What is the name of the parent company to DB Canadian Franchising ULC, which is affiliated with Auntie Annes?
Auntie_Annes Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
Inspire Brands, Inc. ("Inspire Brands") is a global multi-brand restaurant company, launched in February 2018 upon completion of the merger of the Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings brands. Inspire Brands is a parent company to six franchisors offering and selling franchises in the United States, including: Arby's Franchisor, LLC ("Arby's"), Baskin-Robbins Franchising LLC ("Baskin-Robbins"), Buffalo Wild Wings International, Inc. ("Buffalo Wild Wings"), Dunkin' Donuts Franchising LLC ("Dunkin'"), Jimmy John's Franchisor SPV, LLC ("Jimmy John's"), and Sonic Franchising LLC ("Sonic"). Inspire Brands is also a parent company to the following franchisors offering and selling franchises internationally: Inspire International, Inc. ("Inspire International"), DB Canadian Franchising ULC ("DB Canada"), DDBR International LLC ("DB China"), DD Brasil Franchising Ltda. ("DB Brasil"), DB Mexican Franchising LLC ("DB Mexico"), and BR UK Franchising LLC ("BR UK"). All of Inspire Brands' franchisors have a principal place of business at Three Glenlake Parkway NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30328 and, other than as described below for Arby's, have not offered franchises in any other line of business.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 10–24)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Auntie Anne's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Inspire Brands, Inc. is the parent company of DB Canadian Franchising ULC. Inspire Brands is described as a global multi-brand restaurant company that was launched in February 2018 after the merger of Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings.
DB Canadian Franchising ULC (DB Canada) is one of the franchisors to which Inspire Brands is a parent company. Other franchisors under Inspire Brands include Arby's Franchisor, LLC, Baskin-Robbins Franchising LLC, Buffalo Wild Wings International, Inc., Dunkin' Donuts Franchising LLC, Jimmy John's Franchisor SPV, LLC, and Sonic Franchising LLC for franchises in the United States. Inspire Brands is also a parent to franchisors offering franchises internationally such as Inspire International, Inc., DDBR International LLC, DD Brasil Franchising Ltda., DB Mexican Franchising LLC, and BR UK Franchising LLC.
For a prospective Auntie Anne's franchisee, this information highlights the complex corporate structure behind the brand. While Auntie Anne's is under GoTo Foods LLC, other franchise systems like Dunkin' and Arby's are under Inspire Brands, indicating a network of different parent companies and affiliates in the franchise world. This may be relevant if a franchisee is considering diversifying into other franchise brands in the future.