What is the definition of 'Assignee' in the context of the assignment agreement for an Aw franchise?
Aw Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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EXHIBIT 4 TO THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
CONDITIONAL ASSIGNMENT OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS
| Franchisee (Assignor):, whose business address is, in consideration of the granting of a franchise to Assignor contemporaneously herewith, and other valuable consideration paid by Rayyan Pizza Franchise, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (Franchisor/Assignee), hereby assigns unto the Assignee (i) all telephone numbers and listings utilized by Assignor in the operation of Assignor's PAPA RAY'S PIZZA restaurant at Assignor's address above-referenced and (ii) all accounts with social media platforms or networks, including passwords and log-in information. WINGS" and the associated marks are solely the property of Franchisor/Assignee. Assignor's right to use any telephone numbers and directory listings and social media accounts associated with "PAPA RAY'S PIZZA & WINGS" trademarks and service marks was solely due to a limited license granted by Assignee/Franchisor in connection with the Assignee/Franchisor's trademark(s)/service mark(s) pursuant to a Franchise Agreement. Once said license has expired and/or terminated pursuant to the expiration or termination of the Franchise Agreement, Assignor has no right to the telephone number or directory listing or social media accounts associated with the Assignee/Franchisor's trademark, including, but not limited to PAPA RAY'S PIZZA & WINGS. | Assignor acknowledges that "PAPA RAY'S PIZZA & As such, |
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| This Assignment shall constitute authorization to the appropriate telephone company to change | |
| and transfer to Franchisor/Assignee all of Assignor's rights in and to the use of said business | |
| telephone lines to the appropriate social media companies to change and transfer to | |
| Franchisor/Assignee all of Assignor's rights in and to the use of said social media account, and | |
| Assignor hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes Franchisor/Assignee to act as Assignor's | |
| attorney-in-fact and hereby empowers Franchisor/Assignee to execute such instruments in the | |
| Assignee's name in order to give full effect to this Assignment and to effectuate any transfer. | |
| Upon the Assignment, the Assignee hereby assumes the performance of all of the terms, covenants | if Assignee had originally been issued such social media accounts. |
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 39–40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aw's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, in the context of an assignment agreement, the 'Assignee' refers to Rayyan Pizza Franchise, LLC, which is also identified as the Franchisor. This means that in the specific instance detailed in the provided excerpt, the franchisee (Assignor) is assigning certain assets to Aw (the Franchisor/Assignee). These assets include telephone numbers, listings, and social media accounts associated with the Papa Ray's Pizza restaurant.
This assignment is tied to the franchise agreement and the limited license granted by Aw to the franchisee for using the Papa Ray's Pizza & Wings trademarks. Upon expiration or termination of the franchise agreement, the franchisee's rights to these assets revert back to Aw. The assignment agreement authorizes the telephone and social media companies to transfer the rights to these assets to Aw.
Furthermore, the agreement appoints Aw as the attorney-in-fact for the franchisee, empowering Aw to execute instruments necessary to effectuate the transfer. Upon assignment, Aw assumes the obligations related to the telephone and social media accounts, as if Aw had originally been issued these accounts. This arrangement ensures that Aw maintains control over the brand's presence and customer communication channels, even during and after a franchise agreement.