Is an Hck Hot Chicken Non-Traditional Restaurant required to offer the full menu?
Hck_Hot_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If your HCK Hot Chicken Restaurant is located in a "Non-Traditional Venue," it will be referred to as a "Non-Traditional Restaurant." A "Non-Traditional Venue" is a facility operated under the HCK Hot Chicken trademarks located within another primary business or in conjunction with other businesses or at institutional settings, including toll roads, train stations, amusement parks, and all properties controlled by the amusement park, travel stations, hotels and motels, ships, ports, piers, casinos, stadiums, airports, theatres, big box retailers, building supply stores, warehouse club stores, colleges and universities, schools, hospitals, military and other governmental facilities, office or in-plant food service facilities, shopping mall food courts operated by a master concessionaire, grocery stores, outlet malls, supermarkets and convenience stores, and any site for which the lessor, owner or operator shall have indicated its intent to prefer or limit the operation of its food service facilities to a master concessionaire or contract food service provider. If you sign a Franchise Agreement for a Non-Traditional Restaurant, you must sign (in addition to our standard Franchise Agreement) the addendum attached in Exhibit I ("Non-Traditional Location Addendum"). Non-Traditional Restaurants may share their premises with other businesses, within a host facility, and may provide limited menu items and limited or no delivery.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENT, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–11)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hck Hot Chicken's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Non-Traditional Restaurants have the option to offer a limited menu. A Non-Traditional Restaurant is one located within another primary business, in conjunction with other businesses, or in institutional settings. These venues include locations such as toll roads, train stations, amusement parks, hotels, casinos, stadiums, airports, big box retailers, colleges, hospitals, and grocery stores.
If a franchisee chooses to operate an Hck Hot Chicken in a Non-Traditional Venue, they must also sign the Non-Traditional Location Addendum, in addition to the standard Franchise Agreement. This addendum acknowledges the unique operational considerations for these locations.
The flexibility to offer a limited menu allows Non-Traditional Restaurants to adapt to the specific constraints and demands of their location, such as limited space or customer preferences. This can be a significant benefit for franchisees in these venues, as it allows them to optimize their operations and cater to the specific needs of their customer base.