Where is the defined geographic area for the Caring Senior Service franchised business identified?
Caring_Senior_Service Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
1.1 Grant
Subject to the terms, conditions and limitations elsewhere in this Agreement, we hereby grant to you a right and license to use the System, the Proprietary Marks and to market, sell and provide the Approved Services and Products in accordance with the System within your Territory. The Approved Services and Products are the only services and products authorized to be offered and sold at or through the Business. The right and license granted in Section 1.1 hereof shall be restricted solely and exclusively to use of the System and Proprietary Marks in and from the Protected Territory (as defined below), however, except for Services provided to existing clients of other franchisees relocated to within your Territory on a temporary basis and as otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement, we will not operate a CARING SENIOR SERVICE Business, or grant anyone else the right to operate a CARING SENIOR SERVICE Business, that provides Approved Services and Products within your Territory while this Agreement is in effect.
1.2 Location
During the term of this Agreement, the Business Premises shall be used exclusively by you and solely for the purpose permitted by this Agreement. In the event that, prior to the termination of the franchise hereunder and provided you have leased space for the Business, the lease or sublease should expire or terminate without your fault, or if the landlord closes the location where the Business is located, or if the Premises should be expropriated or you otherwise lose possession thereof without fault on your part, you shall be entitled to relocate the Business to another location acceptable to us, provided that:
- (a) we have first given our written consent to such relocation and new site;
- (b) the new premises shall be developed by you in the same manner as described in Article 3 hereof solely at your costs, if you will lease premises for the Business; and
- (c) the new premises shall be located within your Protected Territory.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 53–204)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Caring Senior Service Franchise Disclosure Document, the specific location for operating the franchise is detailed in Exhibit A. The franchise agreement grants the franchisee the right to use the Caring Senior Service system and proprietary marks to market, sell, and provide approved services and products within their designated territory.
The rights granted to the franchisee are restricted to the use of the Caring Senior Service system and marks within the protected territory. Caring Senior Service will not operate or grant anyone else the right to operate a Caring Senior Service business that provides approved services and products within the franchisee's territory while the agreement is in effect, with exceptions for services to existing clients of other franchisees temporarily relocated to the territory.
Caring Senior Service retains the right to establish or franchise other businesses under the Caring Senior Service system outside the protected territory. They can also sell similar services and products through alternative distribution channels, regardless of location. The franchisee is generally prohibited from engaging in promotional activities or selling products/services through electronic media, catalogs, or telecommunications directed to clients outside their protected territory without consent, although advertisements in printed media, television, and radio are permitted if targeted within the protected territory, even if they reach prospective clients outside it due to natural circulation or reach.