Can Bambu establish shoppes at Institutional Facilities?
Bambu Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (d) to use and license others to use the Marks and Bambū system to establish shoppes at Institutional Facilities at any location. "Institutional Facilities" means outlets that serve primarily customers located within a captive facility, such as parks charging admission, stadiums, amusement parks, theaters, art centers, airports, transportation facilities, department stores, business and industrial complexes, museums, educational facilities, hospitals, military complexes, buyer club facilities, casinos, resorts, hotels, and convention centers.
Bambu, on behalf of itself, its affiliates and designees, reserves the right to contract with Institutional Facilities to develop and operate shoppes within these facilities; and
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 52–209)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bambu's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Bambu retains the right to establish shoppes at Institutional Facilities. The FDD specifies that Bambu can use and license others to use their marks and system to establish shoppes at these facilities at any location.
Institutional Facilities are defined as outlets serving primarily customers within a captive facility. Examples of such facilities include parks charging admission, stadiums, amusement parks, theaters, art centers, airports, transportation facilities, department stores, business and industrial complexes, museums, educational facilities, hospitals, military complexes, buyer club facilities, casinos, resorts, hotels, and convention centers.
Bambu, including its affiliates and designees, reserves the right to directly contract with Institutional Facilities to develop and operate shoppes within these locations. This means that while a franchisee may operate a Bambu shoppe in a specific location, Bambu can also establish its own or license others to establish shoppes in Institutional Facilities, potentially within the same general area, without providing compensation to the franchisee.