Does the All County questionnaire ask about statements contrary to the FDD regarding advertising?
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. |
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD page 43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All County's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the questionnaire does address statements made about advertising that contradict the FDD. Question 15 specifically asks: "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?" This question requires a 'Yes' or 'No' response.
This is a crucial question for prospective All County franchisees because it allows them to disclose any verbal promises or representations made by All County representatives that are not documented in the FDD. Franchisees are then instructed in Question 16 to provide a full explanation if they answered "Yes" to any of questions nine (9) through fifteen (15).
By including this question, All County aims to identify any potential discrepancies between what is promised during the sales process and what is actually offered in the franchise agreement and FDD. This helps to protect both the franchisee and the franchisor by ensuring that all parties are aware of and agree to the terms of the franchise relationship. It also reinforces the importance of relying on the written disclosures in the FDD rather than undocumented verbal assurances.