What must a Chicken Guy franchisee offer for sale and sell at the Franchised Restaurant?
Chicken_Guy Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must offer for sale and sell at the Franchised Restaurant all and only those products and services as are expressly authorized by us in the Manual or otherwise in writing. We may restrict sales of menu items to certain time periods during the day. We have the right to change the menu items, ingredients, products, materials, supplies and paper goods or the standards and specifications of each, and there are no limits on our ability to do so. Within 30 days after receipt of written notice from us, you must begin selling any newly authorized menu items and cease selling any menu items that are no longer authorized. We do not limit the customers to whom you may sell goods or services.
Source: Item 16 — RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE FRANCHISEE MAY SELL (FDD page 40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Chicken Guy FDD, a franchisee is required to offer for sale and sell at the Franchised Restaurant only those products and services that are expressly authorized by Chicken Guy in the Manual or otherwise in writing. Chicken Guy has the right to change the menu items, ingredients, products, materials, supplies, and paper goods, including their standards and specifications, without any limitations. Franchisees must start selling any newly authorized menu items and stop selling any menu items that are no longer authorized within 30 days of receiving written notice from Chicken Guy. All food, beverage, and merchandise items authorized for sale at the Franchised Restaurant must be offered under the specific name designated by Chicken Guy. Chicken Guy may also restrict sales of menu items to certain time periods during the day.
If a franchisee suggests a new menu item or a change to an authorized menu item, or if they want to participate in a test market program, they must provide written notice to Chicken Guy before implementation. Franchisees cannot add or modify any menu item or participate in a test market program without Chicken Guy's prior written approval. Franchisees are also required to purchase any additional equipment and smallwares that Chicken Guy deems reasonably necessary for new menu items. If Chicken Guy requires a franchisee to offer a new menu item that necessitates the purchase of additional equipment, a reasonable period of time, as determined by Chicken Guy, will be provided for financing, purchasing, and installing the equipment before the new menu items must be offered for sale.
For franchisees operating at a Nontraditional Location with a limited Chicken Guy menu, they may only offer for sale and sell those System menu items specified in Exhibit A of their franchise agreement. This exhibit outlines the specific menu items approved for sale at that location. This ensures uniformity and compliance with the brand's standards, while also allowing for some flexibility based on the location type. Prospective franchisees should carefully review the authorized products and services, as well as the conditions for changes, to fully understand their obligations and the potential for menu modifications during the franchise term.