How is the size of a Bigfoot Forestry development territory determined?
Bigfoot_Forestry Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
There is no specific minimum or maximum size for a development territory. Instead, the size of your development territory is determined based on the number of Bigfoot Forestry Businesses you commit to develop under the ADA. Each franchised territory that comprises the development territory will be determined using one of the 2 approaches described above (i.e., an area we designate that includes a minimum of 100,000 owneroccupied households or the area within a 50-mile radius from a central point we designate).
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 29–31)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bigfoot Forestry's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the size of a development territory is not fixed but depends on the number of Bigfoot Forestry Businesses the area developer commits to developing under the Area Development Agreement (ADA). Before signing the ADA, Bigfoot Forestry will define the boundaries of each individual franchised territory within the development territory. The total area of these individual territories will constitute the development territory, as detailed in Part E of Attachment A to the ADA.
Each individual franchised territory that makes up the development territory is determined using one of two methods. The first method involves designating a geographic area containing a minimum of 100,000 owner-occupied households. The second method involves defining the territory as the area within a 50-mile radius from a central point designated by Bigfoot Forestry. The latter approach is used when there are fewer than 100,000 owner-occupied households within a 50-mile radius of the central point.
This approach gives Bigfoot Forestry flexibility in tailoring development territories to market potential and franchisee investment capacity. A prospective area developer should carefully consider the number of units they commit to developing, as this commitment directly influences the size and potential of their development territory. It is also important to review Part E of Attachment A to the ADA to fully understand the boundaries and characteristics of the development territory before signing the agreement.