This Agreement is by and between the party signatory hereto as the “Principal” (“Principal”) and Fooda, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Agent”). Version 7.28 – 2025-01-01.
“Agent” includes Fooda’s subsidiary 11 Dining, LLC and any other entities controlled, owned, or affiliated with Fooda which may exist now or in the future.
“Commission(s)” or “Agent Commission(s)” is the % of Net Sales that the Agent earns for each Event. Commissions are itemized in the Commissions Addendum.
“Customer” means companies, organizations, hospitals, channel partners, government entities, residential communities, property managers, schools, individuals or ad hoc groups that make Fooda Services available to their Users.
“Events” refers to occasions initiated by the Customer, wherein the Agent coordinates providing goods or services with various providers of Fooda Services ("Fooda Services Providers").
“Fooda Services” means any goods, services, content, or offers provided to a Customer or its Users whether onsite, off premises, online, public location or Principal’s location. Agent sells Fooda Services on behalf of the Principal under the following categories:
“Location Services Addendum” or “LSA” means an addendum to this Agreement that is not required but may be used to identify any additional location or Customer specific requirements, obligations, service offerings, legal terms, or financial obligations by the parties.
“Net Sales” means the gross sales from the Fooda Services less sales tax.
“Users” means Customer administrators, employees, guests, clients, members, associates, partners, students, tenants, and/or other individuals that the Customer has authorized or allowed access to utilize any Fooda Services.
1. Agent’s Responsibilities
2. Principal’s Responsibilities (Applies to all Fooda Services except Offers)
3. Popup Program Terms & Conditions
4. Delivery Program Terms & Conditions
5. Catering Program Terms & Conditions
6. Offers Terms & Conditions
1. Term & Termination.
Either party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement upon 30 days' prior, written notice to the other party. Any outstanding scheduled Events or Offers will need to be honored based on the terms and/or addendums associated with those items. Either party may cancel this agreement immediately, including future scheduled events, if the other party breaches the terms of this agreement and fails to cure such breach within 15 days from the date of receipt of written notice of such breach.
2. Payment Processing Fees.
The following fees will be deducted from funds due to the Principal in connection with Fee Transactions (as defined below), such amounts to be detailed in the applicable Event reconciliation:
For purposes of this Agreement, “Fee Transactions” shall mean: (1) Popup: all User payments excluding cash, coupons, and Fooda Rewards redemptions.; (2) Delivery: all User transactions; (3) Catering: all User transactions; or (4) Offers: all User transactions. For any transactions that do not originate on Agent’s POS or order management system, Agent will use commercially reasonable efforts to use the data provided by the third party to estimate the Payment Processing Fees based on the above schedule. All disputed, invalid, or fraudulent credit card charges submitted by Principal via POS will be the responsibility of the Principal and will be deducted from any monies due to Principal.
3. Site Management Fees.
If an Event does not require the Principal to furnish plates, containers, napkins, condiments, and/or utensils for food consumption, then the following fee will be deducted from funds due to the Principal:
4. Point of Sale System.
Agent shall be entitled to require Principal to use a specific Point of Sale system at Popup events. Principal is required to use Agent’s mobile POS application for every transaction, whether paid by cash or credit or any other means, at every Popup event unless otherwise communicated in writing by Agent. Principal’s mobile or tablet device should always be connected to the internet, whenever possible, when processing transactions. When Principal’s device is connected to the internet, a customer’s credit card will be validated before completing the transaction. If the Principal’s device is not connected to the internet or the mobile application is unable to reach Agent’s server, customer transactions will be automatically approved but credit cards will not be validated. The Principal will be responsible for any orders approved, where payment cannot be collected, while not connected to the internet or Agent’s server. This feature is being offered as a convenience to the Principal but may only be used when necessary. Principal is responsible for reconnecting the device to the internet and Agent’s server as soon as possible during or after the Popup event, and completely uploading the data from the device. Principal will not be paid for any orders that are not synced to Agent’s server. The cost of any physical device or POS equipment will be paid for by the Principal.
