What is the condition for Bb.Q Chicken to consider a franchisee's request to relocate their Restaurant?
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, if a franchisee wishes to relocate their Restaurant during the term of the Franchise Agreement, Bb.Q Chicken requires the franchisee to submit a written request with all necessary materials for consideration. This also applies if the Restaurant is damaged or destroyed and cannot be repaired within 60 days.
Bb.Q Chicken has specific requirements that the franchisee must meet for the relocation request to be considered. These requirements include being in compliance with the existing Franchise Agreement. Additionally, the proposed new location must meet Bb.Q Chicken's then-current requirements for a Restaurant and must be located within the franchisee's Designated Territory. The franchisee is also required to sign Bb.Q Chicken's then-current form of Franchise Agreement.
If Bb.Q Chicken permits the franchisee to relocate within their Designated Territory, the franchisee will not be required to pay a new initial franchise fee or a relocation fee when signing the new Franchise Agreement. 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 condition incentivizes franchisees to remain within their designated territory when considering relocation.