Will ADQ or its affiliates offer site acquisition financing services to Dq Treat franchisees?
Dq_Treat Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Neither ADQ nor its affiliates will offer site acquisition, equipment or leasehold financing services to you for the establishment of your franchised business. You must obtain necessary financing through third parties. ADQ periodically arranges with third party finance companies or banks to make financing programs available to franchisees. These arrangements ordinarily involve no more than arranging to put franchisees in contact with sources of financing available. There is no assurance that financing will be offered in any particular instance. If financing is offered, the financial institution independently establishes the amount, terms, interest rate and duration. Neither ADQ nor any of its affiliates receive any payments in exchange for such referrals or the
placement of any financing. It is solely your responsibility to locate and obtain, on whatever terms you can arrange, any required financing for the establishment of your franchised business.
Source: Item 10 — Financing (FDD pages 36–37)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Dq Treat Franchise Disclosure Document, neither ADQ (American Dairy Queen Corporation) nor its affiliates offer site acquisition financing services to franchisees. This means that prospective Dq Treat franchisees are responsible for securing their own financing through third-party lenders for the establishment of their franchised business.
ADQ may periodically arrange for third-party finance companies or banks to offer financing programs to franchisees. However, these arrangements are limited to connecting franchisees with potential financing sources. ADQ does not guarantee that financing will be offered in any specific case. If financing is available, the financial institution independently determines the amount, terms, interest rate, and duration of the financing.
ADQ and its affiliates do not receive payments for referring franchisees to financing sources or for the placement of financing. The responsibility for locating and obtaining the necessary financing for establishing the Dq Treat franchised business rests solely with the franchisee. This includes negotiating the terms and conditions of the financing. Therefore, franchisees should be prepared to explore various financing options and secure funding independently.