EXHIBIT 10.12
Buffalo Wild Wings(R)
Area Development Agreement
Between
Buffalo Wild Wings International, Inc.
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
And
Effective Date:
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(To be completed by Us)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION PAGE
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RECITALS 2
1. DEFINITIONS..........................................................2
2. GRANT OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS..........................................2
3. DEVELOPMENT FEE......................................................2
4. DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE.................................................2
5. TERM2
6. YOUR DUTIES..........................................................2
7. DEFAULT AND TERMINATION..............................................2
8. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARTIES UPON TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION..........2
9. TRANSFER.............................................................2
10. MISCELLANEOUS........................................................2
APPENDICES
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A. DEVELOPMENT TERRITORY
B. DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE
BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R)
AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
This Area Development Agreement is made this ____ day of , 2005 between
BUFFALO WILD WINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC., an Ohio corporation with its principal
business located at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx
00000 ("we" or "us") and , a(n) ......... whose principal business address is
("developer" or "you"). If the developer is a corporation, partnership or
limited liability company, certain provisions of the Agreement also apply to
your owners and will be noted.
RECITALS
A. Our parent company has developed a unique system for operating video
entertainment oriented, fast casual restaurants that feature chicken wings,
sandwiches, unique food service and other products, beverages and services using
certain standards and specifications;
B. Many of the food and beverage products are prepared according to
specified recipes and procedures, some of which include proprietary sauces and
mixes;
C. Our parent company owns the BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R) Trademark and other
trademarks used in connection with the Operation of a BUFFALO WILD WINGS
restaurant;
D. Our parent company has granted to us the right to sublicense the right
to develop and operate BUFFALO WILD WINGS restaurants;
E. You desire to develop and operate several BUFFALO WILD WINGS
restaurants and we, in reliance on your representations, have approved your
franchise application to do so in accordance with this Agreement.
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and
consideration below, you and we agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS
1. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms below have the following
definitions:
A. "Menu Items" means the chicken wings, sandwiches and other
products and beverages prepared according to our specified recipes and
procedures, as we may modify and change them from time to time.
B. "Principal Owner" means any person who directly or indirectly
owns a 10% or greater interest in the developer when the developer is a
corporation, limited liability company, a partnership, or a similar entity.
However, if we are entering into this Agreement totally or partially based
on the financial qualifications, experience, skills or managerial
qualifications of any person or entity who directly or indirectly owns less
than a 10% interest in the developer, we have the right to designate that
person or entity as a Principal Owner for all purposes under this
Agreement, including, but not limited to, the execution of the personal
guaranty referenced in Section 10.J below. In addition, if the developer is
a partnership entity, then each general partner is a Principal Owner,
regardless of the percentage ownership interest. If the developer is one or
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more individuals, each individual is a Principal Owner of the developer.
You must have at least one Principal Owner.
C. "Restaurants" means the BUFFALO WILD WINGS Restaurants you
develop and operate pursuant to this Agreement.
D. "System" means the BUFFALO WILD WINGS System, which consists of
distinctive food and beverage products prepared according to special and
confidential recipes and formulas with unique storage, preparation, service
and delivery procedures and techniques, offered in a setting of distinctive
exterior and interior layout, design and color scheme, signage, furnishings
and materials and using certain distinctive types of facilities, equipment,
supplies, ingredients, business techniques, methods and procedures together
with sales promotion programs, all of which we may modify and change from
time to time.
E. "Trademarks" means the BUFFALO WILD WINGS Trademark and Service
Xxxx that have been registered in the United States and elsewhere and the
trademarks, service marks and trade names set forth in each Franchise
Agreement, as we may modify and change from time to time, and the trade
dress and other commercial symbols used in the Restaurants. Trade dress
includes the designs, color schemes and image we authorize you to use in
the operation of the Restaurants from time to time.
GRANT OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
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2. The following provisions control with respect to the rights granted
hereunder:
A. We grant to you, under the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the right to develop and operate _________ (___) BUFFALO WILD
WINGS Restaurants (the "Restaurants") within the territory described on
Appendix A ("Development Territory").
B. You are bound by the development schedule ("Development
Schedule") set forth in Appendix B. Time is of the essence for the
development of each Restaurant in accordance with the Development Schedule.
Each Restaurant must be developed and operated pursuant to a separate
Franchise Agreement that you enter into with us pursuant to Section 4.B
below.
