For a Monicals Pizza Recipient who is also a Franchisee, what is the minimum duration of their obligations after their relationship as a Franchisee ends?
Monicals_Pizza Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- a) During the term of Recipient's relationship with Franchisee and for a period of two (2) years after the expiration or termination of Recipient's relationship with Franchisee, regardless of the cause of expiration or termination, Recipient shall not, directly or indirectly, for themselves or through, on behalf of or in conjunction with, any person, persons, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other business entity, divert or attempt to divert any business or customer of Franchisee to any Competitive Business, by direct or indirect inducement or otherwise, or do or perform, directly or indirectly, any other act injurious or prejudicial to the goodwill associated with the Company's service mark "Monical's Pizza®" and such other trade names, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, designs, graphics, logos, emblems, insignia, fascia, slogans, drawings and other commercial symbols as the Company designates to be used in connection with Monical's Pizza Restaurants or the Company's uniform standards, methods, procedures and specifications for the establishment and operation of Monical's Pizza Restaurants.
- b) During the term of Individual's relationship with Franchisee, Individual shall not, directly or indirectly, for themselves or through, on behalf of or in conjunction with, any person, persons, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other business entity, carry on, be engaged in or take part in, render services to, or own or share in the earnings of any Competitive Business anywhere within the United States without the express written consent of Franchisee.
- c) For a two (2) year period following the term of Individual's relationship with Franchisee, regardless of the cause of termination, Individual shall not, directly or indirectly, for themselves or through, on behalf of or in conjunction with, any person, persons, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or other business entity, carry on, be engaged in or take part in, render services to, or own or share in the earnings of any Competitive Business within a twenty-five (25) mile radius of Franchisee's Franchised Restaurant or within Franchisee's Area of Primary Responsibility, whichever is greater, or within twenty-five (25) miles of any other Monical's Pizza Restaurant without the express written consent of Franchisee. For purposes of this Agreement, Franchisee's "Area of Primary Responsibility" is defined as:
d) During the term of Individual's relationship with Franchisee and for a period of two (2) years thereafter, regardless of the cause of termination, Individual shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit or otherwise attempt to induce or influence any employee or other business associate of Franchisee, Company or any other Monical's Pizza Restaurant to compete against, or terminate or modify his, her or its employment or business relationship with, Franchisee, Company or any other Monical's Pizza Restaurant.
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4. Reasonableness of Restrictions
Recipient acknowledges that each of the terms set forth herein, including the restrictive covenants, is fair and reasonable and is reasonably required for the protection of Franchisee, Company, and Company's Trade Secrets and other Confidential Information, the Company's business system, network of franchises and trade and service marks, and Recipient waives any right to challenge these restrictions as being overly broad, unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 46–257)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Monicals Pizza Franchise Disclosure Document, a Recipient who is also a franchisee has several obligations that extend for a minimum duration of two years after the termination of their relationship with the franchisee. These obligations include non-competition and non-solicitation clauses.
Specifically, for a period of two years after the relationship ends, the Recipient cannot operate or be involved with a Competitive Business within a 25-mile radius of the former Monicals Pizza location or any other Monicals Pizza restaurant. This restriction applies regardless of the reason for termination. This prevents former franchisees from directly competing with Monicals Pizza using knowledge and experience gained during their franchise term.
Additionally, the Recipient is prohibited from soliciting or attempting to influence any customer, employee, or business associate of Monicals Pizza to terminate or modify their relationship with the franchisor or any Monicals Pizza restaurant for a period of two years after the end of their relationship. This prevents the poaching of valuable resources and relationships that are essential to the success of the Monicals Pizza franchise system. These restrictions are acknowledged by the franchisee as fair and reasonable for the protection of Monicals Pizza's trade secrets, confidential information, and franchise network.