What conditions must a Fly Fitness Developer fully comply with to be granted rights to establish additional Franchised Businesses in the Development Area?
Fly_Fitness Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
loper, and the Developer hereby accepts from the Franchisor, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, which includes, but is not limited to, the execution of a Franchise Agreement pursuant to Section 4.1 hereof, the right to develop, construct, open and operate one Franchised Business within the Development Area set forth in Attachment 3. Developer shall be granted rights to establish additional Franchised Businessesin the Development Area, up to the total number of outlets set forth in the Mandatory Development Schedule set forth in Section 5.2 hereof, subject to Developer's full compliance with all conditions precedent to the grant of such rights outlined below, which rights shall be exercised in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof.
- 2.2 Reservation of Rights. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1 above, Developer understands and agrees that all rights to any businesses, other than as specified in this Agreement, are fully reserved to Franchisor within or outside of the Territory. By way of example only, Franchisor reserves the rights to offer (i) other products or services not offered under the Marks, (ii) other fitness concepts under the Marks or other trademarks, and (iii) services and products through any channel in the Territory other than a dedicated Fly Fitness outlet, such as to schools, camps, institutional/professional campuses, and conferences; distribution of products through retail outlets, including but not limited to, grocery, health and fitness outlets; and the Internet ("Alternate Distribution Channels").
- 2.3 No License to System and Marks. Developer expressly acknowledges that this Agreement is not a Franchise Agreement and does not grant to Developer any right or license to operate a Franchised Business, distribute any product or service, or use the Marks. This Agreement sets forth conditions which, if fully satisfied, confer upon Developer the rights to enter a Franchise Agreement with Franchisor to establish one or more Franchised Businesses in the Development Area only. Developer's rights to open and operate a Franchised Business and use the System and Marks shall be derived only through the execution of a Franchise Agreement for each Franchised Business to be established in the Development Area.
- 3. TERM. Unless sooner terminated in accordance with this Agreement, the term of this Agreement and all rights granted by Franchisor under this Agreement shall expire on the date on which Developer successfully and in a timely manner has complied with all of Developer's obligations hereunder and has completed the development obligations in accordance with the Development Schedule.
4. DEVELOPMENT AND FRANCHISE FEES.
- 4.1 Multi-Unit Development Fee.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 45–182)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Fly Fitness's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, a Developer will be granted rights to establish additional Fly Fitness Franchised Businesses within the Development Area, up to the total number of outlets specified in the Mandatory Development Schedule. This is contingent upon the Developer's full compliance with all conditions precedent to the grant of such rights. These rights must be exercised in accordance with Section 4.1 of the agreement.
To exercise these development rights, the Developer must enter into a separate Franchise Agreement with Fly Fitness for each Franchised Business. The Developer must also execute and deliver Fly Fitness's current form of Franchise Agreement for the first Franchised Business concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Multi-Unit Development Agreement. For each subsequent Franchised Business, the Developer must execute and deliver Fly Fitness's then-current form of Franchise Agreement, along with the then-current Franchise Disclosure Document.
Furthermore, the FDD states that subsequent to signing the Multi-Unit Development Agreement and the initial Franchise Agreement, the Developer must execute an additional Franchise Agreement for the second Franchised Business upon the execution of a lease for the first Franchised Business. This is provided that all conditions in Section 5.4 are satisfied or waived. Similarly, for each subsequent Franchised Business, the Developer must execute an additional Franchise Agreement upon the execution of a lease for the next Franchised Business, again provided that all conditions in Section 5.4 are satisfied or waived. The opening of Franchised Businesses must adhere to the Mandatory Development Schedule.
It is important to note that the then-current form of Franchise Agreement may differ from the initial form. Also, the Developer will not receive any initial training for each additional Franchised Business, as it is acknowledged that the initial training is sufficient for operating all Franchised Businesses in the Development Area.