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Cleavers Franchise

Quick service restaurant

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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
1%
percentage component
Initial fee
$40K
per unit
Investment range
$428K–$994K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
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.

Recorded percentage components

These are recorded percentage components. Each has its own base and conditions; the chart does not state the total payment or confirm ad-fund completeness.

1recorded components (FY2026)

Recorded percentage components (FY2026)Ad fund 1%. Components use their own filing bases and conditions. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Ad fund 1%

Mandated & recommended tech

The systems vendors compete with

3 technology requirements are recorded in this filing. A required choice lists alternatives for one obligation. Read each cited clause for its conditions.

ADPADP
Mandatory
PayrollItem 11

You are required to use all software and applications that we specify and pay any subscription fees associated with them. In addition to the software associated with the POS System, we currently require you to use QuickBooks Online for digital bookkeeping and ADP for payroll & HR services. We may in the future modify or establish other sales reporting systems as we deem appropriate, for the accurate and expeditious reporting of Gross Revenue and delivery of our products and services. You must fully cooperate in implementing any such modifications at your expense. The current approximate cost of the required hardware and software is $5,000 to $10,000. The monthly software access fees are approximately $100 for Quickbooks Online and $300 for MicroWorks. ADP is estimated to be $15 to $18 per employee, based on running a bi- weekly payroll schedule.

MicroworksMicroworks
Mandatory
POSItem 11

You must purchase and use the POS System we specify, and have the latest versions of hardware, software and computer platforms to operate the POS System. The current POS System requirement is developed by MicroWorks. The POS System performs a variety of functions, including order management, gift card and loyalty program management, payment processing, bookkeeping, and sales report generation.

QuickBooks OnlineIntuit
Mandatory
AccountingItem 11

You are required to use all software and applications that we specify and pay any subscription fees associated with them. In addition to the software associated with the POS System, we currently require you to use QuickBooks Online for digital bookkeeping and ADP for payroll & HR services. We may in the future modify or establish other sales reporting systems as we deem appropriate, for the accurate and expeditious reporting of Gross Revenue and delivery of our products and services. You must fully cooperate in implementing any such modifications at your expense. The current approximate cost of the required hardware and software is $5,000 to $10,000. The monthly software access fees are approximately $100 for Quickbooks Online and $300 for MicroWorks. ADP is estimated to be $15 to $18 per employee, based on running a bi- weekly payroll schedule.

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MarketingItem 6

“Gross Revenue” includes all revenues and income from any source derived or received by you from, by or on account of the operation of the Franchised Business or made pursuant to the rights granted hereunder, including but not limited to, any and all other revenues received using our 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. Gross Revenue includes the full amount payable by your customers, without deduction for your delivery costs or for other write-offs; however, Gross Revenue 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, or (iii) properly documented promotional discounts (i.e., coupons). Gross Revenue includes your revenues from the sale of alcoholic beverages. If a state or local law applicable to your Franchised Business prohibits or restricts in any way your ability to pay and our ability to collect Royalty Fees or other amounts based on Gross Revenue derived from the sale of alcoholic beverages at the Franchised Business, then we will renegotiate the Royalty Fees and other provisions to provide the same basic economic effect to both us and you as otherwise provided in this Agreement, with a corresponding change to the definition of Gross Revenue. Gross Revenue does not include gift card purchases, at the time of purchase, but Gross Revenue does include the redemption amount of purchases made by gift card. 2 You must pay directly to our Brand Fund a Brand Fund Contribution of 1% of weekly Gross Revenue generated by your Franchised Business. Payments are due at the same time 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 revenues 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 revenue. 3 The Internal Systems Fee is $650 per month and may cover services such as access to QuickBooks accounting software, Microworks operating software, software license and maintenance fees, website hosting and maintenance, Franchise web portal access, and other technology-related services developed by Franchisor. 4 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, 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. 5 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 ten (10) days or less per year at a location we designate. We reserve the right to impose a reasonable fee for all optional additional training programs. Currently, we charge $500 per person, per day for all optional additional training programs. 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. 6 We may establish audit and 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. If we require it, you must subscribe and pay the fees for any such program.

LinkedInLinkedIn
MarketingItem 6

“Gross Revenue” includes all revenues and income from any source derived or received by you from, by or on account of the operation of the Franchised Business or made pursuant to the rights granted hereunder, including but not limited to, any and all other revenues received using our 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. Gross Revenue includes the full amount payable by your customers, without deduction for your delivery costs or for other write-offs; however, Gross Revenue 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, or (iii) properly documented promotional discounts (i.e., coupons). Gross Revenue includes your revenues from the sale of alcoholic beverages. If a state or local law applicable to your Franchised Business prohibits or restricts in any way your ability to pay and our ability to collect Royalty Fees or other amounts based on Gross Revenue derived from the sale of alcoholic beverages at the Franchised Business, then we will renegotiate the Royalty Fees and other provisions to provide the same basic economic effect to both us and you as otherwise provided in this Agreement, with a corresponding change to the definition of Gross Revenue. Gross Revenue does not include gift card purchases, at the time of purchase, but Gross Revenue does include the redemption amount of purchases made by gift card. 2 You must pay directly to our Brand Fund a Brand Fund Contribution of 1% of weekly Gross Revenue generated by your Franchised Business. Payments are due at the same time 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 revenues 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 revenue. 3 The Internal Systems Fee is $650 per month and may cover services such as access to QuickBooks accounting software, Microworks operating software, software license and maintenance fees, website hosting and maintenance, Franchise web portal access, and other technology-related services developed by Franchisor. 4 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, 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. 5 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 ten (10) days or less per year at a location we designate. We reserve the right to impose a reasonable fee for all optional additional training programs. Currently, we charge $500 per person, per day for all optional additional training programs. 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. 6 We may establish audit and 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. If we require it, you must subscribe and pay the fees for any such program.

