When would a Chop5 Salad Kitchen franchisee be required to sign the State Addendum?
Chop5_Salad_Kitchen Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
If your state requires these modifications, you will sign this State Addendum along with the Franchise Agreement and any Supplemental Agreements. If you sign this State Addendum, only the terms applicable to the state or states whose franchise laws apply to your transaction will govern. If you sign this State Addendum, but none of the state franchise laws listed above applies because their jurisdictional requirements have not been met, then this State Addendum will be void and inapplicable to you.
CALIFORNIA
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 50–178)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Chop5 Salad Kitchen Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee will sign the State Addendum along with the Franchise Agreement and any Supplemental Agreements if their state requires modifications to those documents. The State Addendum modifies the franchise documents to comply with applicable state laws.
However, the terms of the State Addendum only apply if the franchisee meets the requirements of the applicable state, regardless of signing the addendum. If the franchisee signs the State Addendum, but the state franchise laws listed do not apply because their jurisdictional requirements have not been met, then the State Addendum will be void and not applicable.
The State Addendum applies specifically to franchisees in California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.