Can a Bang Cookies franchisee face competition from outlets that Bang Cookies owns?

You will not receive an exclusive territory. You may face competition from other franchisees, from outlets that we own, or from other channels of distribution or competitive brands that we control. However, during the term of the Franchise Agreement, provided that you are not in default of your obligations to us or our affiliates and except as to our Reserved Rights set forth below, we will not establish or open and we will not grant another franchisee the right to establish or open a Bang Cookies Shop at a Shop Location within your Designated Territory.

We and our affiliates reserve to ourselves the exclusive right on any and all terms and conditions that we deem advisable and, without any compensation or consideration to you (Franchise Agreement, Article 2.D

and Multi-Unit Development Agreement, Article 2.3), to engage in the following activities (our "Reserved Rights"): (a) operate and grant to others the right to develop and operate Shops and Franchised Businesses using the System and Licensed Marks at locations outside your Designated Territory and, if applicable, Development Area, as we deem appropriate and irrespective of the proximity to your Designated Territory and, if applicable, Development Area; (b) acquire, merge with or otherwise affiliate with one or more businesses of any kind, including businesses that offer and sell products and services that are the same as, or similar to, the Franchised Business, and after such acquisition, merger or affiliation to own and operate and to franchise, or license others to own and operate and to continue to own and operate such businesses of any kind, even if such businesses offer and sell products and services that are the same as or similar to a the Franchised Business (but not utilizing the Licensed Marks) within your Designated Territory and, if applicable, within your Development Area; (c) be acquired by or merge with or otherwise affiliate with one or more businesses of any kind, including businesses that offer and sell products and services that are the same as or similar to the Franchised Business, even if such business or businesses presently or, in the future, own and operate and franchise or license others to own and operate businesses that offer and sell products and services that are the same as or similar to the Franchised Business (but not utilizing the Licensed Marks) within your Designated Territory and, if applicable, your Development Area; (d) use the Licensed Marks and System to distribute the Approved Services and Products offered and sold by the Franchised Business or products and services similar to the Approved Services and Products offered and sold by the Franchised Business in alternative channels of distribution including wholesale, retail, and/or internet based, supermarkets, grocery stores, wholesale stores, internet/web based sales, and other outlets, within or outside your Designated Territory and, if applicable, your Development Area; (e) operate, and grant to others the right to own and operate, a Shops within or at captive market locations including, but not limited to, indoor malls, airports, transportation stations, factories, government facilities, military bases, hospitals, amusement parks, recreational parks or facilities, sports facilities, convention centers, travel centers, schools, colleges and other academic facilities, seasonal facilities, shopping malls, theaters, workplace cafeterias, hotels, and venues where food service is administered or provided as a concession by a master concessionaire, both within and outside your Designated Territory and, if applicable, your Development Area; (f) distribute and sell, at wholesale or retail, the Approved Services and Products both within your Designated Territory and/or Development Area through alternative channels of distribution that includes third party businesses and organizations including, but not limited to, schools, colleges, non-profit, and other organizations offering and selling the Approved Services and Products for fundraising purposes; and (g) use the Licensed Marks and System and to license others to use the Lensed Marks and System, to engage in all other activities not expressly prohibited by the Franchise Agreement.

Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 36–38)