What is the relationship between the 'Administrative Offices' and the 'Franchised Business' for a Bee Organized franchise?
Bee_Organized Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
"Franchised Business" means the Bee Organized Business that Franchisee shall develop and is required to establish, maintain and operate as part of the System and in accordance with the terms, conditions and obligations set forth in this Agreement and the Operations Manual. Without limitation to the foregoing, the Franchised Business shall be exclusively established, maintained, owned and operated by Franchisee within Franchisee's designated Operating Territory and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Shall have the same meaning as Franchisee's Bee Organized Business.
"Franchisee's Administrative Office" means Franchisee's administrative office. If Franchisee elects to conduct the administrative operations of the Franchised Business from a home office, Franchisee may do so as long as it is permitted by applicable laws and regulations.
"Administrative Offices" means the non-retail, back-end, administrative office and/or facilities from which a Bee Organized Business is managed.
An Administrative Office may be comprised of, if permitted by law, a home based office, or a non-retail, non-public back-end office and/or facility for managing the operations of the Franchised Business and may include facilities for storing inventory and supplies, parking Vehicles, and staging on-site client service visits.
(3) Franchisee's Administrative Office must be located within the Operating Territory and be approved by Franchisor;
(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, the 'Administrative Office' is integral to the operation of a Bee Organized franchise. The 'Administrative Offices' are defined as the locations from which Bee Organized businesses are established, operated, and managed. These offices are described as non-retail, back-end facilities. Franchisees may operate the administrative functions of their Bee Organized Business from a home office, provided that it is permitted by law.
The franchisee's Administrative Office must be located within their designated Operating Territory and requires approval from Bee Organized. This office serves as the base for managing the Bee Organized Business, potentially including facilities for storing inventory and supplies, parking vehicles, and organizing on-site client service visits. The Franchised Business itself is the Bee Organized Business that the franchisee is obligated to develop, maintain, and operate according to the franchise agreement and operations manual.
Upon termination of the Franchise Agreement, the franchisee must modify their former Bee Organized Administrative Office to ensure it is completely de-identified and differentiated from its former appearance to prevent any public confusion. This includes removing any distinctive features, signs, trade dress, and emblems associated with the Bee Organized system. Bee Organized has the right to access the franchisee's Administrative Office to make these alterations at the franchisee's expense if the franchisee fails to do so in a timely manner.