When was Anago Franchising, Inc. formed?
Anago Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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The name of the franchisor is Anago Franchising, Inc. ("AFI"). In order to simplify the language in this Franchise Disclosure Document, we will refer to the franchisor as "we," "us" or "our," and we will refer to the person who buys the franchise as "you" or "your." If you are a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other legal entity, references to "you" will also include your owners who must personally guarantee and assume your obligations.
We are a Florida corporation formed on February 15, 1995. We were formed for the purpose of offering and selling Anago franchises and for administering the Anago franchise system. We began offering franchises of the type described in this Disclosure Document in February 1995. We only conduct business under the names "Anago" and "Anago Franchising, Inc." and do not conduct business under any other name. Our principal business address is 20 SW 27th Ave. Suite 300, Pompano Beach, FL 33069. Tel: 800.213.5857.
Our Parent, Predecessors and Affiliates
Our parent company is Anago Cleaning Systems, Inc. ("ACS"), and it owns and grants us a license to use the Proprietary Marks (as defined in Item 13) and other Proprietary Property (as defined in Item 13) that we will sublicense to you and that you will, in turn, sublicense to your Unit Franchisees. ACS is a Florida corporation, formed December 5, 2000, and it shares our principal business address and phone number. ACS has never operated or offered franchises for the type of business you will operate, nor has it offered franchises in any other line of business.
AFI's predecessor is Anago International, Inc. ("AII"). AII was formed in 1989, and began offering franchises in 1991. AII operated businesses of the type We operate from 1989 to 1995 and ceased doing business as of December 31, 2023. AII has offered franchises for the type of business You will operate, but it has not offered franchises in other lines of business.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–9)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Anago's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Anago Franchising, Inc. (AFI) was formed on February 15, 1995, as a Florida corporation. The primary purpose of its formation was to offer and sell Anago franchises and manage the Anago franchise system. The company began offering franchises of the type described in the FDD in February 1995. Anago conducts business under the names "Anago" and "Anago Franchising, Inc.".
Anago's parent company is Anago Cleaning Systems, Inc. (ACS), which was formed on December 5, 2000. ACS owns and licenses the Proprietary Marks and other Proprietary Property to AFI, which then sublicenses them to Unit Franchisees. ACS has never operated or offered franchises for the type of business that franchisees will operate, nor has it offered franchises in any other line of business.
Anago International, Inc. (AII) is AFI's predecessor. AII was formed in 1989 and began offering franchises in 1991. AII operated businesses of the type Anago operates from 1989 to 1995 and ceased doing business as of December 31, 2023.