We will notify you of new or modified specifications, standards, and guidelines through periodic amendments or supplements to the Brand Manual or through written communication (including electronic communication). We will issue copies of our standards and specifications to you unless these standards and specifications contain our confidential information. We may require you to remodel and modernize the GRM/GRT and any Additional Equipment, at your sole expense, so that they reflect our then-current System Standards as to image and quality. You must use the computer hardware and software, including the point-of-sale system and vendor that we periodically designate (currently Square) to operate your Beverly Ann’s Cookie Franchise (currently Square). You must obtain the computer hardware, software licenses, maintenance and support services, and other related services that meet our specifications from the suppliers we specify.
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Cookie Co
Quick service restaurantCookie Co operates 16 quick-service units (15 franchised, 1 company-owned) out of its Utah headquarters. No system named in the FDD is mandated, and QuickBooks by Intuit is the only system the filing names, appearing as an in-use accounting tool rather than a contractual requirement.
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Ordinary royalty terms
15% component; full terms unconfirmed
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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.
You must have regular access to a computer that is capable of connecting to the internet for the operation of your Beverly Ann’s Business. You may use a computer that you own. If you were to purchase a computer, we estimate the cost to be approximately $200 to $1,000. You may need to buy and/or license third-party software such as QuickBooks and Microsoft Office to use in the operation of your Beverly Ann’s Business. You must use the KonaOS software. You must also use our designated point-of-sales hardware and/or software (“POS System”) and vendor, currently Square. We reserve the right to specify required computer hardware or software and to specify other computer-related standards in the future. We may also require you to purchase other POS hardware and/or software in the future. Beverly Ann’s will not have independent access to the information generated by or stored in your computer, but you are required to provide sales and other reports that we require in the Brand Manual. You are responsible for maintaining proper anti-virus and other cybersecurity measures for the Computer System and any other devices that access Beverly Ann’s information. You must periodically check your email and the portion of our website devoted to franchise owners. We reserve the right to market and sell over the internet. You must use any payment vendors and methods that we determine.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
20 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 11 explicit no's; 3 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You will deliver the financial statements that we prescribe, which may include a balance sheet, profit and loss statement, statement of cash flows and explanatory footnotes prepared under generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis or such other items we designate related to the financial…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
we or our affiliate will: (i) manufacture, supply, and sell Products to Beverly Ann’s Cookies franchisees; and/or (ii) disclose Proprietary Recipes to a limited number of suppliers, including our affiliate.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
We may change or add approved suppliers of this Technology at any time, in our sole discretion.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
1465720Item 8
During our last fiscal year, ended December 31, 2025, we received $1,465,720 in revenue from these required purchases.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We currently receive a 5% rebate from our cookie dough supplier.
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?
30Item 8
We estimate that approximately 70% of purchases required to open your Beverly Ann’s Cookie Franchise and 30% of purchases required to operate your Beverly Ann’s Cookie Franchise will be from us or from other approved suppliers or under our specifications.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you desire to have a non- approved supplier of a product or service designated as an approved supplier, you must submit samples of the supplier’s products or services to us, along with a written statement describing why such items, services, or suppliers should be approved for use in the System.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Immediately stop using all telephone numbers, advertisements, domain names and social media accounts associated with the Franchised Business.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to comply with the then-current Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards as those standards may be revised and modified by the PCI Security Standards Council, LLC, or any successor organization or standards we may reasonably specify.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
To ensure compliance with this Franchise Agreement, we or our representatives will have the right to evaluate your Franchised Business operations, and inspect or examine your books, records, accounts and tax returns.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We can modify the Brand Manual at any time.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
You may not maintain a separate website, conduct e-commerce, or otherwise maintain a presence on the Internet in connection with your Franchised Business without our express written permission, which we may revoke at any time, in our sole discretion.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must obtain services and products from: (1) designated suppliers, (2) approved suppliers, and/or (3) according to our specifications.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must obtain services and products from: (1) designated suppliers, (2) approved suppliers, and/or (3) according to our specifications.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to maintain, at all times, credit card relationships with the credit and debit card issuers or sponsors, check or credit verification services, financial center services, payment providers, merchant service providers, loyalty and gift cards, and electronic fund transfer systems (together, “Payment Vendors”)…
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
We currently require you to pay fees and other amounts due to us and our affiliates via automated clearing house (“ACH”) or other similar means.
People
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must require all your employees to work in clean uniforms approved by us, but furnished at your cost or the employees’ cost as you may determine.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must also use our designated point-of-sales hardware and/or software (“POS System”) and vendor, currently Square.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesFranchise agreement
We will have the right at any time to retrieve data and other information from your Technology as we, in our sole discretion, deem necessary or desirable.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may require that you, designated managers, and other employees periodically attend system wide refresher or additional training courses.
The filing answers no to 11 questions
- Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?Item 11
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Item 11
- Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?Item 11
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Franchise agreement
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?Franchise agreement
- Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?Franchise agreement
- Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?Franchise agreement
The vendor opportunity at Cookie Co
Item 19 of the 2026 FDD makes no financial performance representation, so any revenue pitch needs an outside benchmark.
Who controls software purchasing
No system named in the filing carries a mandate, which points to purchasing decisions sitting closer to individual store operators than a centralized headquarters requirement. At 14 mapped operators, all single-unit, across Texas, Indiana, Alabama, Wisconsin, and Kentucky, outreach likely runs store by store rather than through one buying center.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
The FDD requires none of the systems it names. QuickBooks by Intuit is the only system named, and it is in use — tied to a fee or described in the filing rather than a contractual obligation.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 sets an approved-supplier list model for procurement. With a 10-year initial term, the first wave of renewal-driven technology refreshes lands roughly a decade after each store opens.
How to read the Cookie Co FDD
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Ordinary royalty terms
Complete royalty terms are not confirmed.
Questions vendors ask
Cookie Co, answered from the filing
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
14 operators run 14 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| TX | 4 |
|---|---|
| IN | 2 |
| AL | 2 |
| WI | 1 |
| KY | 1 |
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