When did Beef O Bradys begin offering franchises for Family Sports Pubs?
Beef_O_Bradys Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ranchisor**
We are a Delaware limited liability company, formed on June 27, 2007. Our principal business address is 5660 W. Cypress Street, Suite A, Tampa, Florida 33607. Our agents for service of process are specified in Exhibit F. We began offering franchises for Family Sports Pubs in July 2007. We have not offered franchises in any other line of business and do not have any other business activities. We do not operate any Family Sports Pubs, but we have affiliates that operate Family Sports Pubs.
Our Predecessors, Parents and Affiliates
Our predecessor, Family Sports Concepts, Inc. ("FSCI"), owned all of the rights in the "Beef 'O' Brady's ®" service mark and the right to franchise the System (defined below under the heading "Description of the Franchise") in all territories. FSCI's principal business address was 5510 W. La Salle Street, Tampa, Florida 33607. In July 2007, we entered into an agreement (the "FSCI Agreement") with FSCI whereby we acquired all of FSCI's assets, including its intellectual property rights and the exclusive right to sell Family Sports Pub franchises. FSCI also assigned to us all of its rights under its then-existing franchise agreements and area development agreements. As a result of the FSCI Agreement, we became the sole and exclusive franchisor of Family Sports Pubs.
Our direct parent company is FSC Franchise Holdings LLC ("Holdco"), a Delaware limited liability company formed on July 7, 2007. Holdco's principal business address is 5660 W. Cypress Street, Suite A, Tampa, Florida 33607.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES. (FDD pages 7–9)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beef O Bradys's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company began offering franchises for Family Sports Pubs in July 2007. However, the document also mentions that Beef O Bradys's predecessor, Family Sports Concepts, Inc. (FSCI), offered franchises for Family Sports Pubs from 1998 until July 2007, when FSC Franchise Co., LLC acquired all of FSCI's assets.
This means that while the current iteration of Beef O Bradys as FSC Franchise Co., LLC started franchising in July 2007, the Beef O Bradys brand has been franchising since 1998 through its predecessor company, FSCI. The acquisition in 2007 marked a change in ownership and management but not necessarily a new beginning for the franchise system itself.
For a prospective franchisee, this history indicates a long-standing presence in the franchise market, dating back to 1998. It is important to understand the circumstances around the 2007 acquisition and how it may have impacted the franchise system. Investigating the reasons for the change in ownership and any resulting changes to the franchise model could be a crucial part of due diligence.