Under what conditions can a Bath Tune Up franchisee increase their territory?
Bath_Tune_Up Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
er franchisee will not violate his or her franchise agreement and conduct business in your territory.
You may increase your territory only by entering into a franchise agreement for an available additional territory. An additional territory must generally be contiguous or close to your first territory. We will grant an additional territory to you only if you are not in default of your first franchise agreement and if you otherwise meet our criteria for new franchisees.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 34–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bath Tune Up's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee can only increase their territory by entering into a new franchise agreement for an available, additional territory. The FDD specifies that the additional territory must be contiguous, or at least close to, the franchisee's existing territory.
However, Bath Tune Up will only grant an additional territory if the franchisee is not in default of their initial franchise agreement. The franchisee must also meet Bath Tune Up's criteria for new franchisees at the time they apply for the additional territory. This means that even a successful franchisee is not guaranteed the right to expand; they must still qualify as if they were a new applicant.
It is important to note that a Bath Tune Up franchisee will not have a right of first refusal or option to buy a territory that was formerly designated as a "Gray Area." This means that even if a franchisee has been operating in a Gray Area with permission, Bath Tune Up is free to sell or assign that territory to someone else without offering it to the existing franchisee first.