What modifications are required to a former Bee Organized business location after termination?
Bee_Organized Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (7) (a) modify and alter Franchisee's former Bee Organized Business, Franchisee's former Bee Organized Administrative Office, and Franchisee's Administrative Office, as reasonably necessary or otherwise required by Franchisor, to ensure that Franchisee's Administrative Office has been completely de-identified and differentiated from its former appearance to prevent any confusion by the public as to the continued existence of a Bee Organized Business at your Administrative Office; (b) remove from Franchisee's Administrative Office all distinctive physical and structural features
identifying a Bee Organized Business and all distinctive signs, trade dress and emblems associated with the System including, without limitation, signs, trade dress, and emblems bearing the Licensed Marks; and (c) make specific additional changes to Franchisee's Administrative Office as Franchisor reasonably requests for the purpose of completely de-identifying Franchisee's former Bee Organized Business. Franchisee shall immediately initiate the foregoing actions and complete such actions within the period of time designated by Franchisor, and Franchisee agrees that Franchisor and/or Franchisor's designated agents may enter the premises of Franchisee's Administrative Office at any time to make foregoing alterations at Franchisee's sole risk and expense. Franchisee agrees that Franchisee's failure to timely make modifications and alterations to Franchisee's Administrative Office will cause irreparable injury to Franchisor, and Franchisee consents to the entry, at Franchisee's expense, of any ex-parte order by any court of competent jurisdiction authorizing Franchisor or its agents to take action, if Franchisor seeks such an order;
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 54–218)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bee Organized's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, after termination of the franchise agreement, a franchisee must modify their former Bee Organized Business and Administrative Office to completely differentiate it from its former appearance. This is to prevent any public confusion about the continued existence of a Bee Organized Business at the location.
Specifically, the franchisee must remove all distinctive physical and structural features that identify it as a Bee Organized Business. This includes all signs, trade dress, and emblems associated with the Bee Organized system, especially those bearing the licensed marks. Bee Organized can also reasonably request additional changes to further de-identify the former business.
The franchisee must begin these actions immediately and complete them within the timeframe Bee Organized designates. If the franchisee fails to make these modifications promptly, Bee Organized or its agents can enter the premises to make the alterations themselves, with all associated risks and expenses borne by the franchisee. Failure to comply can result in irreparable injury to Bee Organized, and the franchisor may seek a court order to enforce these modifications at the franchisee's expense.