What is the definition of 'Numbers and Listings' in the Beef O Bradys Franchise Agreement?
Beef_O_Bradys Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- Conditional Assignment: You assign to us, all of your right, title and interest in and to those certain telephone numbers and regular, classified or other telephone directory listings (collectively, the "Numbers and Listings") associated with the Marks and used from time to time in connection with the operation of the Family Sports Pub. We will have no liability or obligation of any kind whatsoever arising from or in connection with this Assignment, unless we notify the telephone company and/or the listing agencies with which you have placed telephone directory listings (collectively, the "Telephone Company") to effectuate the assignment of the Numbers and Listings to us. Upon termination or expiration of the Franchise Agreement we will have the right and authority to ownership of the Numbers and Listings. In such event, you will have no further right, title or interest in the Numbers and Listings and will remain liable to the Telephone Company for all past due fees owing to the Telephone Company on or before the date on which the assignment is effective. As between the parties, upon termination or expiration of the Franchise Agreement, we will have the sole right to and interest in the Numbers and Listings.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS. (FDD pages 66–330)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beef O Bradys's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, 'Numbers and Listings' refers to the telephone numbers and directory listings associated with the Beef O Bradys brand used for the Family Sports Pub.
The Franchise Agreement stipulates that the franchisee assigns all rights, titles, and interests in these Numbers and Listings to the franchisor. However, the franchisor assumes no liability until they notify the Telephone Company to effectuate the assignment. Upon termination or expiration of the Franchise Agreement, the franchisor gains full ownership of these Numbers and Listings, and the franchisee loses all rights to them but remains responsible for any outstanding fees owed to the Telephone Company up to the date the assignment takes effect.
This means that when a Beef O Bradys franchise agreement ends, the phone numbers associated with the business revert to the franchisor. This ensures brand consistency and prevents a former franchisee from potentially diverting customers to a new, competing business using the established phone number. The franchisee is responsible for paying all phone bills until the date that the phone number is transferred to Beef O Bradys.