What is the date of the Franchise Agreement mentioned in this rider for Central Bark Doggy Day Care?
Central_Bark_Doggy_Day_Care Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Simultaneously with signing this Agreement, you or an approved Affiliate must sign and deliver to us a Franchise Agreement and related documents for the first Central Bark Facility you are obligated to acquire under this Agreement. You or your approved Affiliate must thereafter open and operate a Central Bark Facility according to the terms of that Franchise Agreement. Thereafter, subject to Article 6, for each additional Central Bark Facility you must open and operate under the Development Schedule, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, on or before the date which is 240 days before the end of each Development Period, you or an approved Affiliate must have executed (in accordance with this Agreement) our then-current form of Franchise Agreement and related documents, the terms of which, except as provided hereunder, may differ substantially from the terms contained in the Franchise Agreement in effect on the Effective Date, and paid the required Initial Franchise Fee due under such Franchise Agreement.
Source: Item 1 — Franchisee shall have paid all Royalty Fees, advertising fund contributions, LAC contributions, amounts owed for purchases by Franchisee from Franchisor, or Franchisor's affiliates, and all other amounts owed to Franchisor, Franchisor's affiliates, and third-party creditors, and shall have submitted to Franchisor all required reports and statements; (FDD pages 106–233)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
I am unable to provide the specific date of the Franchise Agreement based on the excerpts from Central Bark Doggy Day Care's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. While the document refers to the Franchise Agreement and its various aspects, such as the obligations of the franchisee, initial training, and development schedules, it does not explicitly state the date of the agreement.
Specifically, the excerpts discuss the franchisee's obligation to sign and deliver a Franchise Agreement simultaneously with the multi-unit agreement, and further Franchise Agreements must be executed 240 days before the end of each development period. The document also mentions that the terms of subsequent Franchise Agreements may differ substantially from the initial agreement. However, none of these references provide the actual date of the Franchise Agreement itself.
To determine the exact date of the Franchise Agreement, a prospective Central Bark Doggy Day Care franchisee should directly ask the franchisor for a copy of the agreement and its execution date during the due diligence process. This information is crucial for understanding the specific terms and conditions in effect at the time the agreement was signed.