Under what conditions might HR waive or permit variations from the standard Hardees System for a franchisee?
Hardees Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
HR has the right, in its sole discretion, to waive, defer, or permit variations from the standards of the Hardee's System, franchisee, prospective developer or prospective franchisee based on the peculiarities of a particular site, existing building configuration or circumstance, density of population, business potential, trade area population or any other condition or circumstance. HR has the right, in its sole discretion, to deny any such request HR believes would not be in the best interests of the Hardee's System.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 85–541)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hardees's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, HR (likely referring to Hardees Restaurants' parent company or a related entity) has the authority to make exceptions to the standard Hardees System. These variations can be granted to a franchisee, prospective developer, or prospective franchisee.
The decision to allow variations is based on specific conditions or circumstances. These may include the unique characteristics of a particular site, the configuration of an existing building, the density of the population in the area, the business potential of the location, the population of the trade area, or any other relevant condition or circumstance.
However, Hardees retains the sole discretion to deny any request for variations if it believes that granting the request would not be in the best interests of the Hardees System as a whole. This means that even if a franchisee meets certain criteria, Hardees can still refuse the request if they believe it could negatively impact the brand or other franchisees.