Does City Wide operate any businesses other than franchising?
City_Wide Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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CITY WIDE sells franchises to franchisees who will develop and operate a business which provides commercial facility maintenance services including, commercial janitorial services, commercial janitorial supplies, carpet cleaning, window washing, construction clean-up, blind cleaning, hard surface floor care, pest control, upholstery cleaning, concrete coatings, and other commercial services to a variety of commercial customers change within the franchisee's Designated Territory (as defined below). CITY WIDE does not operate any other businesses.
CITY WIDE does not own or operate any business of the type to be operated by you. CITY WIDE's principals have ownership interests in companies that own six CITY WIDE franchises in Kansas, California, Florida, Minnesota, New York and Virginia.
CITY WIDE has never offered franchises in any other line of business and has been offering franchises for the same type of business to be operated by franchisee since July 1, 2001.
Parents
Our parent company is City Wide Franchise Holding Company, Inc., a Kansas corporation, ("Parent Co.") incorporated on January 12, 2021, and owns the trademarks, trade names, service marks and logos, as well as copyright materials and other intellectual property which is licensed to CITY WIDE and CITY WIDE's franchisees. Parent Co. is located at 15230 W. 105th Terrace, Lenexa, KS 66219.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 10–12)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to City Wide's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, City Wide does not operate any businesses other than franchising. Specifically, City Wide sells franchises to franchisees who will develop and operate a business that provides commercial facility maintenance services. These services include commercial janitorial services, commercial janitorial supplies, carpet cleaning, window washing, construction clean-up, blind cleaning, hard surface floor care, pest control, upholstery cleaning, concrete coatings, and other commercial services to a variety of commercial customers within the franchisee's designated territory. City Wide does not own or operate any business of the type to be operated by you. However, City Wide's principals have ownership interests in companies that own six City Wide franchises in Kansas, California, Florida, Minnesota, New York and Virginia.
Furthermore, City Wide has never offered franchises in any other line of business and has been offering franchises for the same type of business to be operated by franchisees since July 1, 2001. This indicates a consistent focus on its core franchising model within the commercial facility maintenance sector.
However, Areté Facility Maintenance, LLC, a Kansas limited liability company, formed on October 26, 2016, provides services to our national clients in geographical areas in which there are no CITY WIDE franchised businesses or when a CITY WIDE franchised business is unable to provide such services.