Does Cinnaholic intend to grant a large number of franchise territories?
Cinnaholic Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We do not intend to grant a large number of franchise territories, although we intend to grant other franchisees areas of responsibility within which they will concentrate their development efforts. An area of responsibility is a geographic territory within which we expect you to concentrate your development efforts. You will have no exclusive territorial rights, protected territory or other rights to exclude, control or impose conditions on the location or development of other or future franchises under the Marks or on our activities, except as may be provided in an applicable Franchise Agreement.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 36–37)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cinnaholic's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Cinnaholic does not intend to grant a large number of franchise territories. However, Cinnaholic intends to grant other franchisees areas of responsibility within which they will concentrate their development efforts. These areas of responsibility are geographic territories where Cinnaholic expects franchisees to focus their development efforts.
Under the Development Agreement, franchisees are not granted an exclusive territory to develop their bakeries. Cinnaholic will determine or approve the location of future units and any territories for those units, and the then-current standards for sites and territories will apply. Franchisees may establish a Cinnaholic Bakery at any location within their Area of Responsibility provided that Cinnaholic consents to the location, the location is in a state where Cinnaholic is permitted to sell franchises, and the location is not located in another franchisee's franchise territory or area of responsibility.
Prospective franchisees should understand that they will not receive an exclusive territory and may face competition from other franchisees, outlets that Cinnaholic owns, or other channels of distribution or competitive brands that Cinnaholic controls. The size of a franchise territory can vary, ranging from just the approved site of the bakery to an area 1.5 miles around it. Bakeries in non-traditional locations like airports or malls will have their franchise territory limited to the site of the bakery.