C. If you are in compliance with the Development Schedule set forth
on Appendix B, we will not develop or operate or grant anyone else a
franchise to develop and operate a BUFFALO WILD WINGS Restaurant business
(except for the Special Sites and Limited Seating Facilities defined in
Section 2.D or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement) in the Development
Territory prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration or termination of this
Agreement; (ii) the date on which you must execute the Franchise Agreement
for your last restaurant pursuant to the terms of the Development Schedule
or (iii) the date on which the Designated Area for your final Restaurant
under this Agreement is determined. However, in the event that the
Development Territory covers more than one city, county or designated
market area, the protection for each particular city, county or designated
market area shall expire upon the earliest of (1) any of the foregoing
events or (2) the date when the Designated Area for your final Restaurant
to be developed in such city, county or designated market area under this
Agreement is determined. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement, upon
the earliest occurrence of any of the foregoing events (i) the Development
Territory shall expire and (ii) we will be entitled to develop and operate,
or to franchise others to develop and operate, BUFFALO WILD WINGS
restaurants in the Development Territory, except as may be otherwise
provided under any Franchise Agreement that has been executed between us
and you and that has not been terminated. At the time you execute your
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final Franchise Agreement under the Development Schedule, you must have an
Authorized Location for your final Restaurant.
D. The rights granted under this Agreement are limited to the right
to develop and operate Restaurants located in the Development Territory,
and do not include (i) any right to sell products and Menu Items identified
by the Trademarks at any location or through any other channels or methods
of distribution, including the internet (or any other existing or future
form of electronic commerce), other than at Restaurants within the
Development Territory, (ii) any right to sell products and Menu Items
identified by the Trademarks to any person or entity for resale or further
distribution, or (iii) any right to exclude, control or impose conditions
on our development or operation of franchised, company or affiliate owned
restaurants at any time or at any location outside of the Development
Territory. You may not use any the words BUFFALO, WILD or WINGS or any of
the other Trademarks as part of the name of your corporation, partnership,
limited liability company or other similar entity.
You acknowledge and agree that we and our affiliates have the right to
operate and franchise others the right to operate restaurants or any other
business within and outside the Development Territory under trademarks
other than the BUFFALO WILD WINGS Trademarks, without compensation to any
franchisee, except that our operation of, or association or affiliation
with, restaurants (through franchising or otherwise) in the Development
Territory that compete with BUFFALO WILD WINGS restaurants in the video
entertainment oriented, fast casual restaurant segment will only occur
through some form of merger or acquisition with an existing restaurant
chain. Outside of the Development Territory, we and our affiliates have the
right to grant other franchises or develop and operate company or affiliate
owned BUFFALO WILD WINGS restaurants and offer, sell or distribute any
products or services associated with the System (now or in the future)
under the Trademarks or any other trademarks, service marks or trade names
or through any distribution channel or method, all without compensation to
any franchisee.
We and our affiliates have the right to offer, sell or distribute,
within and outside the Development Territory, any frozen, pre-packaged
items or other products or services associated with the System (now or in
the future) or identified by the Trademarks, or any other trademarks,
service marks or trade names, except for Prohibited Items (as defined
below), through any distribution channels or methods, without compensation
to any franchisee. The distribution channels or methods include, without
limitation, grocery stores, club stores, convenience stores, wholesale,
hospitals, clinics, health care facilities, business or industry locations
(e.g. manufacturing site, office building), military installations,
military commissaries or the internet (or any other existing or future form
of electronic commerce). The Prohibited Items are the following items that
we will not sell in the Development Territory through other distribution
channels or methods: any retail food service Menu Items that are cooked or
prepared to be served to the end user or customer for consumption at the
retail location (unless sold at the limited seating facilities referenced
in subparagraph (i) of the paragraph above). For example, chicken wings
cooked and served to customers at a grocery store or convenience store
would be a Prohibited Item, but the sale of frozen or pre-packaged chicken
wings at a grocery store or convenience store would be a permitted form of
distribution in the Development Territory.
You acknowledge and agree that certain locations within the
Development Territory are by their nature unique and separate in character
from sites generally developed as BUFFALO WILD WINGS restaurants. As a
result, you agree that the following locations ("Special Sites") are
excluded from the Development Territory and we have the right, subject to
our then-current Special Sites Impact Policy, to develop or franchise such
locations: (1) military bases; (2) public transportation facilities; (3)
sports facilities, including race tracks; (4) student unions or other
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similar buildings on college or university campuses; (5) amusement and
theme parks; and (6) community and special events.
