Does Ledgers guarantee a specific number of potential clients within a territory?
Ledgers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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We do not grant you options, rights of first refusal, or similar rights to acquire additional franchises.
You will not receive an exclusive territory. You may face competition from other franchisees, from outlets that we own, or from other channels of distribution or competitive brands that we control. However, you will receive a protected territory, meaning a geographical area within which we promise not to establish a company owned or franchised Ledgers location.
You and other franchisees may not solicit (but may accept) orders from consumers outside of your Territory, including through the use of other channels of distribution, such as the Internet, catalog sales, telemarketing, or other direct marketing, but you may engage in internet and social media marketing pursuant to our guidelines which such marketing may extend outside your Territory.
Continuation of your territorial rights depends on achieving a certain sales growth.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 46)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Ledgers' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Ledgers does not guarantee a specific number of clients within a territory. While franchisees receive a protected territory, this protection only means that Ledgers will not establish another company-owned or franchised Ledgers location within that area.
However, the FDD clarifies that franchisees may still face competition from other franchisees, company-owned outlets, other distribution channels, or competitive brands controlled by Ledgers for clients within their territory. This competition can extend to sales made by other Ledgers franchisees or affiliates within the franchisee's territory through channels like the Internet, catalog sales, or telemarketing.
Despite the lack of a guaranteed client base, Ledgers states that they will normally direct all inquiries for services from within a franchisee's territory to that franchisee's business. However, Ledgers is not obligated to compensate franchisees for sales solicited or accepted from clients inside their territory by other entities. This means that while Ledgers intends to support franchisees by directing local inquiries to them, there is no assurance of a specific client volume or revenue, and competition within the territory is possible.