Where can I find the Bigfoot Forestry Franchise Agreement?
Bigfoot_Forestry Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If we award you a franchise, you must sign the form of franchise agreement attached to this Disclosure Document as EXHIBIT "C" (the "Franchise Agreement"). We refer to the franchised business you purchase as your "Business" or your "Bigfoot Forestry Business". The Franchise Agreement grants you a license to use certain service marks, trademarks, trade names and logos, including the service mark BIGFOOT FORESTRY® and related logos (collectively, the "Marks"). The Marks also include our distinctive trade dress used to identify a Bigfoot Forestry Business, the equipment it uses or the products or services it sells. The Franchise Agreement also grants you a license to use our system that was developed for the operation of a Bigfoot Forestry Business (the "System"). Our confidential Brand Standards Manual (the "Manual") describes the operational aspects of a Bigfoot Forestry Business. You will operate your Business as an independent business using the Marks, the System, the information in the Manual, and the support, guidance and other methods and materials we provide.
Area Development Rights
If you satisfy our criteria for multi-unit developers, we may (but need not) offer you the right to sign the form of Area Development Agreement attached to this Disclosure Document as EXHIBIT "D" (the "ADA"). The ADA grants you the right and obligation to develop, open and operate multiple Bigfoot Forestry Businesses within a defined "development territory" according to a predetermined "development schedule". Each franchised territory is considered a separate Bigfoot Forestry Business. You must develop, open and operate all of the Bigfoot Forestry Businesses listed in the development schedule. We only grant area development rights to franchisees who commit to develop, open and operate a minimum of 3 Bigfoot Forestry Businesses. You must sign a separate franchise agreement for each Bigfoot Forestry Business you develop. Each franchise agreement will be our then-current form of franchise agreement, which may differ from the current form of Franchise Agreement attached to this Disclosure Document.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 41–42)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Bigfoot Forestry Franchise Disclosure Document, the standard franchise agreement that franchisees must sign is included as Exhibit C. Specifically, Item 1 states that if Bigfoot Forestry awards a franchise, the franchisee must sign the form of franchise agreement attached to the Disclosure Document as Exhibit C.
For those pursuing area development rights with Bigfoot Forestry, the process involves an Area Development Agreement (ADA), which is attached as Exhibit D to the FDD. The ADA grants the right and obligation to open and operate multiple Bigfoot Forestry Businesses within a defined territory according to a development schedule. A separate franchise agreement is required for each Bigfoot Forestry Business developed under the ADA.
It is important to note that each franchise agreement signed under an ADA will be Bigfoot Forestry's then-current form, which may differ from the initial Franchise Agreement attached as Exhibit C to the FDD. This means the terms and conditions could change over the course of the development schedule. Therefore, prospective franchisees should carefully review Exhibit C and inquire about potential changes in subsequent franchise agreements if considering an area development agreement.