What is the Bee Organized franchisee's obligation regarding developing and operating a Bee Organized Business within the designated operating territory?
Bee_Organized Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
erritory. In reliance on the representations made by Franchisee and/or Franchisee's Owners in any submitted application and during the application process and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Franchisee's request has been approved by Franchisor, subject to the following terms and conditions:
- (1) During the Term of this Agreement and subject to the rights of Franchisor including, but not limited to, the Reserved Rights, Franchisor grants to Franchisee and Franchisee accepts, the non-exclusive license, right and obligation to develop and operate a Bee Organized Business within the operating territory designated and set forth in Schedule 1 of this Agreement (the "Operating Territory"). If Schedule 1 does not specifically identify and designate an Operating Territory, and/or if Schedule 1 is not signed by Franchisor, the Operating Territory shall be determined by Franchisor in Franchisor's Reasonable Business Judgment;
- (2) The Operating Territory shall be comprised of a Territory and if, at the time of signing this Agreement, Franchisor and Franchisee agree to supplement the size of Franchisee's Operating Territory by adding an Additional Territory or Additional Territories, the Additional Territory or Additional Territories shall be included within the Operating Territory identified in Schedule 1 and shall be quantified in Schedule 2 for purposes of calculating the Initial Franchise Fee and other obligations under this Agreement;
- (3) Franchisee's Administrative Office must be located within the Operating Territory and be approved by Franchisor;
- (4) Franchisee may only operate the Franchised Business within Franchisee's Operating Territory and, without limitation to the foregoing, Franchisee may only offer and sell the Approved Services and Products within Franchisee's Operating Territory from Franchisor designated and authorized Vehicles, the System standards designated by Franchisor, and in accordance with the requirements designated by Franchisor in the Operations Manual;
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 54–218)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bee Organized's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee has a non-exclusive license, right, and obligation to develop and operate a Bee Organized business within their designated operating territory, as outlined in Schedule 1 of the Franchise Agreement. The franchisee's administrative office must be located within this operating territory and approved by Bee Organized.
The franchisee is restricted to operating the franchised business, offering approved services and products, and conducting sales within their designated operating territory. These activities must be carried out from Bee Organized-designated and authorized vehicles, adhering to system standards outlined in the Operations Manual. Bee Organized retains the right to modify these standards.
Bee Organized and its affiliates will not operate or grant another franchise the right to operate a Bee Organized business using the licensed marks and system within the franchisee's operating territory, provided that the operating territory has been designated and approved by Bee Organized. The marketing of the franchised business must be targeted to the franchisee’s operating territory and comply with the restrictions set forth in the agreement.