What is the 'System' that Chick-fil-A has developed and licenses, as described in the FDD?
Chick_Fil_A Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- A. Chick-fil-A has developed and licenses a restaurant system for, among other things, the marketing and franchising of a branded network of Chick-fil-A restaurants (as defined below, the "System") and holds the right to authorize the adoption and licensed use of the System by third-parties at franchised Chick-fil-A restaurant businesses.
- B. Chick-fil-A desires to license and grant the Operator the rights necessary to own and operate a franchise regarding one or more restaurant businesses under certain valuable trade names, service marks and trademarks, including the trade name "Chickfil-A," and the Operator desires to own and operate each such restaurant business pursuant to the franchise granted in this Agreement, all subject to the terms and conditions below.
- C. Chick-fil-A's license and grant to the Operator of the rights necessary to own and operate a franchise pursuant to the terms and conditions below is part of a set of rights being granted by Chick-fil-A to the Operator under this Agreement to operate each such restaurant business pursuant to the franchise granted in this Agreement.
- D. The license and rights granted by Chick-fil-A to the Operator to operate each such restaurant business are expressly set forth in this Agreement, including the applicable Operator Lease(s), Concession Sublicense Agreement for Captive Venue Unit (and its attached Concession Agreement) or Delivery Kitchen Agreement for Delivery Kitchen Unit (and its attached DK Lease) attached to this Agreement or any Additional Business Amendment as an Exhibit, incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement by reference.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 103–600)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Chick-fil-A Franchise Disclosure Document, Chick-fil-A has developed and licenses a restaurant system. This system is for the marketing and franchising of a branded network of Chick-fil-A restaurants. Chick-fil-A retains the right to authorize the adoption and licensed use of this system by third parties at franchised Chick-fil-A restaurant businesses.
Chick-fil-A grants the Operator the rights to own and operate a franchise regarding one or more restaurant businesses under trade names, service marks, and trademarks, including the trade name "Chick-fil-A." The Operator desires to own and operate each restaurant business pursuant to the franchise granted in the agreement. The license and grant to the Operator are part of a set of rights being granted by Chick-fil-A to operate each restaurant business pursuant to the franchise.
The license and rights granted by Chick-fil-A to the Operator to operate each restaurant business are expressly set forth in the agreement. This includes the applicable Operator Lease(s), Concession Sublicense Agreement for Captive Venue Unit (and its attached Concession Agreement) or Delivery Kitchen Agreement for Delivery Kitchen Unit (and its attached DK Lease) attached to this Agreement or any Additional Business Amendment as an Exhibit, incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement by reference.