What is the Camp Margaritaville franchisee required to do with supplier accounts upon termination or expiration of the franchise agreement?
Camp_Margaritaville Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
g and removing any architectural elements that were provided by the Franchisor, its Affiliates, or the Designer, were set forth in the System Standards or Manual, or otherwise relate to the Camp Margaritaville System;
(g) changing any staff uniforms to remove all Camp Margaritaville Intellectual Property from the Resort;
(h) deleting from any computer system or POS System any Confidential Information or otherwise proprietary information, including, but not limited to recipes, menu items, inventory, and pricing;
(i) closing accounts with any suppliers or vendors opened in connection with the operation of the Resort under the Camp Margaritaville Intellectual Property, which Franchisor shall have the right to do on Franchisee's behalf if Franchisee fails to do so;
(j) immediately ceasing acceptance of and participation in any Pre-Sales, including gift cards or certificates and the like, coupons, or the Loyalty Programs associated with the Camp Margaritaville System;
(k) canceling all assumed name or equivalent registrations using or incorporating the Camp Margaritaville Intellectual Property; and,
(l) promptly notifying any ap
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 72–406)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Camp Margaritaville Franchise Disclosure Document, upon termination or expiration of the franchise agreement, the franchisee is required to close accounts with any suppliers or vendors that were opened in connection with the operation of the resort under the Camp Margaritaville intellectual property. If the franchisee fails to do so, Camp Margaritaville has the right to close these accounts on the franchisee's behalf.
In addition to closing supplier accounts, the franchisee must also cease using Camp Margaritaville's related social media and online business directories. The franchisee is obligated to stop operating all social media pages and online business directory listings associated with the resort, and must provide Camp Margaritaville with all login credentials necessary for Camp Margaritaville to assume control over these accounts. The franchisee must also notify any applicable entities of the termination or expiration of their right to use any numbers, addresses, domain names, locators, directories, and listings associated with Camp Margaritaville.
Furthermore, the franchisee is obligated to cease acceptance of and participation in any pre-sales, including gift cards or certificates, coupons, or loyalty programs associated with the Camp Margaritaville system. The franchisee must also cancel all assumed name or equivalent registrations using or incorporating the Camp Margaritaville intellectual property. The FDD also states that the franchisee shall pay Camp Margaritaville a $10,000 fee in consideration of Camp Margaritaville's oversight and approval of the de-branding actions.