5. Fooda Rewards.
Fooda Rewards is a Popup and Delivery loyalty program to thank loyal Users and encourage their continued spending. Principal is required to participate in Fooda Rewards to the extent it is available in Principal’s Events. For Popup, Principal’s staff will ask Users for their phone number to enter in the Agent’s POS during payment transactions to provide reward points to Users. Users will receive two (2) reward points for every dollar spent, excluding tax and discounts. Once Users accumulate 100 reward points, they can exchange for a $2 Reward in Agent’s mobile app. Principal is not required to pay a monthly fee for the loyalty program. Users can redeem the points at any Popup or Delivery Event, not limited to the restaurant where the points were earned. Principal is responsible for the cost of redeemed Rewards and will not be reimbursed by Agent. Agent reserves the right to change the program terms or cancel the program at any time at its sole discretion.
6. Billing and Payment.
Agent will use commercially reasonable efforts to reconcile each week’s Events by the middle of the following week. A reconciliation form will be created for each Event and emailed to Principal’s accounting contact email address. Agent will then pay or charge the Principal via ACH for the net amount due to or from the Principal the week following the creation of the reconciliation. From collected amounts Agent will deduct its Commissions, payment processing fees, scheduling fees, and any other charges set forth herein, Commissions addendum, or otherwise agreed to by the parties in writing. The funds remitted to the Principal may include estimated sales tax. These funds will be deposited (or withdrawn) from Principal's account within two (2) business days of the date on which Agent submits the ACH instructions to its bank. For payment terms related to Offers see Agent Offers Terms and Conditions above. Either party may notify the other party of errors or irregularities with Billing and Payment and both parties will make a good faith effort to review records related to the transactions. The parties agree to a lookback period of up to twelve (12) months back from when the request is made in writing by the requesting party. This lookback period limitation does not apply in the case of fraud or theft. Any required payment due to either party as a result of the reconciliation pursuant to this clause shall be made from the appropriate party to the other within thirty (30) days after the parties agree on such reconciliation.
7. Sales Tax.
8. Customer Complaints.
Agent shall be entitled, in its sole discretion, to refund Users up to 100% in cases of quality or service issues. These amounts will be deducted from amounts otherwise due to the Principal if Agent determines, in its sole discretion, Principal is the cause of the complaint.
9. Code of Conduct.
Agent shall be entitled to immediately terminate this Agreement and any future scheduled Events if Agent determines, in its sole discretion, that the Principal or its staff have acted in an unprofessional manner or if the Agent determines that the Principal may not be capable of performing the services described herein at the standards required by the Customer or Agent.
10. Prohibition Against Improper Influence.
Principal agrees that it will not offer, promise, or give any payment, gift, or any other benefit of value to any employee, or representative of the Agent or Customer, with the intent to influence, win a contract, retain business, or obtain any business advantage. Violation of this provision shall be considered a material breach of this agreement, and the Agent may immediately terminate this agreement and seek all legal remedies available to it.
11. Responsibility for Fooda Services.
Principal acknowledges that Principal is the seller of Principal's food, goods and services. Principal is also responsible and liable for: (a) the decision to make Principal's food, goods and services available through Agent; (b) fulfillment to all Users; (c) verifying the accuracy of menu and service prices and tax rates in Agent’s mobile, web, and offline marketing and sales systems; and (d) supplying all food, goods and/or services specified in the addenda.
12. Marketing Materials.
Principal shall provide Agent with access to its marketing materials, and hereby authorizes Agent to use such materials in its marketing activities, including products or services offered, food menus, graphics, logos, and brand name so Agent can market the Principal's products and services.
13. Intellectual Property; Licensure; Compliance.
Principal represents, warrants and covenants that: (a) its business and the food, goods or services offered through Agent do not and will not infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate any intellectual property right or right of privacy or publicity of any third party; (b) it holds all necessary licenses, registrations, regulatory documents and authorization documents, if any, required to make any Offer and provide the goods or services described therein; (c) it will comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in performing hereunder; and (d) it will provide the food, goods and services made available through Agent in a professional manner consistent with industry best practices.
14. Data Use and Ownership.
Agent owns all of the transaction data collected via its website, mobile apps, and Point of Sale (POS) systems (including Square) and shall have the right: (i) to use the data as necessary to perform hereunder; (ii) to collect and process the data subject to applicable law to use internally for record keeping, internal reporting, analytics, optimization, fraud detection and support purposes; (iii) to compile and disclose data in the aggregate where Principal’s individual or user data is not identifiable, including calculating averages by location, item, cuisine, or region; and (iv) to provide the data as required by banks, law or court order, or to defend Agent’s rights in a legal dispute.
