How is the protected area for an Antioch Pizza Shop restaurant determined?
Antioch_Pizza_Shop Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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ITEM 12
TERRITORY
If you are awarded a franchise, we will grant you the right to operate an Antioch Pizza Shop Restaurant at a site and within a protected area to be approved by us. Your protected area will be an area within a specific radius from the approved site, the size of which will be approximately 5 ½ miles, depending on the demographics and density of the population in the area, and the proximity to other existing or future restaurants. Where population density is substantial, a protected area may be smaller than in areas in which population density is lower.
For the Food Truck/Trailer franchise, we will agree upon an area within which you will operate the mobile Food Truck/Trailer. The area will be described as a 5 ½ mile radius around a specified center point. You may not operate the mobile Food Truck/Trailer outside of your protected area, except with our prior written consent which may be subsequently withdrawn. In no event may you operate the mobile Food Truck/Trailer within the protected area of another franchisee.
Provided that you are in compliance with the Franchise Agreement, we will not open and operate, or franchise another party to open and operate, an Antioch Pizza Shop restaurant utilizing the Marks and the System in the protected area granted to you.
We, our affiliates, and other Antioch Pizza Shop franchisees are allowed to deliver food to customers located within the Protected Area. We, our affiliates and other Antioch Pizza Shop franchisees are permitted to advertise and promote their Antioch Pizza Shop restaurants within your protected area.
We reserve all rights that we do not grant to you. More specifically, we reserve the right to use other channels of distribution such as Internet sales, catering events, marketing events, trade shows and related promotional activities within and outside your protected area;
Source: Item 12 — Territory (FDD pages 35–37)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Antioch Pizza Shop's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the protected area granted to a franchisee is determined by several factors. For a standard Antioch Pizza Shop Restaurant, the protected area will be an area within a specific radius from the approved site, typically around 5 ½ miles. However, this distance can vary based on the demographics and population density of the area, as well as the proximity to other existing or future Antioch Pizza Shop restaurants. In areas with substantial population density, the protected area may be smaller. For a Food Truck/Trailer franchise, the protected area is defined as a 5 ½ mile radius around a specified center point.
For franchisees entering into a Multi-Unit Development Agreement with Antioch Pizza Shop, the process differs slightly. A Development Area is designated, within which the franchisee is expected to develop multiple Antioch Pizza Shop businesses during the term of the agreement. The size of this Development Area will vary depending on the number of Antioch Pizza Shop businesses the franchisee intends to open, the areas they want to develop in, and Antioch Pizza Shop's analysis of the market.
It's important to note that Antioch Pizza Shop retains certain rights within both the protected area and the Development Area. They, their affiliates, and other Antioch Pizza Shop franchisees are allowed to deliver food to customers within these areas and can advertise and promote their restaurants there. Antioch Pizza Shop also reserves the right to use other channels of distribution, such as internet sales, catering events, and marketing events, within and outside the protected area. They can also operate Antioch Pizza Shop businesses or similar outlets within shopping malls (100,000 square feet or larger), airports, train stations, and other non-conventional forums, without compensating the franchisee.