter and/or exchange, on credit (whether or not payment is actually received) or otherwise. It does not include (i) any sales tax or similar taxes collected from customers and turned over to the governmental authority imposing the tax, (ii) properly documented refunds to customers, (iii) properly documented promotional discounts (i.e. coupons) or (iv) comps (limited to 1.5% of Gross Sales). Gross Sales does not include gift card purchases, at the time of purchase, but Gross Sales does include the redemption amount of purchases made by gift card. If you do not report revenues for the month, then we will collect 120% of the last Continuing Royalty Fee collected and settle the balance the next period in which you report revenue. You are required to set up authorization at your bank to allow us to electronically transfer funds from your bank account to our bank account. Interest and late fees will apply to any late payments or electronic funds transfer requests denied due to insufficient funds. 2 We have not yet established a Brand Fund, although we reserve the right to do so in the future. If established, you must pay directly to our Brand Fund a Brand Fund Contribution of up to two percent (2%) of monthly Gross Sales generated by your Franchised Business. Payments are due at the same and in the same manner as the Royalty Fee. You may be required to set up authorization at your bank to allow the Brand Fund to electronically transfer funds from your bank account to the Brand Fund’s bank account. Interest and late fees will apply to any late payments or electronic funds transfer requests denied due to insufficient funds. If you do not report your sales for the month, then we will collect 120% of the last Brand Fund collected and settle the balance the next period in which you report sales. 3 Upon our request, you must furnish us with a quarterly report and documentation of local advertising expenditures during the previous calendar quarter. You may not use social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, blogs or other networking and sharing websites, unless you first receive our written approval to do so and such use is in strict accordance with our requirements. 4 We may offer mandatory and/or optional additional training programs or a national business meeting or annual convention. The total amount of required ongoing training and/or annual meetings will be five (5) days or less per year, and will be held at a location we designate. We reserve the right to impose a reasonable bee for all additional training programs, including the national business meeting or annual convention. Currently, we charge $500 to $1,000 per person for all additional training programs, including the national business meeting or annual convention. You are responsible for any and all incidental expenses incurred by you and your personnel in connection with additional training or attendance at Franchisor’s national business meeting or annual convention, including, without limitation, costs of travel, lodging, meals and wages.
Page |15 Benny’s FDD 2026 A All fees and expenses described in this Item 6 are nonrefundable and are uniformly imposed. Except as otherwise indicated in the preceding chart, we impose all fees and expenses listed and you must pay them to us. 1 You must pay us a Continuing Royalty Fee equal to five percent (5%) of the Gross Sales generated monthly by your Franchised Business. “Gross Sales” means all revenues and income from any source derived or received by Franchisee from, through, by or on account of the operation of the Franchised Business or made pursuant to the rights granted hereunder, including but not limited, any and all other revenues received using Franchisor’s methods, operations and/or trade secrets whether received in cash, in services, in kind, from barter and/or exchange, on credit (whether or not payment is actually received) or otherwise. It does not include (i) any sales tax or similar taxes collected from customers and turned over to the governmental authority imposing the tax, (ii) properly documented refunds to customers, (iii) properly documented promotional discounts (i.e. coupons) or (iv) comps (limited to 1.5% of Gross Sales). Gross Sales does not include gift card purchases, at the time of purchase, but Gross Sales does include the redemption amount of purchases made by gift card. If you do not report revenues for the month, then we will collect 120% of the last Continuing Royalty Fee collected and settle the balance the next period in which you report revenue. You are required to set up authorization at your bank to allow us to electronically transfer funds from your bank account to our bank account. Interest and late fees will apply to any late payments or electronic funds transfer requests denied due to insufficient funds. 2 We have not yet established a Brand Fund, although we reserve the right to do so in the future. If established, you must pay directly to our Brand Fund a Brand Fund Contribution of up to two percent (2%) of monthly Gross Sales generated by your Franchised Business. Payments are due at the same and in the same manner as the Royalty Fee. You may be required to set up authorization at your bank to allow the Brand Fund to electronically transfer funds from your bank account to the Brand Fund’s bank account. Interest and late fees will apply to any late payments or electronic funds transfer requests denied due to insufficient funds. If you do not report your sales for the month, then we will collect 120% of the last Brand Fund collected and settle the balance the next period in which you report sales. 3 Upon our request, you must furnish us with a quarterly report and documentation of local advertising expenditures during the previous calendar quarter. You may not use social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, blogs or other networking and sharing websites, unless you first receive our written approval to do so and such use is in strict accordance with our requirements. 4 We may offer mandatory and/or optional additional training programs or a national business meeting or annual convention. The total amount of required ongoing training and/or annual meetings will be five (5) days or less per year, and will be held at a location we designate. We reserve the right to impose a reasonable bee for all additional training programs, including the national business meeting or annual convention. Currently, we charge $500 to $1,000 per person for all additional training programs, including the national business meeting or annual convention. You are responsible for any and all incidental expenses incurred by you and your personnel in connection with additional training or attendance at Franchisor’s national business meeting or annual convention, including, without limitation, costs of travel, lodging, meals and wages.
