When did the predecessor to 1 800 Packouts begin offering franchises?
1_800_Packouts Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Experience**
Our Predecessor was 1800Packouts Franchise, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company which was organized on October 3, 2014. Through a restructuring transaction connected to our Parent acquiring us, it was merged into and succeeded by us. It offered 1-800-PACKOUTS franchises from its inception until succeeded by us.We are also affiliated by common ownership with Packouts Holdco, Inc., a Delaware corporation organized on December 22, 2021 and successor by merger to Packout Holdings, LLC ("Packout Holdings"), a Georgia limited liability company organized on July 2, 2015; Packouts Holdings has as its principal business address 761 W. 1200 N., Ste 300, Springville, Utah 84663. Packout Holdings licenses the 1-800-PACKOUTS mark and other marks to us. Packout Holdings has not operated any business similar to Franchised Businesses and has not offered franchises in any line of business.
In January 2022, we had a change of ownership and were acquired by FS PEP Holdco, LLC. This created additional affiliations through other companies under the same ownership of FS PEP Holdco, LLC. As a result of this transaction, we are under common control as entities named below.
Our affiliate, Five Star Bath, L.L.C.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS, AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 9–12)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to 1 800 Packouts' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the predecessor to the current franchisor, 1800Packouts Franchise, LLC, started offering 1-800-PACKOUTS franchises in July 2015. The predecessor company was organized on October 3, 2014, and offered franchises from its inception until it was succeeded through a merger connected to the Parent company acquiring it.
This means that while the current 1 800 Packouts Holdco, LLC was organized on December 23, 2021, the franchise system itself has been around since July 2015 under its predecessor. Prospective franchisees should note that the performance history and brand recognition may extend back to this earlier date.
It's also important to recognize that 1 800 Packouts is affiliated with several other franchise systems, such as Five Star Bath, Gotcha Covered Franchising, and Ringside Development Company. These affiliates offer franchises in different sectors and have varying years of experience in franchising. This diverse portfolio under common ownership could provide 1 800 Packouts with access to shared resources, expertise, and best practices in franchising.