What is the primary business of Bang Cookies Franchise LLC?
Bang_Cookies Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
Bang Cookies Franchise LLC, the franchisor of the Bang Cookies franchise is referred to in this franchise disclosure document (the "Disclosure Document") as "we", "us" or "our" as the context requires. A franchisee is referred to in this Disclosure Document as "you" and "your" as the context requires. If you are a corporation, partnership or other legal entity (a "Corporate Entity"), our Franchise Agreement will also apply to your individual owners, shareholders, members, officers, directors and other principals.
The Franchisor
We are a New Jersey limited liability company established on January 19, 2023. Our principal place of business is 550 Industrial Road, Unit D, Carlstadt, New Jersey 07072. We conduct business under our corporate name Bang Cookies Franchise LLC and under the Bang Cookies trade name. Our business is operating the Bang Cookies Shop franchise system and granting franchises to third parties like you to develop and operate a Shop. We began offering franchises as of the Issuance Date of this Disclosure Document. Other than as discussed above, we are not in any other business, we have not conducted business in any other line of business, we do not conduct or operate a Franchised Business of the type to be operated by a franchisee, and we have not offered or sold franchises in any other line of business. Our registered agents for service of process are disclosed in Exhibit B of this Disclosure Document.
The Franchised Business
We license a system (the "System") for the operation of a Bang Cookies Shop, a cookie shop that bakes and sells giant, soft-baked, organic cookies and baked goods, and other products and services (the "Approved Services and Products") provided on-site from a single fixed location (the "Shop Location") within a designated territory. The System is presently identified by the Bang Cookies trademark, the Bang Cookies logo and other trademarks, service-marks, logotypes, and commercial symbols as we may designate, modify and adopt from time to time for use in the System and as same may or may not be registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (collectively referred to as the "Licensed Marks"). The System features the prominent display of the Licensed Marks and our trade dress.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–11)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Bang Cookies's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the primary business of Bang Cookies Franchise LLC is operating the Bang Cookies Shop franchise system and granting franchises to third parties to develop and operate a Shop. Bang Cookies licenses a system for operating a cookie shop that bakes and sells giant, soft-baked, organic cookies and baked goods, and other approved products and services on-site from a single fixed location within a designated territory. This system is identified by the Bang Cookies trademark and logo.
The Bang Cookies franchise system requires franchisees to operate a cookie shop that includes full production facilities, including a convection oven and kitchen capable of producing dough for all of their homemade cookies and most of their baked menu items. These locations are referred to as "Bakery Locations". If a franchisee maintains a Bakery Location, they may have the option to establish up to two additional Shops as satellite locations, with smaller kitchens, preparation, and baking areas limited to baking cookies and other baked goods from dough partially prepared at the Bakery Location.
For prospective franchisees, this means that the core business model revolves around establishing and operating a Bang Cookies Shop, adhering to the brand's standards for baking and selling cookies and related products. Franchisees must follow the System's specifications, methods, and procedures for marketing, selling, and providing approved services and products. The FDD specifies that franchisees must purchase and use designated merchandise, inventory, products, supplies, and goods, as well as displays, equipment, furniture, and fixtures designated by Bang Cookies.