Under what circumstances might a Bojangles restaurant be exempt from the requirement to purchase Pepsi-Cola Post-Mix Products?
Bojangles Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Pepsi-Cola currently is our exclusive supplier of beverages for cola and most other soft drinks ("Post-Mix Products") throughout the domestic Bojangles System for new franchisees. You must, as a condition to becoming a Bojangles franchisee, offer for sale at the Restaurant Pepsi-Cola Post-Mix Products
unless your Restaurant is located within an entertainment and sports venue or food-court that does not sell Pepsi fountain products or is part of a multi-brand operation that shares a single fountain beverage station that does not sell Pepsi fountain products. Certain existing Bojangles franchisees may be exempt from the requirement to purchase the Pepsi-Cola Post-Mix Products.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 30–37)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bojangles's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, new franchisees are generally required to offer Pepsi-Cola Post-Mix Products at their restaurants. However, there are specific situations where this requirement may be waived.
The primary exemptions apply to restaurants located within certain venues. Specifically, a Bojangles restaurant is not required to sell Pepsi fountain products if it is situated inside an entertainment and sports venue or a food court that does not offer Pepsi fountain products. This acknowledges that these venues may have pre-existing agreements with other beverage providers.
Another exception exists for multi-brand operations. If a Bojangles restaurant is part of a larger, multi-brand operation that shares a single fountain beverage station and that station does not sell Pepsi fountain products, the Bojangles location is exempt from the Pepsi requirement. Additionally, certain existing Bojangles franchisees may also be exempt from this requirement, though the specific criteria for these exemptions are not detailed in this section.