When did WFOE stop offering franchises in China before HEMS offered Embassy Suites franchises?
Embassy_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- Hilton Enterprise Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a limited company formed on January 8, 2021, under the laws of the People's Republic of China ("HEMS") has offered franchises in China since July 1, 2024. HEMS predecessor was Hilton Enterprise Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., a limited company formed on September 5, 2008 under the laws of the People's Republic of China ("WFOE"). WFOE offered franchises in China from October 29, 2012 to June 30, 2024. HEMS has its principal business address at Room 4205, Bund Centre, 222 Yan An Road East, Shanghai, 200002, 021 – 2321 6888. The brands currently offered by HEMS are: DoubleTree (first offered on October 29, 2012), Hilton (first offered on August 1, 2016), Hilton Garden Inn (first offered in September 2018) and Tapestry (first offered on July 1, 2024).
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 9–15)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Embassy Suites FDD, Hilton Enterprise Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. ("WFOE") offered franchises in China from October 29, 2012, until June 30, 2024. Following this, Hilton Enterprise Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. ("HEMS") began offering franchises in China on July 1, 2024. However, the document does not state that WFOE or HEMS offered Embassy Suites franchises.
While the FDD specifies the dates during which WFOE and HEMS offered franchises in China, it does not clarify whether these franchises included Embassy Suites. The brands offered by HEMS include DoubleTree, Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, and Tapestry, but Embassy Suites is not listed among them. Similarly, the brands offered by HWML are the same as those offered by HWF, which include Embassy Suites, but the document does not specify if this applies to franchises offered in China.
For a prospective franchisee, this information highlights the importance of verifying which specific brands were offered by WFOE and HEMS in China. It is essential to confirm whether Embassy Suites was among the franchise options during those periods to understand the brand's history and presence in the Chinese market. A potential franchisee should ask the franchisor for clarification on this matter to make an informed decision.