I agree that their franchise agreement is very good for the franchisees, but I'm not sure if this has been answered. 

Did these people that deposited money actually ever sign the franchise agreement?  I assume that they did, but most people just talk about the Elite purchase order that said it was refundable.  If so, how are these people included in the AAFD accredidation process, if Cuppy's decides to go that route.

Was the money from Elite ever transferred to Cuppy's account?