Does Card My Yard have any predecessors?
Card_My_Yard Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The franchisor is CMY Franchising, LLC, referred to in this Disclosure Document as "we," "us" or "our." We refer to the person interested in buying a franchise as "you" or "your". If you are a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity, certain provisions of the Franchise Agreement will apply to your owners. These will be addressed in this Disclosure Document where appropriate.
The Franchisor and any Parents, Predecessors and Affiliates
We are a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on September 3, 2020. Our principal business address is 761 W. 1200 N., Suite 300, Springville, Utah 84663. We do business under our legal name and the name "Card My Yard". Our registered agents for service of process are listed in Exhibit D to this Disclosure Document. We do not engage in any other business activities besides offering and supporting franchises for Card My Yard businesses, and we have never offered franchises in any other lines of business.
We are a wholly owned subsidiary of our parent company, CMY Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (our "Parent"), which has its principal business address at 2601 Olive Street, Suite 1400, Dallas, Texas 75201. On October 1, 2020, our Parent acquired all or substantially all of the assets, including all franchise agreements, trademarks, service marks and other intellectual property that comprise the Card My Yard franchise system and the Card My Yard brand, from our predecessor entity, Card My Yard Franchising, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and Card My Yard, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (collectively, our "Predecessor"), which maintained their principal business address at 3917 Double Dome Road, Austin, Texas 78734. In conjunction with the purchase and sale of our Predecessor's assets, we were established and granted the right to offer and sell franchises for Card My Yard businesses. Our Parent, Predecessor and affiliates do not guarantee any of our obligations to you and do not commit to performing any of our pre-sale or post-sale obligations.
Each Card My Yard franchise location conducts business under the trade name and trademark "Card My Yard". We do not own or operate any Card My Yard businesses, but our affiliate and Predecessor, Card My Yard, LLC, operated a Card My Yard business in Austin, Texas from September 2014 through September 2020, and our Parent began operating the "company-owned" Card My Yard business in Austin as of October 1, 2020. Effective October 1, 2020, Card My Yard, LLC changed its name to Joy Works, LLC. Joy Works, LLC does not currently operate any Card My Yard businesses, does not offer franchises of any kind, and does not conduct other business activities.
We began offering franchises for Card My Yard businesses in October 2020, and our Predecessor offered Card My Yard franchises from June 2017 to September 2020 under its own disclosure document. Our Predecessor has not engaged in any other business activities besides offering and supporting franchises for Card My Yard businesses, and it has never offered franchises in any other lines of business.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 9–13)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Card My Yard's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, CMY Franchising, LLC, the current franchisor, does have a predecessor. The FDD identifies Card My Yard Franchising, LLC, and Card My Yard, LLC, both Texas limited liability companies, as the "Predecessor." On October 1, 2020, CMY Holdco, LLC, the parent company of CMY Franchising, LLC, acquired substantially all assets, including franchise agreements and intellectual property, from the Predecessor.
Prior to the acquisition, Card My Yard, LLC operated a Card My Yard business in Austin, Texas, from September 2014 to September 2020. From June 2017 to September 2020, the Predecessor offered Card My Yard franchises under its own disclosure document. After the asset purchase, Card My Yard, LLC changed its name to Joy Works, LLC, and ceased operating Card My Yard businesses or offering franchises.
This information is relevant for prospective franchisees as it provides insight into the history and evolution of the Card My Yard franchise system. Understanding the roles and transitions of previous entities can help franchisees assess the stability and experience behind the brand. It is also important to note that the Parent, Predecessor and affiliates do not guarantee any of the obligations to you and do not commit to performing any of the pre-sale or post-sale obligations.