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BUBBA’S FAMOUS ICE CREAM

Quick service restaurant

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Live signals

Total units
1
0 franchised
Franchised outlet growth
—
Item 20, last two year-ends
AUV
—
Item 19
Royalty
5% component; full terms unconfirmed
percentage component
Ad fund
—
percentage component
Initial fee
$29K
per unit
Investment range
$376K–$530K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing

Ordinary royalty terms

5% component; full terms unconfirmed

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed for the selected filing.

Mandated & recommended tech

The systems vendors compete with

1 technology requirement is recorded in this filing. A required choice lists alternatives for one obligation. Read each cited clause for its conditions.

QuickBooks OnlineIntuit
Mandatory
AccountingItem 7

Note 10. You must purchase and install our required computer systems, including a POS system. These estimates assume you will purchase 2 terminals and 2 printers. You will also need a laptop or tablet computer, printer, high speed internet, and Wi-Fi. You are required to use the software designated in our Brand Standards Manual. Currently, the designated, non-proprietary software includes our required accounting software, currently QuickBooks Online, our required dashboard and reporting software and 6123149v1.AJD.34759.G58021 13 Google Workspace. We may require you to upgrade your software in order to adapt to technology and industry innovations.

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

26 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 1 explicit no; 7 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.

Accounting

Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

You are required to use point of sale hardware and software and accounting software approved by us and as discussed in detail later in this Item 11.

Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?

Yes

Item 11

We will have the right at all times to independently access your Computer Systems to retrieve, analyze, and use the information stored or generated by the Computer Systems, including your financial information.

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

We or our affiliate may be an approved or designated supplier.

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

We reserve the right to receive payments, including rebates, commissions, and discounts, from designated suppliers based upon your purchases with them.

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?

60

Item 8

The cost of the items that you must purchase from us, our affiliates or from suppliers designated by us represents between 60% and 70% of your total purchases in operating your business.

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Item 6

6123149v1.AJD.34759.G58021 6 Name of Fee1 Amount Due Date Remarks New Up to $750 plus On Demand You will pay us a $750 fee plus any costs Supplier/Product costs incurred we incur as a result of our testing or Evaluation Fee for testing approving a product, service, or supplier.

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

If you want to use goods, services, supplies, fixtures, equipment, inventory, or computer systems or suppliers that we have not approved, you must first submit to us certain information, including product specifications, product components, product performance history, product samples, supplier information, and any…

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Item 17

information and System; cease non-renewal using our Marks and trade dress; return our property, including the Brand Standards Manual; cancel assumed names; pay us damages and expenses associated with termination; return manuals, policies, standards, and other materials; at our option, assign us the telephone numbers…

Data and IT

Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 1

Since you accept credit cards as a method of payment, you must comply with payment card infrastructure (“PCI”) industry and government requirements.

Franchise management

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Item 6

6123149v1.AJD.34759.G58021 5 Name of Fee1 Amount Due Date Remarks Quality Assurance Up to $750 per As incurred If we retain a third-party firm to conduct year quality assurance inspections of the Shop

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Item 11

We may modify this material from time to time and its modified terms are binding on you.

Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?

Yes

Item 11

You must obtain our acceptance of the site.

Marketing

Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?

Yes

Item 11

You may not establish or operate an Online Presence (including a website, webpage, domain name, Internet address, social media account, blog, forum, advertisement, or e-commerce site) that in any way concerns, discusses or alludes to us, the System or your Shop without our written consent.

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Item 7

Note 17. You must spend at least $13,700 on Grand Opening advertising during the period that begins 30 days prior to your Grand Opening and ends 90 days after your Grand Opening.

Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?

Yes

Item 11

Requirement. We require you to spend on local marketing at least $4,000 per month.

Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?

Yes

Item 16

You must participate in any and all membership and loyalty programs that we create, offer or advertise.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

Your supplier of all the goods, services, supplies, fixtures, equipment, inventory, and computer systems must be a supplier that we approve or designate.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

Your supplier of all the goods, services, supplies, fixtures, equipment, inventory, and computer systems must be a supplier that we approve or designate.

Payments

Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

You are required to use a credit card processing service we approve.

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Item 6

ITEM 6. OTHER FEES Name of Fee1 Amount Due Date Remarks Royalty 5% of monthly Payment made by “Gross Sales”2 means the total of gross Gross Sales electronic funds revenue that you derive from the operation transfer (“EFT”) on of the Shop, including, but not limited to, the seventh day of revenue from services…

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Item 15

Your Shop must, at all times, be supervised with at least one individual who has successfully completed our initial training program.

Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 15

All personnel must wear uniforms or other clothing designated in the Brand Standards Manual.

Point of sale

Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

You are required to use a point of sale system from a supplier we approve.

Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?

Yes

Item 11

We will have the right at all times to independently access your Computer Systems to retrieve, analyze, and use the information stored or generated by the Computer Systems, including your financial information.

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Item 11

If you would like additional people to attend the initial training, we have the right to charge you an additional training fee for each person.

Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

Yes

Item 11

Franchisees are required to attend all conferences and other required training courses.

The filing answers no to 1 question
  • Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11

Ordinary royalty terms

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed.

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