We do not provide for placement of local advertising on your behalf, and we have no obligation to spend any amount on advertising in your area or territory. You are responsible for local advertising placement. You must list the Franchised Business in local business directories, including, but not limited to, listings on Internet search engines. If feasible, you may do cooperative advertising with other Benny’s franchisees in your area, with our prior written approval. You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or any other social media and/or networking site without our prior written approval. System-wide Marketing Fund (Franchise Agreement, Section 13.3)
We do not provide for placement of local advertising on your behalf, and we have no obligation to spend any amount on advertising in your area or territory. You are responsible for local advertising placement. You must list the Franchised Business in local business directories, including, but not limited to, listings on Internet search engines. If feasible, you may do cooperative advertising with other Benny’s franchisees in your area, with our prior written approval. You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or any other social media and/or networking site without our prior written approval. System-wide Marketing Fund (Franchise Agreement, Section 13.3)
Page |15 Benny’s FDD 2026 A All fees and expenses described in this Item 6 are nonrefundable and are uniformly imposed. Except as otherwise indicated in the preceding chart, we impose all fees and expenses listed and you must pay them to us. 1 You must pay us a Continuing Royalty Fee equal to five percent (5%) of the Gross Sales generated monthly by your Franchised Business. “Gross Sales” means all revenues and income from any source derived or received by Franchisee from, through, by or on account of the operation of the Franchised Business or made pursuant to the rights granted hereunder, including but not limited, any and all other revenues received using Franchisor’s methods, operations and/or trade secrets whether received in cash, in services, in kind, from barter and/or exchange, on credit (whether or not payment is actually received) or otherwise. It does not include (i) any sales tax or similar taxes collected from customers and turned over to the governmental authority imposing the tax, (ii) properly documented refunds to customers, (iii) properly documented promotional discounts (i.e. coupons) or (iv) comps (limited to 1.5% of Gross Sales). Gross Sales does not include gift card purchases, at the time of purchase, but Gross Sales does include the redemption amount of purchases made by gift card. If you do not report revenues for the month, then we will collect 120% of the last Continuing Royalty Fee collected and settle the balance the next period in which you report revenue. You are required to set up authorization at your bank to allow us to electronically transfer funds from your bank account to our bank account. Interest and late fees will apply to any late payments or electronic funds transfer requests denied due to insufficient funds. 2 We have not yet established a Brand Fund, although we reserve the right to do so in the future. If established, you must pay directly to our Brand Fund a Brand Fund Contribution of up to two percent (2%) of monthly Gross Sales generated by your Franchised Business. Payments are due at the same and in the same manner as the Royalty Fee. You may be required to set up authorization at your bank to allow the Brand Fund to electronically transfer funds from your bank account to the Brand Fund’s bank account. Interest and late fees will apply to any late payments or electronic funds transfer requests denied due to insufficient funds. If you do not report your sales for the month, then we will collect 120% of the last Brand Fund collected and settle the balance the next period in which you report sales. 3 Upon our request, you must furnish us with a quarterly report and documentation of local advertising expenditures during the previous calendar quarter. You may not use social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, blogs or other networking and sharing websites, unless you first receive our written approval to do so and such use is in strict accordance with our requirements. 4 We may offer mandatory and/or optional additional training programs or a national business meeting or annual convention. The total amount of required ongoing training and/or annual meetings will be five (5) days or less per year, and will be held at a location we designate. We reserve the right to impose a reasonable bee for all additional training programs, including the national business meeting or annual convention. Currently, we charge $500 to $1,000 per person for all additional training programs, including the national business meeting or annual convention. You are responsible for any and all incidental expenses incurred by you and your personnel in connection with additional training or attendance at Franchisor’s national business meeting or annual convention, including, without limitation, costs of travel, lodging, meals and wages.
