What is the relationship between the Successor Franchise Rider and the Fat Shack Inc. Franchise Agreement?
Fat_Shack Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
SUCCESSOR FRANCHISE RIDER TO FAT SHACK INC. FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT VI TO FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
RIDERS TO FRANCHISE AGREEMENT FOR SPECIFIC STATES AND PROVINCES
If any one of the following Riders to the Franchise Agreement for Specific States and Provinces ("Riders") is checked as an "Applicable Rider" below, then that Rider shall be incorporated into the Franchise Agreement entered into by FAT SHACK INC. and the undersigned Franchisee. To the extent any terms of an Applicable Rider conflict with the terms of the Franchise Agreement, the terms of the Applicable Rider shall supersede the terms of the Franchise Agreement.
Applicable Rider:
18.4. Prerequisites for Successor Franchise Rights
Franchisee shall only be entitled to exercise its successor franchise rights if Franchisee:
- d. Executes a successor franchise rider in the form then in use by FSI which (unless prohibited by law) includes a general release of any and all claims against FSI, its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents;
- e. Pays a successor franchise fee ("Successor Franchise Fee") in the amount of $6,000.00 upon each exercise of the successor franchise rights and any other fees set forth in the successor franchise rider to cover FSI's expenses related to reviewing Franchisee's operations and approving the option. The Successor Franchise Fee will be due and payable upon execution of FSI's then current Franchise Agreement and will be nonrefundable under all circumstances once paid. The Successor Franchise Fee is paid in lieu of an additional initial franchise fee;
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 53–223)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Fat Shack Franchise Disclosure Document, the Successor Franchise Rider is an agreement that a franchisee may need to execute in order to obtain successor franchise rights. To exercise the option for a successor franchise, a franchisee must not be in default of the existing Franchise Agreement.
To obtain successor franchise rights, the franchisee must execute the form of Franchise Agreement then in use by Fat Shack, which may have substantially different terms than the original agreement. The franchisee must also execute a successor franchise rider in the form then in use by Fat Shack, which includes a general release of any and all claims against Fat Shack, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (unless prohibited by law). The franchisee must also pay a $6,000 successor franchise fee.
Exhibit VI to the Franchise Agreement describes Riders to the Franchise Agreement for Specific States and Provinces. If any of these riders are checked as an "Applicable Rider", then that Rider shall be incorporated into the Franchise Agreement. If any terms of an Applicable Rider conflict with the terms of the Franchise Agreement, the terms of the Applicable Rider shall supersede the terms of the Franchise Agreement.