What is the legal name of the franchisor for the Aplus franchise?
Aplus Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
To simplify the language in this disclosure document, the words "we," "our," and/or "us" refer to Sunoco Retail LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company, the franchisor of this business. "You" and "your" refer to the person who buys the franchise, the franchisee, whether you are a corporation, limited liability company, or other business entity. If you are a corporation, limited liability company or other business entity, certain provisions of this disclosure document also apply to your owners where noted.
The Franchisor
We were formed on December 18, 2015. Our principal business address is 8111 Westchester Drive, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75225. We do business under our corporate name. Our agents for service of process are listed in Exhibit E to this disclosure document.
We have been offering APLUS franchises since May 1993. We or our affiliates have operated a similar business as the one being offered to you in this disclosure document for over 29 years.
We engage in two lines of APLUS convenient store business: (1) we franchise the right to operate a business as a part of the APLUS franchise system which consists of full-line retail grocery convenience stores, with or without gasoline facilities, that offer fast foods, prepackaged foods, beverages, sundries, and other convenience store goods, and (2) the offering of an area representative franchise through which the area representative is authorized to solicit, screen, and evaluate prospective APLUS franchisees, and provide support and other services to specific APLUS stores located in the area representative's territory ("Area Representative Program"). The Area Representative Program is offered under a separate disclosure document. If you choose to be an area representative, and if you meet our criteria of an area representative, you will receive a separate franchise disclosure document and sign a separate area representative agreement. This disclosure document contains information for your operation of APLUS convenience store only.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 10–13)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Aplus Franchise Disclosure Document, the legal name of the franchisor is Sunoco Retail LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company. This means that all legal agreements and official communications regarding the Aplus franchise will be conducted under this name.
Sunoco Retail LLC was formed on December 18, 2015, and its principal business address is 8111 Westchester Drive, Suite 600, Dallas, Texas 75225. Aplus has been offering franchises since May 1993. This indicates that Sunoco Retail LLC has been franchising Aplus for a considerable period of time.
Prospective franchisees should be aware that Sunoco Retail LLC engages in franchising Aplus convenience stores, with or without gasoline facilities, and also offers an Area Representative Program under a separate disclosure document. This FDD specifically covers the operation of Aplus convenience stores, and those interested in the Area Representative Program will need to review a separate document. Understanding the franchisor's legal name and business structure is a fundamental aspect of evaluating the franchise opportunity.