Is an All Team franchisee required to assign their telephone numbers to All Team upon termination of the agreement?
All_Team Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, all of FRANCHISEE's rights hereunder shall terminate.
FRANCHISEE shall immediately thereafter discontinue use of all Marks, signs, colors, structures, printed goods and forms of advertising indicative of ATFC's business and return any copyrighted materials which have been provided to FRANCHISEE by ATFC, and if ATFC requests, shall assign its telephone numbers to ATFC, clients, candidates, customers and the employee roster and execute any and all documents necessary to do so.
FRANCHISEE will immediately cease providing services to all customers and candidates and forfeit any rights it may have to the customers, candidates and any customer accounts.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 33–34)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All Team's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, upon termination or expiration of the Franchise Agreement, franchisees are required to discontinue using All Team's trademarks, signs, colors, structures, printed goods, and advertising materials. Franchisees must also return any copyrighted materials provided by All Team.
Furthermore, if All Team requests, the franchisee must assign their telephone numbers to All Team, along with clients, candidates, customers, and the employee roster. The franchisee is also required to execute any necessary documents to complete these assignments.
Additionally, franchisees must cease providing services to all customers and candidates, forfeiting any rights to those customers, candidates, and customer accounts. This means that upon termination, All Team has the right to take over the franchisee's customer base and related assets, which could significantly impact the franchisee's future business prospects.