If the location is identified in the Cicis Franchise Agreement, where can I find the Protected Area?
Cicis Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 22: CONTRACTS]
- (2) If you and we agree after the Effective Date that your proposed location will be the Location, you and we will identify it on Attachment A-1 hereto and will indicate on that attachment (a) whether your Restaurant will be operated as a Cicis Buffet Restaurant or as a Cicis To Go Restaurant, and (b) your Restaurant's Protected Area (defined below).
You must sign and deliver to us Attachment A-1 within five (5) days of its delivery to you, failing which, we may revoke our acceptance of the proposed location.
If you and we are unable to agree upon the proposed location, the type of Cicis Restaurant that will be developed, and the Protected Area, you must locate and propose to us a different location within the Designated Area.
This Agreement does not grant you any exclusivity with respect to the Designated Area.
Our willingness to agree to your proposed Location means only that it meets the criteria that we have established solely for our own purposes, which may be different than your own.
Even if we have suggested or assisted you in finding the Location, you may not rely upon our agreement regarding the Location as our representation, promise, warranty, or guarantee that your Restaurant will be profitable or otherwise successful, that the Location satisfies your own requirements, or for any other purpose whatsoever.
- (3) We agree that, except as provided in this Agreement and subject to your full compliance with this Agreement and any other agreement between you or your affiliates and us or our affiliates, we and our affiliates will not, during the Term, establish, or authorize any Person other than you to establish, a Cicis Restaurant identified by the Marks within the area identified on Attachment A or Attachment A-1, as applicable (the "Protected Area").
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 64–65)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cicis's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the location of the Protected Area depends on when the location is agreed upon. If the location is agreed upon when the Franchise Agreement is executed, it is identified on Attachment A. If the location is agreed upon after the Effective Date of the Franchise Agreement, then the location and Protected Area are identified on Attachment A-1.
Attachment A-1 is a data sheet for subsequently identified locations. Attachment A-1 requires the franchisee to provide their name and the location address. Attachment A-1 also indicates the type of Cicis Restaurant, whether it is a Cicis Buffet Restaurant or a Cicis To Go. The Protected Area is indicated on Attachment A-1, and a map is attached.
It is important to note that Cicis retains rights within and outside the Protected Area that are not expressly granted to the franchisee. This includes the right to establish Cicis Restaurants outside the Protected Area, in Reserved Areas, or restaurants under other trade names. Cicis also has the right to operate Cicis To Go Restaurants anywhere, including within the Protected Area.