What is the legal structure of Bojangles Opco, LLC, the franchisor for Bojangles?
Bojangles Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
To simplify the language in this disclosure document "we" or "us" means Bojangles Opco, LLC, the franchisor. "You" or "your" means the purchaser of the franchise. If the purchaser of the franchise is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or another entity form, "you" or "your" means both the purchaser and the persons who own the entity.
Bojangles Opco, LLC is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on February 3, 2020 with a principal business address at 9432 Southern Pine Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina 28273. We do business under the service marks and trade names "Bojangles®", "Bojangles'®", "Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits®", and "Bojangles Express®". Our agents for service of process in various states are listed in Exhibit J.
We became the franchisor of the Bojangles restaurant system and began offering franchises for the right to develop and operate Bojangles Restaurants in the United States on October 6, 2020, as part of the Securitization Transaction, which is described below. Through our parents, predecessors and affiliates, we began operating Bojangles Restaurants in 1977. As of December 29, 2024, there were 830 Restaurants in operation, of which 564 were franchised Restaurants in the United States and 266 were company-operated Restaurants in the United States (which are operated and managed for us by our indirect parent, Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. ("BRI")). In this disclosure document, we refer to the Restaurants owned by us or our affiliates as "company-operated Restaurants". We also contract with foodservice operators for retailing opportunities and the sale of Bojangles products in venues such as sports arenas, stadiums, college campuses, race tracks and other nontraditional venues for Bojangles branded food and drinks. We have not offered franchises in any other line of business and do not conduct any other kind of business.
Our Parents, Predecessors and Affiliates
We are a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bojangles Issuer, LLC ("Bojangles Issuer"), a Delaware limited liability company. Bojangles Issuer is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bojangles Guarantor, LLC ("Bojangles Guarantor
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 7–11)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bojangles' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Bojangles Opco, LLC, is structured as a limited liability company (LLC). It was organized under the laws of the State of Delaware on February 3, 2020. Their principal business address is 9432 Southern Pine Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina 28273. Bojangles Opco, LLC operates and does business under the service marks and trade names "Bojangles®", "Bojangles'®", "Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits®", and "Bojangles Express®".
Bojangles Opco, LLC became the franchisor of the Bojangles restaurant system on October 6, 2020. This was part of a Securitization Transaction. However, the brand's history dates back to 1977 through its parents, predecessors, and affiliates. As of December 29, 2024, there were 830 Bojangles restaurants in operation, with 564 being franchised and 266 company-operated within the United States.
Bojangles Opco, LLC is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bojangles Issuer, LLC, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bojangles Guarantor, LLC. Bojangles International, LLC is the direct parent of Bojangles Guarantor and an indirect parent company of Bojangles Opco, LLC. Understanding the relationships between these entities can give a prospective franchisee insight into the overall organizational structure and financial backing of the Bojangles franchise system.