For a Non-Traditional Hck Hot Chicken restaurant, which sections of the standard Franchise Agreement are explicitly excluded?
Hck_Hot_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
erms of this Addendum into the Franchise Agreement. Capitalized terms not defined in this Addendum shall have the meanings set forth in the Franchise Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises of the parties and subject to the following terms and conditions, it is agreed as follows:
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- NON-TRADITIONAL VENUE. Franchisee desires to operate a HCK Hot Chicken restaurant located in a Non-Traditional Venue (a "Non-Traditional Restaurant"). Except for Sections 2.3, 8.3.1, 8.3.3, 9.3.2, 9.4.1, 11.8, 12.1.2, 12.2.1, 13.2.3(f) and 13.2.3(i) of the Franchise Agreement, the final reference in Section 9.7.2, as used in the definitions of "Competitive Activities," "Crisis Management Event," "Restaurant," "System" and "Traditional Restaurant" in Appendix 1 to the Franchise Agreement, and except as otherwise provided in this Addendum, all references in the Agreement to the defined term "Restaurant" are deleted and the reference "Non-Traditional Restaurant" is inserted in their place. Franchisor and Franchisee acknowledge and agree that the products and services offered for sale from the Non-Traditional Restaurant, and the standards and specifications of Franchisor and its affiliates, may differ from that of a traditional HCK Hot Chicken Restaurant and will be subject to alternative standards and specifications developed and made available by Franchisor and its affiliates.
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- PREMISES. The following is hereby added as a new Section 2.5 to the Franchise Agreement:
- "2.5 Host Facility. If indicated in Attachment A to the Non-Traditional Addendum to this Franchise Agreement, the Non-Traditional Restaurant shall be located within or adjacent to a host facility ("Host Facility") which is described in Attachment A thereto.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 54–55)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Hck Hot Chicken Franchise Disclosure Document, the Non-Traditional Restaurant Location Addendum modifies the standard Franchise Agreement. Specifically, several sections of the standard agreement are excluded for Non-Traditional Hck Hot Chicken restaurants.
The excluded sections are 2.3, 8.3.1, 8.3.3, 9.3.2, 9.4.1, 11.8, 12.1.2, 12.2.1, 13.2.3(f) and 13.2.3(i). Additionally, the final reference in Section 9.7.2 is excluded, as used in the definitions of "Competitive Activities," "Crisis Management Event," "Restaurant," "System" and "Traditional Restaurant" in Appendix 1 to the Franchise Agreement. Instead of the term "Restaurant," the term "Non-Traditional Restaurant" is to be used in all references within the agreement, except as otherwise provided in the addendum.
This means that franchisees operating a Non-Traditional Hck Hot Chicken restaurant will not be subject to the requirements outlined in those specific sections of the standard Franchise Agreement. This could affect various aspects of the franchise operation, and prospective franchisees should carefully review the addendum and understand how it alters their rights and obligations compared to a traditional Hck Hot Chicken franchise. The franchisor may also issue an abbreviated Brand Standards Manual applicable specifically to Non-Traditional Restaurants.