15. Confidential Information.
In connection with the relationship created hereby the Principal will be given or may have access to certain information including, but not limited to User names, contact information, email addresses, or other information that Agent or its Customers consider confidential. At no time, either during or subsequent to the term of this Agreement, may Principal (i) disclose any such information to any third party, or (ii) use any information obtained during the course of doing business with Agent for any purpose other than fulfilling the terms of this Agreement. For purposes of clarity, using any such information to market to or contract with Customers or Users is strictly prohibited. Principal acknowledges that any breach of this provision shall entitle Agent to seek injunctive relief, among other remedies, as monetary damages alone may not be sufficient to compensate Agent in the event of Principal’s breach of this provision.
16. PCI Compliance.
In the event Principal is not using Agent’s point of sale (POS), the Principal will accept cashless payments (including credit and / or debit cards) and it will ensure that its staff adheres to the then current PCI (Payment Card Industry) Standards or any equivalent thereof or any substitute therefore. Any costs associated with an audit or to gain compliance or to remedy a violation of these standards, including User or Customer reimbursements, shall be borne by the Principal. Principal shall notify Agent if it suspects or has been notified by any third party of a possible security breach related to the cashless system (or related cashless data) used at any Fooda Services Event. In the event that Principal is using Agent’s POS, Agent will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure the POS is PCI compliant and other than in the event of the Principal’s negligence, Agent will be responsible for any costs associated with an audit or to gain compliance or to remedy a violation of these standards, including User or Customer reimbursements. Complementary Controls for Principal: Fooda Services and related controls were designed with the assumption that certain controls will be implemented by Principal. Such controls should be followed by Principal to complement Agent's controls. Principal should maintain controls to provide reasonable assurance that:
17. Health and Safety.
Principal represents and warrants that all goods, food or services provided in connection with any Event or Offer are safe and comply with all applicable laws regarding health and safety, licensing, fire, and hygiene standards (collectively, “Health Laws”). At Agent's request, Principal will promptly provide copies of any applicable facility operating license(s), or similar credentials or documents evidencing compliance with the Health Laws. As is evidenced by this agreement, Principal expressly allows all local, county, and/or state regulatory agencies to release information directly to Agent related to inspections, violations, licensing, or any other applicable information pertaining to a Principal’s ability to fulfill the terms of this agreement or ability to operate. Principal shall ensure that its facilities and operations remain in compliance with all applicable Health Laws during the term of this Agreement. Principal agrees to abide by list of banned items and foods, which may be updated at Agent’s discretion and is available at www.fooda.com/bannedfoods. Agent reserves the right to immediately terminate its relationship with Principal, and to refuse to promote Principal's food, goods or services, if Agent believes, in its sole discretion, that Principal's facilities or services do not fully comply with any or all applicable Health Laws. Any state or local violations, including lost sales, profits, fees, or legal expenses related to Health Laws in connection with any Offers or Events are the sole responsibility of the Principal. All persons who enter Customers’ property are prohibited from carrying a handgun or firearm of any kind onto the property regardless of whether or not the person is licensed to carry a handgun.
18. Sites.
Principal acknowledges that Agent does not own, operate or in any other manner exercise any control or influence over Customers hosting Events. Customers may have constraints related to location, hours, access, or other requirements affecting the service area. Agent shall not be responsible or liable in any way for the acts of any Customers or Users, including without limitation damages caused by any such party. Principal hereby releases, covenants not to sue and forever discharges Agent, together with its directors, officers and employees, from any and all liability, claims, actions and causes of actions whatsoever arising out of or related to any loss, damage or injury that may be sustained due to the alleged or actual acts or omissions of a Customer or User. Accordingly, Principal agrees that it will look solely to the applicable Customer or User for compensation for said losses, claims, damages and/or injuries.
19. Jurisdiction and Venue.
In the event a dispute arises between Principal and Agent relating in any way to this agreement, the parties hereto agree that any litigation arising between these parties shall be brought only in the courts of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois and that the law of the state of Illinois shall apply.
20. Non-Discrimination.
Principal shall not discriminate against any Users, workers, employees or applicants, or any member of the public, because of race, color, religion, age, disability unrelated to ability to perform, gender, national origin or ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, military discharge status or source of income. Such action shall include, but not be limited to the following: providing Fooda Services, employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training; including apprenticeship.
