What is the former name of the parent company of Beard Papas?
Beard_Papas Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Our parent company is DAY TO LIFE Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Muginoho Co., Ltd.), a Japanese company established on December 22, 1997. Our Parent Company maintains a principal business address at AS Building 2F, 3-13-20 Nishitenma, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0047 Japan. Since 2000, our Parent Company has sold Beard Papa's franchises in Japan. Our Parent Company has also sold franchises for other types of food businesses throughout Asia. Our Parent Company is the owner of the Licensed Marks. Our Parent Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nagatanien Holdings Co., Ltd. Our Parent Company has not in the past and does not now offer franchises in any lines of business in the United States. You will not be required to conduct business directly with our Parent Company.
Nagatanien Holdings Co., Ltd.
Our affiliate is Nagatanien Holdings Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company established on November 4, 1947. This affiliate maintains a principal business address at 2-36-1 Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105- 0003, Japan.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–10)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beard Papas's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the parent company of Muginoho International, Inc., the franchisor, is DAY TO LIFE Co., Ltd. DAY TO LIFE Co., Ltd. was formerly known as Muginoho Co., Ltd. before changing its name. DAY TO LIFE Co., Ltd. was established on December 22, 1997, and has been selling Beard Papa's franchises in Japan since 2000.
DAY TO LIFE Co., Ltd. also sells franchises for other types of food businesses throughout Asia and is the owner of the Licensed Marks for Beard Papas. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nagatanien Holdings Co., Ltd. Franchisees will not be required to conduct business directly with DAY TO LIFE Co., Ltd.
Nagatanien Holdings Co., Ltd. is an affiliate of Beard Papas, established on November 4, 1947. Franchisees are also not required to conduct business directly with Nagatanien Holdings Co., Ltd. Another affiliate, DAY TO LIFE HOLDINGS Co., Ltd., formerly known as Muginoho Holdings Co., Ltd., was established on August 21, 2006.