What are the location requirements for a Hardees Restaurant to be eligible for the 2025 HR Travel Center Development Incentive Program?
Hardees Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
To be eligible for the Travel Center Program, the following requirements must be satisfied: (i) the Hardee's Restaurant must be located at a travel center location or gas and convenience location that is within ½ mile of an interstate or limited access highway and must include a combination of high rise pylon sign, billboard or other highway sign, (ii) the travel center location or gas and convenience location must be opened pursuant to a Development Agreement dated no later than May 24, 2026, that includes the development of at least three (3) newly-constructed Hardee's Restaurant(s),
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD page 85)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hardees's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, to be eligible for the Travel Center Program, a Hardees Restaurant must be located at a travel center or gas and convenience location. This location must be within ½ mile of an interstate or limited access highway.
In addition to the location requirements, the Hardees restaurant must include a combination of a high rise pylon sign, billboard, or other highway sign. The travel center or gas and convenience location must be opened according to a Development Agreement dated no later than May 24, 2026.
The Development Agreement must include the development of at least three newly-constructed Hardees Restaurants if the addendum is for 3 to 9 obligations, or at least ten newly-constructed Hardees Restaurants if the addendum is for 10 or more obligations. The franchisee must also meet other general requirements to be eligible for the Travel Center Program.