Does Chocolate Bash make any representations about the past financial performance of company-owned outlets?

Based on the 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Chocolate Bash does not operate businesses of the type being franchised. The document states, "We do not operate businesses of the type being franchised." This means that Chocolate Bash does not provide any historical financial performance representations for company-owned outlets in the FDD because they do not have any company-owned outlets.

For a prospective franchisee, this lack of information on company-owned store performance means they will need to rely on other sources to evaluate the potential financial viability of a Chocolate Bash franchise. Typically, franchisors include this information to give potential franchisees an idea of how the business performs under the franchisor's management.

Therefore, a potential franchisee should ask Chocolate Bash for the financial performance representations of franchised locations. Item 19 of the FDD is where this information is typically located. If Chocolate Bash does not provide this information, it would be prudent to ask existing franchisees about their financial performance and to conduct thorough independent research to assess the potential profitability of a Chocolate Bash franchise.