Can another All County business be physically located in my territory?
All_County Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
tal area definitions. A typical territory will not contain a population exceeding 250,000 and will contain a population of at least 50,000. We will not establish or locate, or license another person to establish or locate, another ALL COUNTY® business office within your Territory.
The Territory area for your ALL COUNTY® business office you are granted will be determined after negotiation between you and us, carefully considering where you want to be located and whether the proposed area is available. No other ALL COUNTY® business office will be physically located in your Territory and that no other ALL COUNTY® business shall be authorized to conduct grass-roots marketing efforts in your Territory, defined as conducting direct mail campaigns or physically visiting real estate offices or other businesses in your Territory for the purposes of soliciting referrals. You will not receive an exclusive territory. You may face competition from other franchisees, from outlets that we own, or from other channels of distribution or competitive brands that we control.
Activity Outside of Territory. You have the right to provide services to customer account locations located up to 50 miles from the principal business address for the Franchised Business.
We have the right to establish ALL COUNTY® business offices anywhere outside your Territory. Except for conducting grass-roots marketing efforts in your Territory, defined as conducting direct mail campaigns or physically visiting real estate offices or other businesses in your Territory for the purposes of soliciting referrals, we, our affiliates, or other franchisees have the right to conduct radio, television, or other advertising, or service customer accounts inside your Territory. We have the right to sell services and any ancillary products, whether or not using the Marks, inside or outside your Territory through distribution channels other than ALL COUNTY® businesses, including offering real estate advertising and listing services through Internet websites or through published materials that are distributed in your Territory. We do not have to pay you any compensation for soliciting or accepting orders inside your Territory.
Source: Item 12 — Territory (FDD pages 26–28)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All County's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, another All County business office will not be physically located within your territory. The territory is defined as a specific geographic area using state, county, municipal, street, landmark, or postal area definitions. Typically, a territory will have a population between 50,000 and 250,000. However, the franchise agreement does not grant an exclusive territory, meaning that franchisees may face competition from other franchisees, company-owned outlets, or other channels of distribution.
While another All County business will not be physically located in your territory, All County, its affiliates, or other franchisees retain the right to conduct advertising or service customer accounts within your territory, except for grass-roots marketing efforts. Grass-roots marketing is defined as direct mail campaigns or physically visiting real estate offices or other businesses in your territory for the purpose of soliciting referrals. All County also has the right to sell services and ancillary products inside or outside your territory through other distribution channels, such as internet websites, without compensating you.
All County or its other franchisees may enter into agreements to provide services to national or regional companies, which may require them to provide services to locations within your territory. In such cases where the customer pays a fixed amount for services at all locations, All County will reasonably allocate the fixed amount among the businesses performing the services. To maintain your territory rights, you must meet the minimum performance standards outlined in the Franchise Agreement, specifically regarding Gross Revenue. Failure to meet these requirements may result in the termination of the Franchise Agreement or the territory becoming non-exclusive.