If an All County franchisee answers 'Yes' to questions nine through fifteen, what is required?
All_County Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| 14. | Has any employee or other person speaking on our behalf made any statement or promise concerning the likelihood of success that you should or might expect to achieve from operating a Franchised Business? |
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| Yes. No. | |
| 15. | Has any employee or other person speaking on our behalf made any statement, promise, or |
| agreement concerning the advertising, marketing, training, support service or assistance that we | |
| will furnish you that is contrary to, or different from, the information contained in the Disclosure | |
| Document? | |
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| Yes. No. | |
| 16. | If you have answered "Yes" |
| to any of questions nine (9) through fifteen (15), please provide a full | |
| explanation of your answer in the following blank lines. (Attach additional pages, if necessary, and | |
| refer to them below.) If you have answered "No" | |
| to each of such questions, please leave the | |
| following lines blank. | |
| 17. | Do you understand that in all dealings with you, our officers, directors, employees and agents act |
| only in a representative capacity and not in an individual capacity and such dealings are solely | |
| between you and the Franchisor? | |
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| Yes. No. | |
| 18. | Do you understand that nothing in the Franchise Agreement or in our communications with one |
| another is intended to make, or in fact makes, either you or us a general or limited partner, general | |
| or special agent, joint venturer, or employee of the other for any purpose, that the Franchise | |
| Agreement does not create a fiduciary relationship between you and us, and that we and you are | |
| and will be independent contractors during the term of the Franchise Agreement? | |
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| Yes. No. | |
| questions. | By signing this Questionnaire, you agree that you understand that your answers are important to us |
| and that we will rely on them, and you are representing that you have responded truthfully to the above | |
| YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR ANSWERS ARE IMPORTANT TO US AND THAT WE WILL RELY ON | |
| THEM. BY SIGNING THIS ADDENDUM, YOU ARE REPRESENTING THAT YOU HAVE CONSIDERED EACH | |
| QUESTION CAREFULLY AND RESPONDED TRUTHFULLY TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS. IF MORE SPACE |
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD page 43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All County's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a prospective franchisee answers 'Yes' to any of questions nine through fifteen on the provided questionnaire, they must provide a full explanation of their answer. This explanation should be written in the blank lines provided in the questionnaire, with additional pages attached if necessary.
The questions in this section of the questionnaire address whether any employee or person speaking on behalf of All County made statements or promises regarding potential revenues, profits, or operating costs; statements contrary to the information in the Disclosure Document; promises regarding earnings potential; or statements about obligations to purchase or lease from specific suppliers. They also cover statements about the likelihood of success and statements about advertising, marketing, training, support, service, or assistance that differ from the information in the Disclosure Document.
This requirement ensures that All County has a record of any additional information or representations made to the franchisee during the sales process. It also allows All County to address any potential discrepancies or misunderstandings before the franchise agreement is finalized. The franchisee is agreeing that they understand that their answers are important and that All County will rely on them, and the franchisee is representing that they have responded truthfully to the questions.