Is Casa de Corazon, Inc. considered a predecessor to Casa De Corazon?
Casa_De_Corazon Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Our owner has been involved in the child care industry since 2002 when she founded a home-based center. In 2006 she, along with a partner, opened their first bilingual non-home-based center in Minneapolis. Four additional centers were opened between 2010 and 2014 in South Minneapolis, Edina, Eden Prairie, and Maple Grove, Minnesota. In 2015, our owner became the sole owner of our affiliate Casa de Corazon, Inc. ("Casa") and the South Minneapolis, Edina and Maple Grove centers were rebranded as Casa de Corazon centers, an all-new curriculum was instituted, and each center focused on the environmentalism approach. Casa also opened a fourth center in Rochester, Minnesota in early February 2023 and acquired a center in Edina, Minnesota in May 2023. Casa is the owner of the Casa de Corazon service mark and various other trademarks, trade names and intellectual property you will use in your Center, including the supplemental curriculum and recipes. As such, Casa would be considered a predecessor of ours. Casa has the same principal address as we do. It has never offered franchises in any line of business. Casa would also be considered an affiliate of ours, as it will sell items to our franchisees. We have no parent companies. We have no other predecessors or affiliates required to be disclosed in this Item 1.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS, AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 6–9)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Casa De Corazon's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Casa de Corazon, Inc. is considered a predecessor. The owner of Casa De Corazon has been involved in the child care industry since 2002, starting with a home-based center. In 2006, the owner and a partner opened their first bilingual non-home-based center in Minneapolis, followed by four additional centers between 2010 and 2014 in various Minnesota locations.
In 2015, the owner became the sole owner of Casa de Corazon, Inc. At that time, the South Minneapolis, Edina, and Maple Grove centers were rebranded as Casa de Corazon centers, implementing a new curriculum focused on environmentalism. Casa de Corazon, Inc. also opened a fourth center in Rochester, Minnesota, in early February 2023 and acquired a center in Edina, Minnesota, in May 2023.
Casa de Corazon, Inc. owns the Casa de Corazon service mark and other intellectual property used in the franchised centers, including the supplemental curriculum and recipes. The FDD states that Casa de Corazon, Inc. would be considered a predecessor to Casa De Corazon. Casa de Corazon, Inc. also serves as an affiliate, selling items to franchisees and shares the same principal address as Casa De Corazon. Casa de Corazon, Inc. has never offered franchises in any line of business.