In addition, you acknowledge and agree that, subject to your right of
first refusal as set forth below, we and our affiliates have the right to
operate or franchise within the Development Territory one or more
facilities selling, for dine in or take out, all or some of the Menu Items,
using the Trademarks or any other trademarks, service marks or trade names,
without compensation to any franchisee, provided, however, that such
facilities shall not have an interior area larger than 2,400 square feet
and shall not have seating capacity for more than 48 people ("Limited
Seating Facilities"). If we develop a model for a Limited Seating Facility
and determine that your Development Territory is an appropriate market for
such a facility, we will provide to you a written offer ("Offer")
specifying the terms and conditions for your development of the Limited
Seating Facility. You will have 90 days following your receipt of the Offer
to accept the Offer by delivering written notice to us of your acceptance,
provided that you are not in default under this Agreement or any other
Agreement with us or our affiliates. If you do not provide written notice
to us within the time period or if you are in default under this Agreement
or any other agreement with us or our affiliates, you will lose the right
to develop the Limited Seating Facility and we may develop or franchise
others to develop the Limited Seating Facility within your Development
Territory. You acknowledge and agree that if you accept the Offer, we may
require you to submit a full application, pay an initial fee and sign a new
form of franchise agreement.
E. This Agreement is not a Franchise Agreement and you have no right
to use in any manner the Trademarks by virtue of this Agreement. You have
no right under this Agreement to sublicense or subfranchise others to
operate a business or restaurant or use the System or the Trademarks.
DEVELOPMENT FEE
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3. You must pay a Development Fee as described below:
A. As consideration for the rights granted in this Agreement, you
must pay us a "Development Fee" of $_________, representing one-half of the
Initial Franchise Fee for each Restaurant to be developed under this
Agreement. The Initial Franchise Fee for the first Restaurant is
$___________. The Initial Franchise Fee for the second Restaurant is
$__________. The Initial Franchise Fee for each subsequent Restaurant is
$__________.
The Development Fee is consideration for this Agreement and not
consideration for any Franchise Agreement, is fully earned by us upon
execution of this Agreement and is non-refundable. The part of the Initial
Franchise Fee that is included in the Development Fee is credited against
the Initial Franchise Fee payable upon the signing of each individual
Franchise Agreement. The balance of the Initial Franchise Fee for the first
Restaurant must be paid at the time of execution of this Agreement,
together with the execution by you of the Franchise Agreement for the first
Restaurant. The total amount to be paid by you at the time of execution of
this Agreement pursuant to this Section, including both the Development Fee
and the balance of the Initial Franchise Fee for your first Restaurant is
$_______. The balance of the Initial Franchise Fee for each subsequent
Restaurant is due as specified in Section 3.B.
B. You must submit a separate application for each Restaurant to be
established by you within the Development Territory as further described in
Section 4. Upon our consent to the site of your Restaurant, a separate
Franchise Agreement must be executed for each such Restaurant, at which
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time the balance of the Initial Franchise Fee for that Restaurant is due
and owing. Such payment represents the balance of the appropriate Initial
Franchise Fee, as described above in Section 3.A. Upon the execution of
each Franchise Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Franchise
Agreement control the establishment and operation of such Restaurant.
DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE
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4. The following provisions control with respect to your development
rights and obligations:
A. You are bound by and strictly must follow the Development
Schedule. By the dates set forth under the Development Schedule, you must
enter into Franchise Agreements with us pursuant to this Agreement for the
number of Restaurants described under the Development Schedule. You also
must comply with the Development Schedule requirements regarding (i) the
restaurant type to be developed and the opening date for each Restaurant
and (ii) the cumulative number of Restaurants to be open and continuously
operating for business in the Development Territory. If you fail to either
execute a Franchise Agreement or to open a Restaurant according to the
dates set forth in the Franchise Agreement, we have the right to (i)
require that you hire a franchise development expert with recognized
experience in developing franchises in a similar line of business to ours
or (ii) immediately terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.B. If
you are developing 3 or more restaurants under this Agreement, you will
have a "late opening extension right" of two weeks for each restaurant in
which we will not have the right under (i) or (ii) in the previous
sentence. To take advantage of this late opening extension, you must make a
request for the extension 45 days prior to the opening date set forth in
the Franchise Agreement and have been in continuous compliance throughout
the term of this Agreement.
