What is the principal business address of Walker Parent, Inc., the parent company of Bojangles', Inc.?
Bojangles Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Our indirect parent company is Bojangles', Inc. (successor by name change to BHI Holding Corp. and successor by merger to BHI Intermediate Holding Corp.), a Delaware corporation, which also shares our principal business address. Bojangles', Inc. has never offered franchises in any line of business, does not operate any Bojangles Restaurants and does not provide any services to our franchisees. Bojangles', Inc.'s parent is Walker Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Walker Parent"), which has its principal business address at 107 Grand Street, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10013. Walker Parent has never offered franchises in any line of business, does not operate any Bojangles Restaurants, and does not provide any services to our franchises. On January 28, 2019, Bojangles', Inc. completed its merger with Walker Parent and Walker Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Walker Parent ("Merger Sub"). Upon completion of the merger, Merger Sub merged with and into Bojangles', Inc., and Bojangles', Inc. continued as the surviving corporation and continued its existence under the law of the State of Delaware.
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, Walker Parent, Inc., the parent company of Bojangles', Inc., has its principal business address at 107 Grand Street, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10013. Walker Parent does not offer franchises in any line of business, operate any Bojangles restaurants, or provide any services to Bojangles franchisees.
Walker Parent's role is purely as a holding company. It does not engage in the day-to-day operations of the Bojangles franchise system. This is a common structure in franchising, where a parent company owns the brand and trademarks but delegates the franchising activities to a subsidiary.
Prospective franchisees should be aware of the different entities involved in the Bojangles franchise system, including the franchisor (Bojangles Opco, LLC) and its parent companies. Understanding the roles and responsibilities of each entity can help franchisees navigate the franchise relationship and understand who to contact for different aspects of the business.