Can Carbones Pizzeria relocate a restaurant into a Carbones Pizzeria franchisee's territory?
Carbones_Pizzeria Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Territories we grant to franchisees may overlap, but we will not approve anyone opening a Carbone's Pizza restaurant, or relocating a restaurant, the physical premises of which will be in your Franchisee Territory.
When you sign a Franchise Agreement, you will receive the right to operate one Carbone's Pizza restaurant at the specific location we have approved. If you would like to relocate this location you must obtain our prior approval to do so. We will use our then-current location approval criteria to determine whether to approve the relocation.
At the time you acquire the site we have approved we will grant you a territory. This territory will be an area that is generally 5 miles surrounding your Restaurant ("Franchisee Territory"). However, in heavily populated areas this area will be less than 5 miles. The criteria we use for determining the boundaries of the Franchisee Territory in your Franchise Agreement include density of population, growth trends of population, and natural boundaries. We will negotiate the ultimate size of the radius of the Franchisee Territory with you. An approved territory Map and written description will be included as an exhibit in your Franchise Agreement.
You will not receive an exclusive territory. You may face competition from other Carbone's Pizza franchisees, from outlets that we own, or from other channels of distribution or competitive brands that we control.
We and our affiliates have the right to sell products and services to your customers and to others in and outside your Franchise Territory, using the Carbone's Pizza or Carbone's Pizzeria name, or using any other name, through any channel of distribution, and may do so in your Franchisee Territory without any compensation to you.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 19–21)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Carbones Pizzeria's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Carbones Pizzeria will not approve anyone relocating a restaurant the physical premises of which will be in a franchisee's territory. When a franchisee signs a Franchise Agreement, they will receive the right to operate one Carbones Pizzeria restaurant at a specific approved location. If the franchisee wants to relocate this location, they must obtain prior approval from Carbones Pizzeria, and Carbones Pizzeria will use its then-current location approval criteria to determine whether to approve the relocation.
At the time a franchisee acquires the approved site, Carbones Pizzeria will grant them a territory, generally an area 5 miles surrounding the restaurant. However, in heavily populated areas, this area will be less than 5 miles. The criteria Carbones Pizzeria uses for determining the boundaries of the Franchisee Territory include density of population, growth trends of population, and natural boundaries. The ultimate size of the radius of the Franchisee Territory will be negotiated. An approved territory Map and written description will be included as an exhibit in the Franchise Agreement.
It is important to note that territories granted to Carbones Pizzeria franchisees may overlap. Also, the franchisee will not receive an exclusive territory and may face competition from other Carbones Pizzeria franchisees, from outlets that Carbones Pizzeria owns, or from other channels of distribution or competitive brands that Carbones Pizzeria controls. Carbones Pizzeria and its affiliates also have the right to sell products and services to the franchisee's customers and to others in and outside the Franchisee Territory, using the Carbones Pizza or Carbone's Pizzeria name, or using any other name, through any channel of distribution, and may do so in the Franchisee Territory without any compensation to the franchisee.