What is the relationship between ACS and Anago?
Anago Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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.
Source: Item 21 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (FDD page 62)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Anago's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Anago Cleaning Systems, Inc. (ACS) is the parent company of Anago Franchising, Inc. (AFI). ACS owns and licenses the Proprietary Marks and other Proprietary Property to AFI, which AFI then sublicenses to Anago franchisees. Therefore, Anago franchisees receive their rights to use Anago's trademarks and system through this sublicense arrangement. ACS and AFI share the same principal business address and phone number.
ACS grants AFI the right to sublicense the use of the Anago system to subfranchisors and their franchisees. However, ACS is not a party to the Unit Franchise Agreement between the franchisee and AFI and has no obligation to the franchisee. This means that while ACS owns the core intellectual property, the franchisee's direct legal relationship and obligations are with AFI.
Adam D. Povlitz serves as the CEO & President of both AFI and ACS. This shared leadership suggests a close alignment between the two entities. Understanding the distinct roles of ACS and AFI is crucial for prospective franchisees, as it clarifies the source of the brand's intellectual property and the structure of the franchise relationship.