If I am an individual franchisee, will I be the Operating Principal for my All Dogs Unleashed franchise?
All_Dogs_Unleashed Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The Facility must be supervised on-premises by an individual you designate as your "Operating Principal." If you are an individual, you will be the Operating Principal. We do not currently require your General Manager to hold any ownership interest in the franchisee entity.
Unless a General Manager is appointed, as discussed below, your Operating Principal must devote their full time and best efforts to supervising operations and may not engage in any other business. They must satisfy our training requirements and our other standards and must successfully complete our initial training program.
You may, at your option and subject to our written consent, designate a General Manager to supervise Facility operations. However, your Operating Principal remains ultimately responsible for the General Manager's performance. The General Manager must satisfy our standards, successfully complete our training program, and devote their full time and best efforts to the supervision of your operations under the franchise agreement.
You must also designate, and we must approve, an Assistant General Manager to assist in the supervision of the Facility operations. Your Assistant Manager must satisfy our standards and successfully complete our training program.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISED BUSINESS (FDD pages 29–30)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All Dogs Unleashed's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if you are an individual franchisee, you will be designated as the Operating Principal for your All Dogs Unleashed facility. As the Operating Principal, you are required to supervise the facility on-premises.
The Operating Principal must devote their full time and best efforts to supervising operations and may not engage in any other business, unless a General Manager is appointed. The Operating Principal must also satisfy All Dogs Unleashed's training requirements and other standards, including successfully completing the initial training program.
Even if a General Manager is appointed to supervise the facility, the Operating Principal remains ultimately responsible for the General Manager's performance. Additionally, All Dogs Unleashed must approve an Assistant General Manager to aid in supervising the Facility operations, and this Assistant Manager must also meet the brand's standards and complete the training program.