Under what conditions is a Bojangles restaurant considered a 'Qualifying Restaurant' for the purposes of the Equipment Reimbursement Incentive Program?
Bojangles Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
w development agreements with us simultaneously or in the same year, the Program will only apply to your development agreement that has the most store commitments listed therein.
- You and your affiliates must be in full compliance with any agreements you have entered into with us and/or our affiliates.
- We or one of our affiliates, as directed by us, will reimburse you for up to $300,000 of your equipment costs relating to the development of each new Qualifying Restaurant within 30 days after (i) the opening of the Qualifying Restaurant; and (ii) our receipt of supporting invoice(s) from you, satisfactory to us, confirming the total equipment cost you paid for the equipment required to be installed in the Qualifying Restaurant.
- A "Qualifying Restaurant" is a new Bojangles restaurant: (1) opened by you in the Assigned Area noted in your Development Agreement within four years (if your qualifying Development Agreement is for three or four new restaurants) or within five years (if your Development Agreement is for five or more new restaurants), respectively, after the effective date of your Development Agreement; (2) that is located on a site approved by us; (3) that is in compliance with the deadlines set forth on the Development Schedule attached to your Development Agreement and opened within the timelines set forth therein;
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 82)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bojangles's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the criteria for a restaurant to be considered a 'Qualifying Restaurant' under the Equipment Reimbursement Incentive Program depends on the number of restaurants the developer commits to opening in their Development Agreement. If the agreement is for three or four new restaurants, a 'Qualifying Restaurant' is defined as the first and second new Bojangles restaurants opened by the developer in the assigned area within four years after the Development Agreement's effective date.
In cases where the Development Agreement is for five or more new Bojangles restaurants, a 'Qualifying Restaurant' is defined as the first, second, and fifth new restaurants opened by the developer in the assigned area within five years from the Development Agreement's effective date. Regardless of the number of committed restaurants, all 'Qualifying Restaurants' must meet additional criteria to be eligible for the reimbursement.
Specifically, the restaurant must be located on a site approved by Bojangles, comply with the deadlines outlined in the Development Schedule attached to the Development Agreement, and have a fully executed Franchise Agreement on Bojangles's approved form. Meeting all these conditions ensures that the franchisee can receive reimbursement for up to $300,000 of equipment costs for each Qualifying Restaurant, as directed by Bojangles.