What is the development fee required by Bojangles for each restaurant authorized under the Development Agreement?
Bojangles Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
velopment Fee
You must pay a development fee of $10,000 for each Restaurant that we authorize you to develop when you sign the Development Agreement regardless of whether you actually develop Restaurants after that time. When you sign the Development Agreement, you also will sign a Franchise Agreement for the first Restaurant that you plan to develop.
The development fee is fully earned and non-refundable in consideration of administrative and other expenses we incur in entering into the Development Agreement and for our lost or deferred opportunity to enter into the Development Agreement with others.
During our previous fiscal year, the development fee paid to us for each Restaurant under applicable development agreements was $10,000 for our standard development.
Franchise Fee
Under the Franchise Agreement, you must pay a franchise fee of $35,000 by the construction commencement deadline of the traditional Restaurant that you agreed to develop according to the development schedule in your Development Agreement. We will credit the development fee that you paid for each Restaurant that you develop under the Development Agreement against the franchise fee that you pay for that Restaurant if you sign the Franchise Agreement and pay the applicable franchise fee by the time you commence construction of the Restaurant.
The franchise fee for each Individual Franchise Agreement is $35,000 and is payable upon execution of the Individual Franchise Agreement.
You must pay a franchise fee of $20,000 when you sign the Bojangles Express Franchise Agreement for a Bojangles Express Restaurant.
All franchise fees are fully earned and non-refundable when paid.
Source: Item 5 — INITIAL FEES (FDD pages 17–21)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bojangles's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a development fee of $10,000 is required for each restaurant authorized under the Development Agreement. This fee is payable when the Development Agreement is signed, regardless of whether the franchisee ultimately develops the restaurants. When signing the Development Agreement, the franchisee will also sign a Franchise Agreement for the first restaurant they plan to develop.
The development fee is considered fully earned and non-refundable. Bojangles specifies that this fee covers administrative and other expenses incurred when entering into the Development Agreement, as well as compensating Bojangles for the lost opportunity to partner with other potential franchisees.
Bojangles will credit the development fee paid for each restaurant against the franchise fee, provided the franchisee signs the Franchise Agreement and pays the applicable franchise fee by the time construction commences. The franchise fee for a traditional restaurant is $35,000, while the franchise fee for a Bojangles Express Restaurant is $20,000. During the previous fiscal year, the development fee paid to Bojangles for each restaurant under applicable development agreements was $10,000 for their standard development.