If operating a Remote Kitchen Restaurant, can Bonchon require compliance with operating standards different from those prescribed for Dine-In, Fast Casual and Delivery and Carryout Only Restaurants?
Bonchon Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If you are operating a Remote Kitchen Restaurant, we may require that you comply with operating standards different from those we prescribe for Dine-In, Fast Casual and Delivery and Carryout Only Restaurants (subject to any restrictions, imposed on you by the lease agreement, occupancy agreement, or other agreement under which you have the right to possess and operate the Bonchon Business at the Remote Kitchen location), including, without limitation, (i) implementing different hours of operation; and (ii) using vendors and/or paying for technologies and services that are not standard for Dine-In, Fast Casual and Delivery and Carryout Restaurants. You agree to implement any such System modifications as if they were part of the System at the time you signed this Agreement.
You acknowledge that because uniformity under many varying conditions may not be possible or practical, we reserve the right to materially vary our standards or franchise agreement terms for any franchised Bonchon Business, based on the timing of the grant of the franchise, the peculiarities of the particular territory or circumstances, business potential, population, existing business practices, other non-arbitrary distinctions or any other condition which we consider important to the successful operation of the franchised Bonchon Business. You will have no right to require us to disclose any variation or to grant the same or a similar variation to you.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 92–536)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bonchon's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee operates a Remote Kitchen Restaurant, Bonchon has the right to require compliance with operating standards that differ from those for Dine-In, Fast Casual, and Delivery and Carryout Only Restaurants. These modifications are subject to any restrictions imposed by lease, occupancy, or other agreements related to the Remote Kitchen location.
These differing standards can include implementing different hours of operation and using specific vendors or technologies that are not standard for other Bonchon restaurant types. Bonchon may implement these changes through supplements to their manuals, and franchisees are obligated to implement these system modifications as if they were part of the original agreement.
Bonchon also retains the right to materially vary its standards or franchise agreement terms based on factors such as the timing of the franchise grant, territory peculiarities, business potential, population, existing business practices, or any other condition deemed important for the franchised Bonchon Business's successful operation. However, the franchisee has no right to demand disclosure of these variations or to receive similar variations themselves.