For a Cicis franchise in Maryland, what is the relationship between the Franchise Agreement and the Rider?
Cicis Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| THIS RIDER is made and entered into by and between ON SMILE LLC, a Delaware | |||||||
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| limited liability company with its principal business address at 13355 Noel Road, Suite 1645, | |||||||
| Dallas, | TX | 75240 , | ("we," | "us," | or whose | "our"), principal | and business |
| address is | ("you" or "your"). | ||||||
| 1. | BACKGROUND. We and you are parties to that certain Franchise Agreement dated, 20 (the "Franchise Agreement") that has been signed concurrently with the signing of this Rider. Franchise Agreement. This Rider is annexed to and forms part of the Franchise Agreement. This Rider supersedes any inconsistent or conflicting provisions of the Franchise Agreement. This Rider is being signed because (a) you are domiciled in the State of Illinois, or (b) the offer of the franchise is made or accepted in the State of Illinois and the Cicis Buffet Restaurants or Cicis To Go Restaurants that you develop under your Franchise Agreement is or will be operated in the State | This Rider is annexed to and forms part of the |
Source: Item 20 — OUTLETS AND FRANCHISEE INFORMATION (FDD pages 58–64)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cicis's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a Rider is added to the Franchise Agreement for franchisees in Maryland. The Rider and the Franchise Agreement are signed concurrently and the Rider is annexed to and forms a part of the Franchise Agreement. The Rider is included if the franchisee is a resident of Maryland, the Cicis restaurant will be operated in Maryland, or the offer to sell or buy the franchise is made or accepted in Maryland.
Specifically, the Rider supersedes any inconsistent or conflicting provisions of the Franchise Agreement. This means that if there are any clauses in the original Franchise Agreement that contradict the Rider, the terms outlined in the Rider will take precedence for Cicis franchisees operating in Maryland.
Several sections of the Franchise Agreement are modified by the Rider to reflect protections under Maryland franchise law. These modifications address aspects such as releases, termination of the agreement, governing law, choice of forum, and limitations of liability, ensuring that the franchisee's rights under Maryland's franchise regulations are upheld.