Is Beggars Pizza making any representations about the past financial performance of affiliate-owned or franchised outlets?
Beggars_Pizza Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
To simplify the language in this disclosure document, we refer to Beggars Pizza Franchise, LLC as "we" or "us." We refer to the individual or business entity (corporation, partnership, etc.) buying the franchise as "you." Except for sole proprietorships, the term "you" does not include a business entity's owners.
We were originally incorporated as Beggars Pizza Franchise Corporation in Illinois on March 30, 2004. On December 15, 2020, we converted our corporation to a limited liability company under the name "Beggars Pizza Franchise, LLC." We maintain our principal place of business at 12949 South California Avenue, Blue Island, Illinois 60406 ("Beggars Headquarters"). We do business only under the name "Beggars Pizza®." Our agents for service of process are described in Exhibit F. We have offered franchises for Beggars Pizza® Restaurants since July 2004. We have not offered franchises in any other line of business. We do not operate Beggars Pizza® Restaurants ourselves; however, our affiliated companies APG Enterprises, Inc. ("APG"), BPNL LLC ("BPNL"), Lansing B.P., Inc. ("Lansing"), Oak Forest BP, Inc. ("Oak Forest BP"), BP Crestwood, LLC ("BP Crestwood"), and Garelo LLC own and operate Beggars Pizza® Restaurants that are referred to in this disclosure document as "affiliate-owned restaurants." The principal place of business of all of our affiliated companies referenced above is 12949 South California Avenue, Blue Island, Illinois 60406.
Our affiliate Begcom, LLC ("Begcom") sells products to our franchisees. Our affiliate Beg Adv, Inc. provides advertising services to our franchisees. The principal place of business of both Begcom and Beg Adv, Inc. is 142 Augusta Drive, Palos Heights, Illinois 60436. Neither Begcom nor Beg Adv, Inc. have offered franchises in this or any other line of business.
We have no predecessors.
Source: Item 19 — FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPRESENTATION (FDD page 36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, there is no explicit representation of past financial performance for either affiliate-owned or franchised Beggars Pizza outlets within the provided excerpts. The document includes financial statements and independent auditor's reports, but these pertain to Beggars Pizza Franchise, LLC itself, rather than the financial performance of individual franchise locations. The FDD does mention the existence of affiliate-owned restaurants operated by companies such as APG Enterprises, Inc., BPNL LLC, Lansing B.P., Inc., Oak Forest BP, Inc., BP Crestwood, LLC, and Garelo LLC. However, no specific financial data regarding these locations is disclosed in this section.
Item 20 of the Beggars Pizza FDD includes lists of current franchisees and their contact information, as well as information on franchisees who have left the system. While this provides insight into the turnover of franchises, it does not offer any details about the financial performance of these individual locations. The confidentiality and non-competition agreement included as Exhibit C also does not contain any financial performance representations.
Therefore, a prospective Beggars Pizza franchisee should directly ask the franchisor for detailed financial performance representations of both franchised and affiliate-owned locations. Understanding the historical financial performance of existing locations is crucial for making an informed investment decision. Specifically, a potential franchisee should inquire about average revenues, expenses, and profitability of Beggars Pizza restaurants over the past several years to assess the potential financial viability of a franchise.