Does Black Bear Diner offer franchises in any other line of business besides Black Bear Diner restaurants?

To simplify the language in this disclosure document "we," "us," or "our" means BBDI LLC, the franchisor. The word "you" means the person to whom we grant the franchise and includes all owners and partners, if franchisee is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity. Our principal business address is 280 Hemsted Drive, Suite 200, Redding, California 96002. We do business only under our company name, the name "Black Bear Diner" and other trademarks described in Item 13 (the "Marks"). We do not offer and have not previously offered franchises in any other line of business and are not engaged in any other business activities. Except through our affiliate (described below), we do not operate any Black Bear Diner restaurants. As of December 25, 2024, there were 92 franchised Black Bear Diner restaurants in operation. Our agents for service of process are included in Exhibit A to this disclosure document.

Black Bear Diners, Inc. ("BBD INC") may be considered a predecessor for purposes of certain disclosures in this disclosure document. BBD INC was a California corporation formed on December 21, 2001 and maintained its principal business address at 1880 Shasta Street, Redding, California 96001. From May 2002 until February 2016, BBD INC offered franchises for Black Bear Diner restaurants. In February 2016, BBD INC was converted, under California law, to BBDI LLC, a California limited liability company, as part of an overall transaction designed to consolidate affiliated entities, reorganize affiliate-owned restaurants, admit new equity owners and enter into a new credit facility. On February 12, 2016, a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement was entered into in furtherance of this transaction. Upon completion of the transaction, BBD Opco LLC ("BBD OPCO") became the sole member of BBDI LLC.

Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–11)