B. You may not develop a Restaurant unless (i) at least 45 days, but
no more than 60 days, prior to the date set forth in the Development
Schedule for the execution of each Franchise Agreement, you send us a
notice (a) requiring that we send you our then current disclosure
documents, (b) confirming your intention to develop the particular
Restaurant and (c) sending us all information necessary to complete the
Franchise Agreement for the particular Restaurant and (ii) all of the
following conditions have been met (these conditions apply to each
Restaurant to be developed in the Development Territory):
1. Your Submission of Proposed Site. You must find a proposed
site for the Restaurant which you reasonably believe to conform to our
site selection criteria, as modified by us from time to time, and
submit to us a complete site report (containing such demographic,
commercial, and other information and photographs as we may reasonably
require) for such site.
2. Our Consent to Proposed Site. You must receive our written
consent to your proposed site. We agree not to unreasonably withhold
consent to a proposed site. Prior to granting our consent to a site,
you must have the site evaluated by the proprietary site evaluator
software that has been developed by GeoVue, Inc. You will pay GeoVue,
Inc. an evaluation fee of $400 per site evaluated, provided, that you
must purchase the rights to have at least 3 sites evaluated, unless
you receive our prior approval to purchase less than 3 sites, based on
the trade area. In approving or disapproving any proposed site, we
will consider such matters as we deem material, including demographic
characteristics of the proposed site, traffic patterns, competition,
the proximity to other businesses, the nature of other businesses in
proximity to the site, and other commercial characteristics (including
the purchase or lease obligations for the proposed site) and the size
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of premises, appearance and other physical characteristics. Our
consent to a proposed site, however, does not in any way constitute a
guaranty by us as to the success of the Restaurant.
3. Your Submission of Information. You must furnish to us, at
least 30 days prior to the earliest of (i) the date set forth in the
Development Schedule by which you must execute a Franchise Agreement
or (ii) the actual date in which the Franchise Agreement would be
executed, a franchise application for the proposed Restaurant,
financial statements and other information regarding you, the
operation of any of your other Restaurants within the Development
Territory and the development and operation of the proposed Restaurant
(including, without limitation, investment and financing plans for the
proposed Restaurant) as we may reasonably require.
4. Your Compliance with Our Then-Current Standards for
Franchisees. You must receive written confirmation from us that you
meet our then-current standards for franchisees, including financial
capability criteria for the development of a new Restaurant. You
acknowledge and agree that this requirement is necessary to ensure the
proper development and operation of your Restaurants, and preserve and
enhance the reputation and goodwill of all BUFFALO WILD WINGS
restaurants and the goodwill of the Trademarks. Our confirmation that
you meet our then-current standards for the development of a new
Restaurant, however, does not in any way constitute a guaranty by us
as to your success.
5. Good Standing. You must not be in default of this Agreement,
any Franchise Agreement entered into pursuant to this Agreement or any
other agreement between you or any of your affiliates and us or any of
our affiliates. You also must have satisfied on a timely basis all
monetary and material obligations under the Franchise Agreements for
all existing Restaurants.
6. Execution of Franchise Agreement. You and we must enter into
our then-current form of Franchise Agreement for the proposed
Restaurant. You understand that we may modify the then-current form of
Franchise Agreement from time to time and that it may be different
than the current form of Franchise Agreement, including different fees
and obligations. You understand and agree that any and all Franchise
Agreements will be construed and exist independently of this
Agreement. The continued existence of each Franchise Agreement will be
determined by the terms and conditions of such Franchise Agreement.
Except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, the establishment
and operation of each Restaurant must be in accordance with the terms
of the applicable Franchise Agreement.
C. You must begin substantial construction of each of the
Restaurants at least 150 days before the deadline to open each of the
Restaurants if the Restaurant will be in a free standing location or at
least 120 days before the deadline to open the Restaurant if the Restaurant
will be in a non-free standing location. In addition, on or before the
deadlines to start construction you must submit to us executed copies of
any loan documents and/or any other document that proves that you have
secured adequate financing to complete the construction of the Restaurant
by the date you are obligated to have that Restaurant open and in
operation. In the event that you fail to comply with any of these
obligations, we will have the right to terminate this Agreement without
opportunity to cure pursuant to subparagraph 7.B.
