Does Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt have any affiliates that offer franchises in lines of business other than those described?
Bananas_Smoothies_Frozen_Yogurt Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Our affiliates, include Villa Enterprises Management, Ltd., Inc. and Villa Pizza, LLC., have owned and operated restaurants under the names "Villa Pizza," "Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen," "Villa Italian Kitchen," "Villa Pronto," "Villa Pizza Express," "The Villa Co.," "Café Villa," "Villa Pizza Cucina," "Villa Pizza Cucina Italiana," "Villázzo," "Casa Java" and "Tony + Benny's" (sometimes collectively referred to as "Villa") between 1964 and the present. In June 1999 Villa's affiliate acquired the rights and obligations from Cozzoli's Pizza Systems, Inc. as franchisor under certain existing Cozzoli's Pizza franchise agreements and is no longer being offered. These restaurants offer a limited menu of pizza, pasta, Italian specialties and desserts. Villa Pizza and Tony + Benny's franchises are not offered under this disclosure document.
Except as described above, none of our affiliates have offered franchises in any other lines of business. Villa's principal business address is the same as ours. We, or an affiliate, may establish leasehold corporations that may enter into primary leases for restaurants and sublease the premises to you. None of these affiliates offers or has offered franchises in any line of business or has operated businesses of the type operated by Franchisees. We have no other affiliates that provide products or services to our Franchisees.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSOR AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–11)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt Franchise Disclosure Document, the company's affiliates, Villa Enterprises Management, Ltd., Inc. and Villa Pizza, LLC., have owned and operated restaurants under various names such as "Villa Pizza," "Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen," and "Tony + Benny's" between 1964 and the present, offering pizza, pasta, Italian specialties, and desserts. However, these Villa Pizza and Tony + Benny's franchises are not offered under the Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt disclosure document.
The FDD states that except for the Villa-related restaurants, none of Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt's other affiliates have offered franchises in any other lines of business. Villa's principal business address is the same as Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt. The document also mentions that Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt, or an affiliate, may establish leasehold corporations that may enter into primary leases for restaurants and sublease the premises to franchisees. However, these leasehold affiliates do not offer franchises or operate businesses of the type operated by franchisees.
In summary, while affiliates of Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt operate other restaurant concepts like Villa Pizza, they do not offer franchises in lines of business outside of what is described in the Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt FDD, with the exception of the Villa Pizza and Tony + Benny's franchises which are covered under separate documentation.