What is the condition for Bb.Q Chicken to allow a franchisee to sign a new Franchise Agreement?
Bb_Q_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If, during the term of the Franchise Agreement, you wish to relocate your Restaurant, or if the Restaurant is damaged or destroyed and cannot be repaired within 60 days, you must submit to us in writing the materials we require to consider your request, including information concerning the proposed new location for the Restaurant. You must also meet certain other requirements, such as being in compliance with the Franchise Agreement, the location meets our then-current requirements for a Restaurant and is located within your Designated Territory, and you must sign our then-current form of Franchise Agreement. If we permit you to relocate inside the boundaries of your Designated Territory, you will not pay a new initial franchise fee when you sign the new Franchise Agreement, and we will not charge a relocation fee. If you request to relocate outside your Designated Territory, you will pay to us a relocation fee equal to 100% of the then-current initial franchise fee.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 41–45)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bb.Q Chicken's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee looking to relocate their Restaurant during the term of the Franchise Agreement, or if the Restaurant is damaged or destroyed and cannot be repaired within 60 days, must meet specific conditions to sign a new Franchise Agreement. Bb.Q Chicken requires the franchisee to submit a written request with necessary materials for consideration, including information about the proposed new location.
To be eligible for a new Franchise Agreement, the franchisee must be in compliance with the existing Franchise Agreement. The new location must meet Bb.Q Chicken's then-current requirements for a Restaurant and be located within the franchisee's Designated Territory. If these conditions are met and Bb.Q Chicken permits the relocation within the Designated Territory, the franchisee will not have to pay a new initial franchise fee or a relocation fee.
However, if the franchisee requests to relocate outside of their Designated Territory, they will be required to pay Bb.Q Chicken a relocation fee equal to 100% of the then-current initial franchise fee. This policy incentivizes franchisees to remain within their designated area while also providing an option to move locations if necessary, albeit at a significant cost if moving outside the original territory.