Does the Bb.Q Chicken FDD specify any fees related to the Development Area?
Bb_Q_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
igin, including, but not limited to, the mark "bb.q Chicken" and such other trade names, service marks, and trademarks as are now designated (and may hereafter be designated by us in writing) for use in connection with the System (hereinafter referred to as "Marks");
WHEREAS, we and our affiliate continue to develop, use and control the use of such Marks in order to identify for the public the source of services and products marketed thereunder and under the System, and to represent the System's high standards of quality, appearance and service; and
WHEREAS, you wish to obtain certain development rights to open and operate Restaurants or Food Trucks operating under the Marks under the System within the Development Area described in this Multi-Unit Operator Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties, in consideration of the undertakings and commitments of each party to the other party stated herein, hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1 GRANT
1.1 We hereby grant to you, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Multi-Unit Operator Agreement, certain development rights ("Development Rights") to establish and operate bb.q Chicken franchises, and to use the System solely in connection therewith at specific locations to be designated in separate Franchise Agreements executed as provided in Section 3.1 hereof, up to the total number of outlets set forth and pursuant to the schedule established in Attachment 1 of this Agreement (hereinafter "Minimum
Performance Schedule"). Each Franchised Business developed hereunder shall be located in the area described in
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 62–283)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
The 2025 Bb.Q Chicken FDD mentions a "Development Fee" in the context of a Multi-Unit Operator Agreement. This agreement grants the operator certain development rights to establish and operate Bb.Q Chicken franchises within a specific Development Area.
The FDD states that the Development Rights allow the multi-unit operator to establish and operate Bb.Q Chicken franchises, using the Bb.Q Chicken system, at specific locations within the Development Area. These locations are designated in separate Franchise Agreements. The number of outlets and the schedule for opening them are detailed in Attachment 1 of the Multi-Unit Operator Agreement, referred to as the "Minimum Performance Schedule." Each franchised business developed under this agreement must be located within the Development Area, as described in Attachment 2 of the agreement.
Bb.Q Chicken will not establish or franchise anyone other than the multi-unit operator to establish a franchised business in the Development Area during the agreement's term, provided the operator is not in default. The agreement clarifies that it is not a Franchise Agreement itself and does not grant the right to use Bb.Q Chicken's marks or system directly. The multi-unit operator also does not have the right to sub-franchise to others under this agreement.