Does the Bigfoot Forestry Franchise Disclosure Document include a Franchise Agreement as an exhibit?
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 Franchise Agreement is included as an exhibit. Specifically, Item 1 of the FDD states that the form of franchise agreement is attached to the Disclosure Document as EXHIBIT "C".
This is a standard practice in franchising; the Franchise Agreement is a critical document outlining the terms and conditions of the franchise relationship. Prospective Bigfoot Forestry franchisees should carefully review EXHIBIT "C" with legal counsel to fully understand their rights and obligations before signing.
For franchisees considering an Area Development Agreement (ADA) with Bigfoot Forestry, it's important to note that while the form of the ADA is included as EXHIBIT "D", each individual Bigfoot Forestry Business developed under an ADA requires a separate franchise agreement. These subsequent franchise agreements will be the then-current form, which may differ from the one initially presented in the FDD. Therefore, area developers need to be aware that the terms of the franchise agreement could evolve over the course of their development schedule.