Is the Nondisclosure and Noncompetition Agreement included as an attachment to the Fat Shack Franchise Agreement?
Fat_Shack Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ATTACHMENT C (TO DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT)
NONDISCLOSURE AND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT
NONDISCLOSURE AND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT
This Nondisclosure and Noncompetition Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and entered into effective as of the date set forth on the signature page hereof, by and among FAT SHACK INC., a Delaware corporation ("FSI") located at 420 East 58th Avenue, Suite 128B, Denver, Colorado 80216, the undersigned franchisee ("Company"), and the undersigned associate of Company ("Associate").
RECITALS
- A.
FSI is engaged in the business of establishing, operating, franchising, and promoting specialty quick service sandwich restaurants under the name Fat Shack® that features "Fat Sandwiches," burgers and wings, together with appetizers, desserts, hot and cold beverages, and related merchandise, for dine in, takeout and delivery, and specializes in late night delivery of its products to its customers ("FAT SHACK Restaurants") associated with the service mark "FAT SHACK" and other logos, trademarks, service marks and commercial symbols and the Franchisor's proprietary methods of doing business ("Licensed Methods").
- B.
FSI and its affiliates have developed proprietary methods for establishing, operating and promoting FAT SHACK Restaurants utilizing certain confidential information as more fully described herein, and have established substantial goodwill and an excellent reputation with respect to the quality of the products and services available in a FAT SHACK Restaurant, which goodwill and reputation have been and will continue to be of major benefit to FSI.
- C.
Company is a franchisee under an effective franchise agreement, development agreement, or both, with FSI (as applicable, the "Franchise Agreement").
- D.
Associate is or will become involved with Company in the capacity of an officer, partner, director, manager, agent, employee, member, Managing Owner, Designated Manager (as defined in the Franchise Agreement), beneficial owner, or independent contractor (such capacities collectively referred to as "Affiliation") or is related to a person who has an Affiliation with Company, and will become privileged as to certain confidential information related to FSI, its operations, the FAT SHACK Restaurants and/or the Licensed Methods.
- E.
FSI and Company require that Associate enter into this Agreement with them before Associate shall be allowed to have access to any confidential information of FSI (i) as a material term of the Franchise Agreement; (ii) in order to protect FSI's confidential know-how and distinctive systems, designs, décor, trade dress, specifications, standards, procedures and other trade secrets authorized or required by FSI for use in the operation of Company's FAT SHACK Restaurant; (iii) in order to protect FSI's proprietary rights in, and Company's right to use, the confidential information of FSI; and (iv) in consideration of Associate's Affiliation with Company.
- F.
Associate, Company, and FSI have reached an understanding and agreement with regard to nondisclosure by Associate of confidential information and with respect to noncompetition by Associate with FSI and Company.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual promises contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, Associate, Company and FSI, intending legally to be bound, agree as follows:
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Confidential Information.
Associate recognizes and agrees that certain proprietary information relating to FSI and its operations ("Confidential Information") is owned by and treated as
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD page 53)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Fat Shack Franchise Disclosure Document, the Nondisclosure and Noncompetition Agreement is included as Attachment C to the Disclosure Document. This agreement is made between Fat Shack Inc., the franchisee, and any associate of the franchisee.
The agreement states that the franchisee is under an effective franchise agreement or development agreement with Fat Shack Inc. Furthermore, any associate involved with the franchisee, such as an officer, partner, director, manager, agent, employee, member, Managing Owner, Designated Manager, beneficial owner, or independent contractor, must also agree to the terms of the Nondisclosure and Noncompetition Agreement. This is to ensure that all parties with access to Fat Shack's confidential information are bound by the terms of the agreement.
Fat Shack requires that the associate enter into this agreement before being allowed access to any confidential information. This is a material term of the Franchise Agreement designed to protect Fat Shack's confidential know-how, systems, designs, trade secrets, and proprietary rights. The agreement also covers noncompetition by the associate with Fat Shack and the franchisee.