Does the Chocolate Bash General Release contain the entire agreement of the parties?
Chocolate_Bash Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
Attachment 5 to Franchise Agreement
FORM OF GENERAL RELEASE
[This is our current standard form of General Release. This document is not signed when you purchase a franchise. In circumstances such as a renewal of your franchise or as a condition of our approval of a sale of your franchise, we may require you to sign a general release.]
This General Release ("Release") is executed by the undersigned ("Releasor") in favor of Chocolate Bash Franchising, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company ("CB Franchising").
Background Statement: [describe circumstances of Release]
Releasor agrees as follows:
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Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 38–39)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Chocolate Bash Franchise Disclosure Document, the General Release is presented as Attachment 5 to the Franchise Agreement. The FDD states that this is the current standard form, but it is not signed when purchasing a franchise.
The document indicates that Chocolate Bash may require a franchisee to sign a general release in specific circumstances, such as when renewing the franchise agreement or as a condition for approving the sale of the franchise. The General Release is executed by the Releasor in favor of Chocolate Bash Franchising, LLC.
The FDD includes a background statement section in the General Release form where the circumstances of the release would be described. The document itself does not state that it contains the entire agreement of the parties, but rather serves as a release of claims under specific circumstances.