The required point of sale system is a Toast System manufactured by Toast, Inc. It includes electronic cash registers, a point of sale touchscreen tablets, receipt printers and the software provided by Toast. You can purchase this system from any official Toast dealer. The system will store information concerning your sales, inventory, accounting and other operations. The estimated average cost of purchasing the Toast System is $7,500, but such estimate may be more or less depending on the total number of point of sale terminals (fixed and hand held) that a franchisee desires to implement.
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JUST PIZZA
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Ordinary royalty terms
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Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
16 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 16 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
We may retrieve from your point of sale system all information that we consider necessary, desirable or appropriate.
How the franchisor buys
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
with the Franchisor, or a corporation owned or controlled by any of the foregoing, will derive income, on a commission basis, and other financial benefits from certain suppliers who sell mixtures, merchandise, ingredients, and other supplies to the Franchisees, as set forth below.
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?
90Item 8
The estimated proportion of these required purchases of goods and supplies in establishing and operating the business is 90% of the total purchases of goods and supplies by Franchisee.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
Franchisee may purchase supplies from any supplier (except in the cases of specified supplies from US Foods and Pepsi-Cola Bottling Corp. whereby Franchisor has entered into sales contracts with them), after obtaining from Franchisor its written agreement that the supplies to be purchased meet Franchisor's standards…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
Obligations include complete termination/non-renewal de-identification, payment of amounts due, return all manuals, relinquish telephone number ands abide by covenant 28 not to compete
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
In connection therewith, Franchisor's representatives will, from time to time, inspect Franchisee's premises, products, supplies, merchandise, methods of production and merchandising, and make tests and confer with the employees of the Franchisee.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
Franchisor and Franchisee will not execute a Franchise Agreement unless a location has been agreed upon by them.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 6
Advertising Fees Prior to your grand opening, you must pay Franchisor $5,000 for advertising and promotion of the grand opening of your franchise.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 6
You are also required to spend a minimum of two percent (2%) of your gross sales on advertising to do local advertising for your franchised business.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
Must be purchased by Franchisee from suppliers approved by Franchisor during the term of the Franchise Agreement.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Fixtures and equipment, of the design specified in the Operating Manual and of the same quality as shown in the Operating Manual, shall be purchased by Franchisee from Franchisor or from persons, firms or corporations designated by Franchisor.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 11
Franchisee shall hire at least twenty-five (25) employees three (3) weeks before opening date.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
The required point of sale system is a Toast System manufactured by Toast, Inc.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We may retrieve from your point of sale system all information that we consider necessary, desirable or appropriate.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
Such additional training will be at the sole expense of the Franchisee.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 6
9 Conferences Just Pizza shall hold conferences as deemed necessary and you must attend at least 1 conference during any one calendar year.
The filing answers no to 2 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 20
Ordinary royalty terms
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