What Bigfoot Forestry Services are franchisees required to offer?
Bigfoot_Forestry Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
otify you of the change, subject to any "grace period" we provide to implement the change. All mandatory provisions in the Manual (whether included now or in the future) are binding on you.
- 11.3. Authorized Goods & Services. You must offer and provide all Bigfoot Forestry Services we require from time to time in our commercially reasonable discretion. We may designate certain Bigfoot Forestry Services as optional, in which case you have the option, but not the obligation, to offer such services. As a condition to offering optional goods or services you may be required to complete additional training, purchase additional equipment and tools and secure additional licenses or permits. You may not offer any other goods or services without our prior written permission. You may not sell any goods or services we have disapproved. You may not use your Business, or permit your Business to be used, for any purpose other than offering the goods and services we authorize. We may change authorized goods and services at any time and you must comply with our instructions regarding same. Any such change shall not constitute a termination of this Agreement.
- 11.4. Sales Restrictions. Except as otherwise provided in §3.2, you may only provide Bigfoot Forestry Services at job sites located in your Territory. Unless you receive our prior approval, you may not offer or sell goods or services through Alternative Channels of Distribution. During the Term, you may not use any equipment or tools you purchase from us or our affiliate for any purpose other than the operation of your Business. You may not sell any goods or services that we have not approved to customers who contract with you for Bigfoot Forestry Services. If we approve your request to sell goods or services to customers that are not part of our System you must: (a) include all revenue generated from such sales in Gross Sales and pay royalty and other fees based upon such revenue; and (b) comply with any other requirements we impose as a condition to granting our approval.
- 11.5. National Accounts. Due to the unique issues and operational complexities involved with managing and servicing National Account customers, you may not directly contract with National Account customers or provide Bigfoot Forestry Services involving job sites owned by National Account customers unless you obtain our prior approval. We have the exclusive right to enter into contracts with National Account customers. If you receive an inquiry from an existing or prospective National Account customer, you must immediately refer the inquiry to us. We may, but need not, provide you with the opportunity to service the National Account in accordance with §6.5.
- 11.6. Pricing. We will provide you with our suggested retail pricing.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 42–162)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bigfoot Forestry's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must offer all Bigfoot Forestry Services that the company requires. These services include land clearing, excavation, and maintenance, along with related services like stump grinding, forestry mulching, geological test trail clearing, demolition, and snow removal. The specific services Bigfoot Forestry requires may change over time, and franchisees are obligated to comply with any instructions regarding these changes. These changes do not constitute a termination of the franchise agreement.
Bigfoot Forestry may also designate certain services as optional, giving franchisees the choice to offer them. However, offering optional services may require additional training, equipment purchases, and licenses or permits. Franchisees are prohibited from offering any goods or services that have not been approved by Bigfoot Forestry.
Franchisees are restricted to providing Bigfoot Forestry Services at job sites within their designated territory, with exceptions for approved open territories or with prior approval from Bigfoot Forestry. They are also generally prohibited from contracting directly with National Account customers or providing services to job sites owned by them without prior approval from Bigfoot Forestry, as the company retains the exclusive right to contract with National Account customers.