On what page of the Beauty Bungalows FDD can I find information about the development area?
Beauty_Bungalows Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
1. Grant of Development Rights and Development Area
4. Development Area
4.1. Development Area.
Except as provided in this Section 4.1, while this Agreement is in effect, provided that you open and operate the Businesses in accordance with the Development Schedule and the minimum number of Businesses that you have open and operating in the Development Area at any given time is not less than the minimum required pursuant to the Development Schedule, we will not operate, or license any person other than you to operate, a Franchised Business under the Marks (as defined in your Initial Franchise Agreement) and the System (as defined in your Initial Franchise Agreement) within the Development Area. Each Franchised Business you open will be granted a protected territory as set forth in the individual Franchise Agreement for that Business. This Agreement does not give you the right open or operate in any portions of the Development Area until you have signed a new
Franchise Agreement which includes that portion of the Development Area as your protected territory.
4.2. No Other Restriction On Us.
Except as expressly provided in Section 4.1 or any other agreement between the parties, we and our affiliates retain the right, in our sole discretion, to conduct any business activities, under any name, in any geographic area, and at any location, regardless of the proximity to or effect on your Franchised Business. For example, we and our affiliates have the right to:
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 48–177)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beauty Bungalows' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, details regarding the development area can be found starting on page 158. Specifically, section 1, titled "Grant of Development Rights and Development Area" begins on page 158. Further information regarding the development area is available on page 159, in section 4, titled "Development Area".
Section 4.1 clarifies that while the Area Development Agreement is in effect, and provided the franchisee adheres to the Development Schedule by opening and operating the Businesses accordingly, Beauty Bungalows will not operate or license others to operate a Franchised Business under the Beauty Bungalows marks and system within the Development Area. Each franchised business opened will be granted a protected territory as detailed in the individual Franchise Agreement for that business. It also states that the Area Development Agreement does not grant the franchisee the right to open or operate in any part of the Development Area until a new Franchise Agreement is signed that includes that portion of the Development Area as the franchisee's protected territory.
Section 4.2 states that, except as expressly provided in Section 4.1 or any other agreement between the parties, Beauty Bungalows and its affiliates retain the right to conduct any business activities, under any name, in any geographic area, and at any location, regardless of the proximity to or effect on the franchisee's Franchised Business. It further clarifies that Beauty Bungalows and its affiliates have the right to: