What document must non-individual Beef O Bradys franchisees complete?
Beef_O_Bradys Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Non-individual franchisees (such as corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations, or trusts) must complete the "Principal Owner's Statement" (See Exhibit F to the Franchise Agreement) and be subject to certain requirements including restricting their business activities exclusively to the operation of their respective Family Sports Pubs, restricting transfer of ownership interests in you and disclosing corporate documents and lists of owners and beneficial owners. All persons with an ownership or voting interest in a non-individual franchisee must agree to restrictions on the transfer of their interests, to be individually responsible for your obligations under the Franchise Agreement and to sign a personal guaranty concerning these obligations in the form of our "Principal Owner's Guaranty". (See Exhibit E to the Franchise Agreement). Non-individual franchisees that enter into Area Development Agreements are subject to these requirements as well. All persons with an ownership or voting interest in a non-individual franchisee and all individual franchisees who enter into Franchise Agreements or Area Development Agreements must sign a confidentiality/noncompetition agreement in the form of our "Confidentiality, Nonsolicitation and Noncompetition Agreement" (See Exhibit H to the Franchise Agreement, Exhibit B to the Area Development Agreement ).
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISED BUSINESS. (FDD page 45)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Beef O Bradys FDD, non-individual franchisees, such as corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, associations, or trusts, must complete the "Principal Owner's Statement." This statement is detailed in Exhibit F of the Franchise Agreement.
In addition to completing the Principal Owner's Statement, these non-individual franchisees are subject to specific requirements. These include restricting their business activities exclusively to the operation of their respective Family Sports Pubs. They must also restrict the transfer of ownership interests within their entity and disclose corporate documents along with lists of owners and beneficial owners to Beef O Bradys.
Furthermore, all individuals with an ownership or voting interest in a non-individual Beef O Bradys franchisee must agree to restrictions on transferring their interests. They must also be individually responsible for the obligations under the Franchise Agreement and sign a personal guaranty, which is outlined in the "Principal Owner's Guaranty" found in Exhibit E of the Franchise Agreement. These individuals must also sign a confidentiality/noncompetition agreement, detailed in Exhibit H of the Franchise Agreement and Exhibit B to the Area Development Agreement.