QuickBooksIntuit
AccountingItem 6

“Gross Revenue” includes all revenues and income from any source derived or received by you from, by or on account of the operation of the Franchised Business or made pursuant to the rights granted hereunder, including but not limited to, any and all other revenues received using our 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. Gross Revenue includes the full amount payable by your customers, without deduction for your delivery costs or for other write-offs; however, Gross Revenue 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, or (iii) properly documented promotional discounts (i.e., coupons). Gross Revenue includes your revenues from the sale of alcoholic beverages. If a state or local law applicable to your Franchised Business prohibits or restricts in any way your ability to pay and our ability to collect Royalty Fees or other amounts based on Gross Revenue derived from the sale of alcoholic beverages at the Franchised Business, then we will renegotiate the Royalty Fees and other provisions to provide the same basic economic effect to both us and you as otherwise provided in this Agreement, with a corresponding change to the definition of Gross Revenue. Gross Revenue does not include gift card purchases, at the time of purchase, but Gross Revenue does include the redemption amount of purchases made by gift card. 2 You must pay directly to our Brand Fund a Brand Fund Contribution of 1% of weekly Gross Revenue generated by your Franchised Business. Payments are due at the same time 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 revenues 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 revenue. 3 The Internal Systems Fee is $650 per month and may cover services such as access to QuickBooks accounting software, Microworks operating software, software license and maintenance fees, website hosting and maintenance, Franchise web portal access, and other technology-related services developed by Franchisor. 4 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, 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. 5 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 ten (10) days or less per year at a location we designate. We reserve the right to impose a reasonable fee for all optional additional training programs. Currently, we charge $500 per person, per day for all optional additional training programs. 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. 6 We may establish audit and 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. If we require it, you must subscribe and pay the fees for any such program.

TwitterX
MarketingItem 11

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 Cleavers Philadelphia franchisees in your area, with our prior written approval. You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or any other social media and/or networking site without our prior written approval. System-wide Brand Development Fund (Franchise Agreement, Section 13.3)

YouTubeGoogle
MarketingItem 11

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 Cleavers Philadelphia franchisees in your area, with our prior written approval. You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube or any other social media and/or networking site without our prior written approval. System-wide Brand Development Fund (Franchise Agreement, Section 13.3)

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

21 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 10 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

Hardware: General purpose computer or laptop, multi-function laser printer/scanner/copier, High Speed Internet, point of sale system (“POS System”) Software: digital bookkeeping application (QuickBooks Online), payroll & HR services (ADP).

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

Yes

Item 11

The POS System allows us to independently and remotely access all of your sales data, including your Gross Revenue, through the Internet.

How the franchisor buys

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

0

Item 8

During our December 31, 2025, fiscal year, we received $0.00 from vendors on account of required purchases by franchisees.

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?

75

Item 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 95% 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?

Yes

Item 8

If you request that we approve a proposed supplier, you will be required to pay us a fee in the amount of $500 plus any actual costs of product testing, $500 of which is refundable if the product is approved for use by the entire System.

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

Yes

Item 8

If you would like us to consider another supplier, you must make such request in writing to use and have the supplier give us samples or 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?

Yes

Item 17

Franchisee’s obligations on Article 18 Upon termination, you must: cease operations; termination/ non-renewal cease to identify yourself as a Cleavers Philadelphia franchisee; cease to use the Marks; cancel any assumed name registration that contains any Mark; pay us and our affiliates all sums owing; pay us any…

Franchise management

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

Yes

Item 6

6 We may establish audit and 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?

Yes

Item 17

Modification of the agreement Sections 9.4, 14.6, No oral modifications generally, but we may 19.1.4 and 22.4 change the Operations Manual and System standards at any time.

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

Yes

Item 12

You are required to find and obtain possession of a specific location for your Franchised Business that meets our site selection criteria and our approval.

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 maintain any business profile on Facebook, 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?

Yes

Item 7

11 During the 30 days prior to and first 60 days after the opening of your Franchised Business, we require you to spend at least $10,000 on local advertising and promotional activities in your Territory.

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

Thereafter, you are required to spend at least 1% of monthly Gross Revenue on local advertising to promote your Franchised Business.

Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?

Yes

Item 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?

Yes

Item 8

You must also purchase your ingredients, prepped and/or packaged foods, paper/disposable goods, equipment, and furnishings from our designated suppliers and contractors.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

You must also purchase your ingredients, prepped and/or packaged foods, paper/disposable goods, equipment, and furnishings from our designated suppliers and contractors.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Item 15

Your Cleavers Philadelphia outlet must be directly supervised by a general manager.

Point of sale

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

Yes

Item 11

You must purchase and use the POS System we specify, and have the latest versions of hardware, software and computer platforms to operate the POS System.

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

Yes

Item 11

The POS System allows us to independently and remotely access all of your sales data, including your Gross Revenue, through the Internet.

Training

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

Yes

Item 6

We may impose this fee, payable trainer per diem to us, if you request additional rate plus expenses. training at your premises from Our current per time-to-time, or if you are diem rate is $500 operating below our standards per person per day, and we require you to have plus travel and additional training.

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

Yes

Item 11

If we require it, you must attend mandatory additional training and/or an annual business meeting or franchisee conference offered by us for up to 10 days each year at a location we designate.

The filing answers no to 3 questions
  • 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
  • Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8

Ordinary royalty terms

Complete royalty terms are not confirmed.

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