If Clear Pest Pros develops new services, is a franchisee obligated to offer them?
Clear_Pest_Pros Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We may continue to develop new Services. We are not obligated to develop or offer you the right to provide new Services, but if they are offered, we may impose requirements in addition to those described in this Disclosure Document, which may include, among others, completion of additional training, the purchase of additional equipment, payment of additional fees and the execution of additional agreements. You will be required to participate in these new Services as instructed by us. We may also discontinue services in our sole discretion and you would then be required to also discontinue offering such services.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 11–17)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Clear Pest Pros' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Clear Pest Pros may develop new services in the future. While Clear Pest Pros is not obligated to offer franchisees the right to provide these new services, if they are offered, Clear Pest Pros may impose additional requirements. These requirements could include additional training, the purchase of additional equipment, payment of additional fees, and the execution of additional agreements.
As a Clear Pest Pros franchisee, you will be required to participate in these new services if instructed by Clear Pest Pros. Clear Pest Pros also reserves the right to discontinue services at its sole discretion, and franchisees would then be required to discontinue offering such services as well.
This clause means that as a Clear Pest Pros franchisee, you must adapt your business to incorporate new services and discontinue old ones as directed by the franchisor. This could involve unexpected costs for training, equipment, or fees, so it's important to factor in potential future investments when evaluating the franchise opportunity.