As of the date of the Disclosure Document, to whom does Circle K offer motor fuel businesses?
Circle_K Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
As of the date of this Disclosure Document, we only offer the Motor Fuel Business to franchisees who already operate, or agree to open and operate, a Circle K Store. We reserve the right in the future to offer a Motor Fuel Business to a person or entity that does not operate a Circle K Store. If you operate a Motor Fuel Business, you will sign our form Motor Fuel Agreement attached to this Disclosure Document
as Exhibit G ("Motor Fuel Agreement"). Franchisees operating a Motor Fuel Business under a Motor Fuel Agreement must purchase their motor fuel supply from us or our affiliate.
In addition, under the Branded Business, we offer to qualified Circle K convenience store franchisees the right to use and display the Circle K Marks (as defined below) in connection with the sale from their Circle K Store of motor fuel. Franchisees operating a Branded Business may obtain their motor fuel from any source, provided the motor fuel meets our standards and requirements. As of the date of this Disclosure Document, we offer the Branded Business only to franchisees who already operate, or agree to operate, a Circle K Store. We reserve the right in the future to offer a Branded Business to a person or entity that does not operate a Circle K Convenience Store. If you operate a Branded Business, you will sign our Branding Agreement (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H, the "Branding Agreement").
Source: Item 16 — RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE FRANCHISEE MAY SELL (FDD pages 78–79)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Circle K's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, as of the date of the document, the company offers motor fuel businesses only to franchisees who already operate, or agree to open and operate, a Circle K store. This means that to be eligible to operate a Circle K motor fuel business, a prospective franchisee must either already have a Circle K convenience store or commit to opening one.
Circle K retains the right to offer a motor fuel business to individuals or entities that do not operate a Circle K store in the future. If a franchisee operates a motor fuel business, they must sign Circle K's Motor Fuel Agreement and purchase motor fuel supply from Circle K or its affiliate.
Circle K also offers qualified Circle K convenience store franchisees the right to use and display Circle K Marks in connection with the sale of motor fuel from their Circle K store. Franchisees operating a Branded Business may obtain their motor fuel from any source, provided the motor fuel meets Circle K's standards and requirements. As of the date of the 2025 Disclosure Document, Circle K offers the Branded Business only to franchisees who already operate, or agree to operate, a Circle K Store. If you operate a Branded Business, you will sign Circle K's Branding Agreement.