When was B-Bop's, Inc. incorporated as an affiliate of B Bops?
B_Bops Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The Company is affiliated with B-Bop's, Inc. ("B-Bop's"), an Iowa corporation with its principal office located at 2900 100th St., Suite 302, Urbandale, Iowa 50322. B-Bop's was incorporated on June 30, 1989 to assume ownership and operation of the original B-Bop's restaurant which began operations in November, 1988 in Des Moines, Iowa. B-Bop's does business under the name, "B-Bop's". Its business consists of owning and operating ten B-Bop's Restaurants in the Des Moines, Iowa area. B-Bop's has not previously offered franchises for the operation of a B-Bop's Restaurant or franchises for the operation of any other type of business.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 9–11)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to B Bops's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, B-Bop's, Inc. was incorporated on June 30, 1989. It was established to take over the ownership and operation of the original B Bops restaurant, which had started operating in November 1988 in Des Moines, Iowa. B-Bop's, Inc. conducts business under the name "B-Bop's" and its primary activity involves owning and operating ten B Bops Restaurants located in the Des Moines, Iowa area.
B-Bop's, Inc. is an affiliate of B-Bop's Franchising Corp. and, according to the 2025 FDD, it has not previously offered franchises for B Bops Restaurants or any other type of business. The document also indicates that B-Bop's, Inc. is a predecessor of B-Bop's Franchising Corp., as the "B-Bop's" trademark and logo, along with certain proprietary information and trade secrets, were acquired by B-Bop's Franchising Corp. from B-Bop's, Inc. on May 17, 1995.
Robert D. Johnson is the sole shareholder of both B-Bop's Franchising Corp. and B-Bop's, Inc. This common ownership reinforces the affiliated relationship between the two entities. While B-Bop's Franchising Corp. focuses on franchising the B Bops restaurant concept, B-Bop's, Inc. concentrates on operating company-owned restaurants.