What is the restricted radius around a Central Bark Doggy Day Care facility?
Central_Bark_Doggy_Day_Care Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
) | | | MUFA - 8.1 | No diverting business; no appropriating the System Standards for use in other business endeavors; no ownership interest in, or performing services for, or leasing premises to, competitive businesses anywhere ("competitive business" means any business operating, or granting franchises or licenses to others to operate, (i) a facility offering day care, boarding, grooming, or training for canines, or any other related canine services, or (ii) a retail facility whose gross receipts from the sale of canine related products represent, at any time, at least 10% of the business' total gross receipts) | | r. Non-competition covenants after the franchise is terminated or expires | FA - XVI.D. | No direct or indirect ownership interest in, or performing services for, or leasing premises to, or diverting business to, competing businesses for 2 years at your Franchised Business, within 10 mile radius of your Franchised Business or 10 mile radius of any CENTRAL BARK facility (same restrictions apply after transfer) No direct or indirect ownership interest in, or performing services | | | MUFA - | for, or leasing premises to, or diverting business to, competing | | | 8.1 | businesses for 2 years within the Multi-Unit Territory or within a | | Provision | Section in franchise agreement, multi-unit franchise agreement, or other agreement | Summary | | | | |------------------------------------------------------|-------------------
Source: Item 17 — Renewal, Termination, Transfer, and Dispute Resolution (FDD pages 38–42)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Central Bark Doggy Day Care's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, after the franchise agreement is terminated or expires, the franchisee is restricted from engaging in competing businesses within a 10-mile radius of their former Central Bark Doggy Day Care location. This restriction also applies within a 10-mile radius of any other Central Bark Doggy Day Care facility. This non-compete agreement lasts for a period of 2 years.
This means that a former Central Bark Doggy Day Care franchisee cannot own, operate, work for, lease premises to, or divert business to a competing business within the specified radius for two years after their franchise agreement ends. The definition of a "competing business" is detailed in section XIV.A of the Franchise Agreement and section 8.1 of the Multi-Unit Franchise Agreement.
This restriction is fairly standard in the franchise industry to protect the brand and other franchisees from unfair competition by someone who has inside knowledge of the Central Bark Doggy Day Care system. Prospective franchisees should carefully consider this restriction, especially if they plan to remain in the same geographic area after their franchise term ends. It is important to note that these restrictions also apply after a transfer of the franchise.