Great American Cookies

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We and our affiliates do have independent access to the information generated and stored in your Information System.

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Currently, we require you to purchase, directly or indirectly (a) initial and ongoing inventory your will need to prepare the cookies and other approved menu items you are authorized to offer and sell at your Restaurant, and (b) branded items and other designated products that are produced by or licensed by our…

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The GAC Franchise Association currently has advisory committees that focus on different aspects of our System, and whose members are elected franchisees.

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We may at any time change, delete, or add to any of our specifications or quality standards.

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We and/or our affiliates will derive revenue (to include rebates and other material consideration) on account of these purchases and leases and may impose mark-ups on products and equipment sold to and/or leased by franchisees.

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Collectively, the purchases and leases described above are approximately 95% of your overall purchases and leases in establishing the Franchise and 95% of your overall purchases and leases in operating the Franchise.

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If you use ingredients or offer to sell products that we have not approved, or buy from suppliers we have not approved, we can charge you a fee, in addition to such actions being a default of your agreement.

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If you wish to procure any items from a supplier other than ones we have previously approved or designated, you must deliver written notice seeking approval of the supplier.

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assign to us all of your business telephone numbers.

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Conduct, as we deem advisable, inspections of the Restaurant and evaluations of the products sold and services rendered in and from the Restaurant.

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We may change the contents of the Manuals, but such changes will not alter your fundamental rights under the Franchise Agreement.

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Before you make a binding commitment to purchase, lease, or sublease a site, we must approve in writing the proposed lease or purchase agreement or any letter of intent between you and the third-party seller or lessor.

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You may not offer, unless we consent in writing, products or services using the Marks (i) by mail order sales or (ii) on any website on the Internet or any other electronic communication network.

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You must spend the required grand opening marketing and promotion amounts 2 weeks before opening your Restaurant and the 6 weeks after opening the Restaurant.

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In addition to contributing to the Fund, you must also spend 2% of net sales during each calendar quarter on local advertising and promotion of your Restaurant.

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You must use our designated supplier for the loyalty programs that you are required to offer in connection with the operation of your Restaurant.

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You must purchase and sell certain (a) specified beverage items (i.e. sodas), (b) icing and other products ancillary to the preparation of cookies and certain menu items, (c) branded paper products and product packaging, from our then-current approved supplier, which may modify upon written notice to you, and we may…

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You must purchase all or most parts of the digital and static menu system from an approved vendor that we engaged to design a menu/computer system for our franchisees.

Franchise agreement

I (we) hereby authorize PAYEE to initiate debit entries to my (our) account in the entity named below ("institution") and I (we) authorize the institution to accept and to debit the amount of such entries to my (our) account for affiliated produced product I purchase, and royalties and marketing fund contributions…

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We have an electronic gift card program and you must participate in this program.

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Your manager must assume responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the Restaurant, oversight of the preparation of food products, and supervision of personnel and accounting and must spend at least 40 hours per week overseeing the operation of the Restaurant.

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You must purchase or lease and maintain, at your own expense, only those brands, types, makes and/or models of Information Systems computer hardware and software, communications hardware and software, point of sale hardware and software, kitchen display systems, kiosk(s), data and/or databases and any other items…

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We and our affiliates do have independent access to the information generated and stored in your Information System.

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Provide, as we deem appropriate, additional training for you or your manager, operating partner, assistant managers, shift leaders or other employees and quarterly training and status meetings.