What is the minimum ownership
Dickeys_Barbecue_Pit Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
- 8.1 OWNER/OPERATOR. Simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, you shall designate an individual to serve as the "Owner/Operator" of your Restaurant, unless Dickey's waives such requirement in writing. The Owner/Operator shall satisfy the following qualifications, unless waived in writing by Dickey's:
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- As a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, sole proprietorship, or any other Entity, the Owner/Operator shall, at all times during which he or she serves as Owner/Operator: (i) directly or indirectly hold an ownership interest of twenty percent (20%) or more in the Entity; (ii) unless otherwise waived by Dickey's, work on a full-time basis (not less than forty (40) hours per week) in the Restaurant or other Dickey's Restaurant under a Franchise Agreement with Dickey's; and, (iii) be fully authorized, directed, and entitled (including under any relevant governing documents and under any agreements and/or duly adopted resolutions by the shareholders, directors, officers, members, managers, and/or any other owner or governing body of you) to manage and control the day-to-day business affairs of the Restaurant and to take any action that is required to take or omit to take under this Agreement, all in such Owner/Operator's sole discretion, and without the approval or joinder of any person or entity. The Owner/Operator shall be Dickey's sole point of contact with regard to franchise matters.
- Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Owner/Operator's interest in the Restaurant shall be and shall remain free of any pledge, mortgage, hypothecation, lien, charge, encumbrance, voting agreement, proxy, security interest, or purchase right or options.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 95–96)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Dickey's Barbecue Pit's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Owner/Operator of a Dickey's Barbecue Pit franchise must directly or indirectly hold an ownership interest of twenty percent (20%) or more in the franchise entity. This requirement can be waived by Dickey's Barbecue Pit in writing.
In addition to the ownership stake, the Owner/Operator must also work on a full-time basis, defined as not less than forty (40) hours per week, in the Dickey's Barbecue Pit restaurant or another Dickey's Barbecue Pit location under a Franchise Agreement with Dickey's Barbecue Pit, unless this requirement is waived in writing by Dickey's. The Owner/Operator must be fully authorized to manage and control the day-to-day business affairs of the restaurant and to take any required actions under the Franchise Agreement, without needing approval from any other person or entity.
The Owner/Operator will be Dickey's Barbecue Pit's sole point of contact for all franchise-related matters. The Owner/Operator's interest in the restaurant must remain free of any pledges, mortgages, liens, encumbrances, voting agreements, proxies, security interests, or purchase rights or options, unless otherwise provided in the Franchise Agreement.