What legal entity operates as the franchisor for Azal Coffee?

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The Franchisor is Durar Investment, LLC. In this Franchise Disclosure Document, the Franchisor will be referred to as "we," "us," "Azal," or "Azal Coffee" and the person who buys the franchise will be referred to as "you." If the prospective franchisee is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity, "you" will mean the entity and the owners of the entity.

We are a Michigan limited liability company organized on December 28, 2022. We do business under our company name and the following names: "Azal" and "Azal Coffee." Our principal business address is 15010 W. Warren, Unit 113, Dearborn, Michigan 48126. Our agents for service of process are listed on Exhibit A.

Parents, Predecessors and Affiliates

We do not have any parents or predecessors. We have two affiliate(s). Our affiliate, V60 Coffee, LLC ("V60"), opened an Azal Coffee similar to the franchise being offered here in September 2023. V60's principal place of business is the same as ours. Our affiliate Azal Wholesale, LLC ("Wholesale") provides certain goods required to be purchased by our franchisees, including coffee beans, tea, coffee and tea mixes, equipment, paper products, syrups, sauces, milk, cups, mugs, branded products, coffee supplies, bakery goods, uniforms, and other inventory items. Wholesale's principal place of business is the same as ours. We or our affiliates, now existing or later created, may provide additional goods and services to our franchisees.

Except as described above, we do not have any affiliates that offer franchises in any line of business or that provide products or services to our franchisees. However, we may use one or more of our affiliate businesses to test our franchise system and system improvements and to sell required goods or services to our franchisees.

Franchisor's Business

We began offering and selling Azal Coffee franchises in July 2024. We do not offer, and have not offered, franchises in any other line of business. At this time, our business activities include the operation of the Azal Coffee franchise system. We may also offer and sell products and services to our franchisees. We do not currently have other business activities. We reserve the right to conduct other business activities in the future.

The Franchises Offered

The Azal Coffee franchise is a coffee cafe that specializes in Yemeni-grown coffee and that sells coffee based beverages, cold drinks, teas, coffee beans, coffee accessories, pastries, baked goods, and other related items ("Azal Coffee"). An Azal Coffee franchise may be located in an attached or free-standing building in a commercial complex, in a strip mall, in a shopping center, or another location approved by us. The size of the location may vary from approximately 1,500 to 3,500 square feet with seating for 30 to 100. An Azal Coffee franchise must be constructed to our specifications as to size, layout, color, scheme, décor, etc.

Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 9–11)