We do not provide for placement of local advertising on your behalf, and we have no obligation to spend any amount on advertising in your area or territory. You are responsible for local advertising placement. You must list the Franchised Business in local business directories, including, but not limited to, listings on Internet search engines. If feasible, you may do cooperative advertising with other Benny’s franchisees in your area, with our prior written approval. You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or any other social media and/or networking site without our prior written approval. System-wide Marketing Fund (Franchise Agreement, Section 13.3)
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
24 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 7 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
Your systems must allow us to independently and remotely access all of your sales data, including your Gross Sales, through the internet.
How the franchisor buys
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to revoke approval of any item or supplier that does not continue to meet our then-current standards.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
15910.28Item 8
In the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, Virginia Slice Holdings, Inc. received revenues from franchisee required purchases totaling $15,910.28.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Currently, Virginia Slice Holdings, Inc. receives rebates ranging from 0.5% to 7% of franchisee required purchases from designated vendors of food and beverage products.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
75Item 8
We estimate that your purchase or lease of products, supplies and services from approved suppliers (or those which meet our specifications) will represent approximately 85% of your costs to establish your Franchised Business and approximately 75% of your costs for ongoing operation.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
If you request that we approve a proposed item or supplier, we may charge for our actual costs of product testing and evaluation.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you would like us to consider another item or supplier, you must make such request in writing to us and have the supplier give us samples of its product or service and such other information that we may require.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
Franchisee’s obligations on Article 18 Upon termination, you must: cease termination/ non-renewal operations; cease to identify yourself as a Benny’s franchisee; cease to use our trademarks; cancel any assumed name registration that contains any Mark; pay us and our affiliates all sums owing; pay us any damages…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 6
6 We reserve the right in the Franchise Agreement to establish quality assurance programs conducted by third-party providers, such as, by way of example only, mystery shop programs and periodic quality audits, to monitor the operations of your Franchised Business.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 17
Modification of the agreement Sections 9.4, 14.6, No oral modifications generally, but we 19.1.4 and 22.4 may change the Operations Manual and System standards at any time.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
Within sixty (60) days of signing the Franchise Agreement, you must submit a written request for approval to us describing the proposed location and providing other information about the site that we reasonably request.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or any other social media and/or networking site without our prior written approval.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
11 During the opening of your Franchised Business, we require you to spend at least $500 to $5,000 on local advertising and promotional activities in your Territory at the time and in the manner we specify.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
4. Advertising Local Advertising (Franchise Agreement, Sections 13.2 and 13.6) We require you to spend a minimum of $500 to $5,000 on initial local advertising and promotional activities, at the time and in the manner we specify, in the Territory.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If a cooperative is established during the term of your Franchise Agreement, you must sign all documents we request and become a member of the cooperative according to the terms of the documents.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all equipment, fixtures, furnishings, ingredients, supplies and services, including computer systems and certain software, from our designated suppliers and contractors or in accordance with our specifications.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all equipment, fixtures, furnishings, ingredients, supplies and services, including computer systems and certain software, from our designated suppliers and contractors or in accordance with our specifications.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
Hardware: General purposes computer or laptop, multi-function laser printer/scanner/copier, high speed internet, point of sale system (“POS System”) including EMV compliance and at least one cash register and one receipt printer Software: digital bookkeeping application You must purchase and use the POS System we…
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
You are required to set up authorization at your bank to allow us to electronically transfer funds from your bank account to our bank account.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
If you are a business entity, you must designate and retain (subject to our approval) at all times an individual to serve as the “Operating Principal” who will be primarily responsible for your Franchised Business and exercise decision-making authority on behalf of the Franchised Business.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
Hardware: General purposes computer or laptop, multi-function laser printer/scanner/copier, high speed internet, point of sale system (“POS System”) including EMV compliance and at least one cash register and one receipt printer Software: digital bookkeeping application You must purchase and use the POS System we…
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
Your systems must allow us to independently and remotely access all of your sales data, including your Gross Sales, through the internet.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
We may impose this fee, person per week, payable to us, if you request plus travel and additional training at your other expenses. premises from time-to-time, or if you are operating below our standards and we require you to have additional training.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
If we require it, you must attend mandatory training programs that we offer for up to five (5) days each year, and an annual conference or national business meeting for up to five (5) days each year, at a location we designate.
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
- Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
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