21. Legal Fees.
In the event that either party commences litigation to enforce or protect such party's rights in accordance with and under this Agreement, the prevailing party in any such action shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees and costs (including the costs of experts, evidence, and counsel) and other costs relating to such action, in addition to all other entitled relief, including damages and injunctive relief.
22. Limitation of Liability; Disclaimer.
AGENT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO PRINCIPAL FOR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (EVEN IF AGENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING FROM BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR ARISING FROM ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF REVENUE OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR LOST BUSINESS (COLLECTIVELY, “DISCLAIMED DAMAGES”). AGENT’S CUMULATIVE LIABILITY RELATED TO DIRECT DAMAGES WILL BE LIMITED TO THE COMMISSIONS RECEIVED BY AGENT RELATED TO THE GOODS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY PRINCIPAL DURING THE 12 MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE APPLICABLE CLAIM. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATION OF PRINCIPAL AND/OR CLAIMS OR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF PRINCIPAL’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT. EXCEPT AS EXPLICITLY SET FORTH HEREIN, AGENT DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRSENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES HEREUNDER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR AS TO ANY MINIMUM AMOUNT OF BUSINESS THAT PRINCIPAL MAY GENERATE ON ACCOUNT OF THE RELATIONSHIOP CREATED HEREBY.
23. Indemnification & Hold Harmless:
Principal shall indemnify, defend and hold Agent, Customers, and Users harmless, including their officers, directors, agents, business partners, employees, tenants, participants, and parent, sister and other affiliated companies or organizations, from and against any and all, claims, demands, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees, costs and expenses incidental thereto), connected with or resulting from: (i) injury or damage to any property, or death of any person, caused by Principal or any of its agents (including, without limitation, as a result of any of its food, products or services); (ii) any breach by Principal of any of its covenants, obligations, representations or warranties set forth herein; (iii) violation of any local, state or federal law or regulation; (iv) workers compensation or other insurance claims; (v) infringement of any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property right of any third party resulting from any content or Intellectual Property provided to Agent by Principal or used by Principal in connection with Fooda Services; or (vi) Principal's (or its employees’ or agents’) negligent acts or omissions or willful misconduct or violation of any law or regulation, in connection with this Agreement. Agent will provide prompt written notice of any such claim to Principal; will allow Principal sole authority and control over the defense and/or settlement of such claim (it being understood that Principal will not enter into any settlement that does not fully release Agent, all Customers and all Users without Agent's prior written consent); and (iii) at the Principal's request, provide such reasonable assistance and information as is available for the defense of such claim.
24. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement and the exhibits and addenda attached hereto set forth all of the agreements, understanding, representations and warranties of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings of the parties.
25. Assignment.
Principal may not assign this Agreement or any of its rights without the prior written consent of Agent.
26. Intellectual Property.
All trademarks, patents, copyrights and other intellectual property rights owned by either party on the date hereof shall continue to be owned solely by such party, and except as set forth herein, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer any rights to any such intellectual property on the other party. Agent shall be entitled to post Principal's name and logo at Agent's website and/or within any mobile application as a customer or partner of Agent. Each party hereby licenses use of its names and trademarks to the other party to the limited extent necessary for such party to carry out its responsibilities hereunder during the term of this Agreement. Principal shall not directly or indirectly reverse engineer, attempt to derive the source code, copy or reproduce all or any portion of any software platform of Agent made available to Principal hereunder, whether electronically, mechanically or otherwise, in any form including, but not limited to, the copying of presentation, style or organization.
27. Changes to Terms & Conditions.
Agent may update these Terms and Conditions in the future. Unless this Agreement or applicable law specifies otherwise, Agent will give Principal fifteen (15) days’ prior notice of any significant change to this Agreement. If Principal finds the change unacceptable, Principal shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by providing written notice to Agent during the above-described fifteen (15) day period. Principal’s failure to timely deliver a termination notice as described above shall be deemed to constitute Principal’s approval of the applicable changes to this Agreement.
28. Miscellaneous.
The relationship between the parties under this Agreement is that of independent contractors and neither shall be, nor represent itself to be, the joint venture, franchiser, franchisee, partner, or representative of the other party for any purpose whatsoever. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and by facsimile or scanned .pdf, each of which shall constitute originals and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute the same original. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions, to the extent feasible, will continue in full force and effect with such unenforceable or invalid provision to be changed and interpreted to best accomplish its original intent and objectives.