For Bigfoot Forestry, what is the radius of the area defining Franchise Territory #4?
Bigfoot_Forestry Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ACHMENT "A".](#page-81-0) Your Territory will not change during the Term based on changes to population, the number of owner-occupied households or other demographic criteria. You may not alter or relocate your Territory. Except as otherwise provided in §3.2, you may only provide Bigfoot Forestry Services at job sites located in your Territory. Upon renewal, we reserve the right to modify your Territory in accordance with our thencurrent territory guidelines and criteria.
- 3.2. Extraterritorial Operations. You may not operate your Business or provide Bigfoot Forestry Services outside of your Territory except as otherwise permitted by this Section. With our prior approval, which we may withhold in our sole discretion, you may provide Bigfoot Forestry Services at job sites located outside your Territory but within a geographic area we approve (an "Approved Open Territory"). Under no circumstances will we approve an area that: (a) is assigned to another Bigfoot Forestry Business; or (b) is not adjacent to, and contiguous with, your Territory. If we grant our approval, you may provide Bigfoot Forestry Services at job sites located in the Approved Open Territory but only in compliance with: (a) our then-current extra-territorial operations policy, if any, described in the Manual; and (b) all other conditions and requirements that we specify. We may revoke our approval at any time, in which case you must immediately discontinue all operations within the Approved Open Territory and transfer to us or our designee any projects involving job sites located in the Approved Open Territory. Except in unusual circumstances, we do not anticipate revoking our approval unless: (a) we award the Approved Open Territory (or a portion thereof) to another Bigfoot Forestry Business; or (b) we determine, in our sole discretion, that you are not operating the Approved Open Territory in accordance with our standards and specifications.
- 3.3. Territorial Rights and Limitations. During the Term we will not develop or operate, or license a third party to develop or operate, a Bigfoot Forestry Business that provides Bigfoot Forestry Services at job sites located in your Territory except as otherwise provided in this Section with respect to
Acquisitions and National Accounts.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 42–162)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the radius of the area defining Franchise Territory #4 for Bigfoot Forestry is not explicitly stated. The document outlines the franchisee's territorial rights and limitations, stating that franchisees may only provide Bigfoot Forestry Services at job sites located within their assigned Territory, and that the franchisor will not develop or operate a competing Bigfoot Forestry Business within that Territory during the term of the agreement.
The FDD mentions that the specifics of each Franchise Territory are described in Part D of Attachment A. It also allows for "Approved Open Territories" outside of the franchisee's territory under certain conditions and with the franchisor's approval, but these must be adjacent to the franchisee's existing territory.
To determine the specific radius or dimensions of Franchise Territory #4, a prospective franchisee should review Part D of Attachment A within the Franchise Agreement and/or ask the franchisor directly for clarification on how territories are defined and measured. Understanding the exact size and shape of the territory is crucial for assessing market potential and planning business operations.