Under what circumstances does the Agreement Term for a Brueggers Bagels development agreement expire?
Brueggers_Bagels Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, you will have no right to establish or operate any Bakery for which a Franchise Agreement has not been executed by us prior to termination; and we will be entitled to establish, and to franchise others to establish, Bakeries at any location in the Development Area except as may be otherwise provided under the terms of any Franchise Agreement which remains in effect between us and you.
Further, upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, except as may be otherwise provided under the terms of any Franchise Agreement which remains in effect between us and you, you must:
10.1.1. Cease any action to select, negotiate, develop or construct a site for a Bakery
10.1.2. Cease to use the confidential methods, procedures, and techniques associated with the System, the "Bruegger's" and "Bruegger's Bagels" names and marks, all other Proprietary Marks, the Works, and all other distinctive forms, slogans, signs, symbols, Web sites, domain names, email addresses, other electronic identifiers, and devices associated with the System; withdraw all advertising matter (including electronic marketing); and except as provided in Section 10.2 below not thereafter, directly or indirectly, represent yourself to the public or hold yourself out as a present or former franchisee of ours;
10.1.3. Deliver to us the Manuals and all other records, correspondence, and instructions in your possession or control, in any medium, that contain confidential information, trade secrets, or know-how relating to the System or the operation of a Bakery, all of which you acknowledge to be our property;
10.1.4. Take such action as may be necessary to cancel any assumed name registration or equivalent registration, and any e-mail address or domain name registration, obtained by you which contains "Bruegger's" or any other Proprietary Marks, and furnish evidence satisfactory to us of compliance with this obligation within five (5) days after termination or expiration of this Agreement.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 61)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Brueggers Bagels Franchise Disclosure Document, the Development Agreement expires upon its stated expiration date or termination. Upon expiration or termination of the Development Agreement, the developer loses the right to establish or operate any Brueggers Bagels bakery for which a Franchise Agreement has not been executed prior to the termination. Brueggers Bagels retains the right to establish or franchise others to establish bakeries at any location in the Development Area, except as otherwise provided under the terms of any Franchise Agreement that remains in effect between Brueggers Bagels and the developer.
Upon termination or expiration, the developer must cease all actions related to site selection, negotiation, development, or construction for a bakery. They must also discontinue using any confidential methods, procedures, and techniques associated with the Brueggers Bagels system, including the brand's names, marks, and other proprietary materials. The developer is required to withdraw all advertising matter, including electronic marketing, and cannot represent themselves as a present or former franchisee, except as provided in any Franchise Agreement that remains in effect.
The developer is obligated to deliver all manuals, records, correspondence, and instructions in their possession or control that contain confidential information, trade secrets, or know-how related to the Brueggers Bagels system. Additionally, the developer must take necessary actions to cancel any assumed name registration, email address, or domain name registration containing "Bruegger's" or any other proprietary marks, providing evidence of compliance within five days after termination or expiration.