If Bens Soft Pretzels has an arrangement with retailers, must the franchisee enter into additional documentation?
Bens_Soft_Pretzels Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Mobile Store Addendum
MOBILE STORE PROGRAM
This Mobile Store Program Agreement ("Agreement") dated this day of ,, is entered into by and between Ben's Soft Pretzels Franchising Corporation, Indiana corporation ("Franchisor") and an ("Franchisee").
WITNESSETH
Franchisee desires to operate an authorized Mobile Store that is identified with the Ben's Soft Pretzels® Trademarks ("Mobile Store"), and Franchisor is willing to grant Franchisee the right to operate the Mobile Store, subject to the terms and conditions of this Addendum and the Franchise Agreement.
Franchisor has agreed to grant to Franchisee the right to operate a Mobile Store under the following terms and conditions:
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 46–47)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Ben's Soft Pretzels' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee is granted the right to operate a Mobile Store, they must enter into a Mobile Store Program Agreement. This agreement, dated the specified day, is between Ben's Soft Pretzels Franchising Corporation, identified as the Franchisor, and the franchisee.
The document states that the franchisee desires to operate an authorized Mobile Store identified with the Ben's Soft Pretzels Trademarks, and the Franchisor is willing to grant the franchisee the right to operate the Mobile Store, subject to the terms and conditions of an addendum and the Franchise Agreement.
This means that if a Ben's Soft Pretzels franchisee intends to operate a mobile store, they will be required to sign a Mobile Store Program Agreement in addition to the standard Franchise Agreement. This addendum outlines the specific terms and conditions related to operating a mobile store under the Ben's Soft Pretzels brand.