Does Chocolate Bash have any affiliates that offer franchises in any line of business?
Chocolate_Bash Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
Our name is Chocolate Bash Franchising, LLC. Our principal business address is 5820 Casson Drive, Yorba Linda CA 92886. We do not have any parent entities. We do not have any affiliates that offer franchises in any line of business or provide products or services to our franchisees.
Our affiliate, Albasha, LLC has operated Chocolate Bash in Newport Beach, California since 4/2015, the actual store address is 2233 W. Balboa 92663 This affiliate has the same business address as us. We opened a second location on 7/2018 in Los Angeles under Albasha, LLC which is located at 10897 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064.
We have offered franchises since the effective date of this Disclosure Document. None of our affiliates has offered franchises in other lines of business. Some of our affiliates provide products or services to our franchisees.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS, AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 7–8)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Chocolate Bash's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Chocolate Bash Franchising, LLC states that it does not have any affiliates that offer franchises in any other line of business. However, some of Chocolate Bash's affiliates do provide products or services to Chocolate Bash franchisees.
Specifically, Albasha, LLC, an affiliate of Chocolate Bash, has operated a Chocolate Bash location in Newport Beach, California since April 2015. This location's address is 2233 W. Balboa 92663. Albasha, LLC also operated a second Chocolate Bash location in Los Angeles starting in July 2018, located at 10897 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064. It is important to note that Albasha, LLC shares the same business address as Chocolate Bash Franchising, LLC.
Prospective franchisees should be aware that while Chocolate Bash itself does not have affiliates offering franchises in other business lines, some of its affiliates are involved in operating Chocolate Bash locations and providing services or products to franchisees. This could potentially create a conflict of interest or influence the supply chain and operational support provided to franchisees.