D. You acknowledge that you have conducted an independent
investigation of the prospects for the establishment of Restaurants within
the Development Territory, and recognize that the business venture
contemplated by this Agreement involves business and economic risks and
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that your financial and business success will be primarily dependent upon
the personal efforts of you and your management and employees. We expressly
disclaim the making of, and you acknowledge that you have not received, any
estimates, projections, warranties or guaranties, express or implied,
regarding potential gross sales, profits, earnings or the financial success
of the Restaurants you develop within the Development Territory.
E. You recognize and acknowledge that this Agreement requires you to
open Restaurants in the future pursuant to the Development Schedule. You
further acknowledge that the estimated expenses and investment requirements
set forth in Items 6 and 7 of our Uniform Franchise Offering Circular are
subject to increase over time, and that future Restaurants likely will
involve greater initial investment and operating capital requirements than
those stated in the Uniform Franchise Offering Circular provided to you
prior to the execution of this Agreement. You are obligated to execute all
the Franchise Agreements and open all the Restaurants on the dates set
forth on the Development Schedule, regardless of (i) the requirement of a
greater investment, (ii) the financial condition or performance of your
prior Restaurants, or (iii) any other circumstances, financial or
otherwise. The foregoing shall not be interpreted as imposing any
obligation upon us to execute the Franchise Agreements under this Agreement
if you have not complied with each and every condition necessary to develop
the Restaurants.
TERM
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5. Unless sooner terminated in accordance with Section 7 of this
Agreement and subject to the terms detailed in Section 2.C, the term of this
Agreement and all rights granted to you will expire on the date that your last
BUFFALO WILD WINGS Restaurant is scheduled to be opened under the Development
Schedule.
YOUR DUTIES
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6. You must perform the following obligations:
A. You must comply with all of the terms and conditions of each
Franchise Agreement, including the operating requirements specified in each
Franchise Agreement.
B. You and your owners, officers, directors, shareholders, partners,
members and managers (if any) acknowledge that your entire knowledge of the
operation of a BUFFALO WILD WINGS Restaurant and the System, including the
knowledge or know-how regarding the specifications, standards and operating
procedures of the services and activities, is derived from information we
disclose to you and that certain information is proprietary, confidential
and constitutes our trade secrets. The term "trade secrets" refers to the
whole or any portion of know-how, knowledge, methods, specifications,
processes, procedures and/or improvements regarding the business that is
valuable and secret in the sense that it is not generally known to our
competitors and any proprietary information contained in the manuals or
otherwise communicated to you in writing, verbally or through the internet
or other online or computer communications, and any other knowledge or
know-how concerning the methods of operation of the Restaurants. You and
your owners, officers, directors, shareholders, partners, members and
managers (if any), jointly and severally, agree that at all times during
and after the term of this Agreement, you will maintain the absolute
confidentiality of all such proprietary information and will not disclose,
copy, reproduce, sell or use any such information in any other business or
in any manner not specifically authorized or approved in advance in writing
by us. We may require that you obtain nondisclosure and confidentiality
agreements in a form satisfactory to us from the individuals identified in
the first sentence of this paragraph and other key employees.
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C. You must comply with all requirements of federal, state and local
laws, rules and regulations.
D. If you at some time in the future desire to make either a public
or a private offering of your securities, prior to such offering and sale,
and prior to the public release of any statements, data, or other
information of any kind relating to the proposed offering of your
securities, you must secure our written approval, which approval will not
be unreasonably withheld. You must secure our prior written consent to any
and all press releases, news releases and any and all other publicity, the
primary purpose of which is to generate interest in your offering. Only
after we have given our written approval may you proceed to file, publish,
issue, and release and make public any said data, material and information
regarding the securities offering. It is specifically understood that any
review by us is solely for our own information, and our approval does not
constitute any kind of authorization, acceptance, agreement, endorsement,
approval, or ratification of the same, either expressly or implied. You may
make no oral or written notice of any kind whatsoever indicating or
implying that we and/or our affiliates have any interest in the
relationship whatsoever to the proposed offering other than acting as
Franchisor. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us and our affiliates
harmless, and our affiliates' directors, officers, successors and assigns
harmless from all claims, demands, costs, fees, charges, liability or
expense (including attorneys' fees) of any kind whatsoever arising from
your offering of information published or communicated in actions taken in
that regard.
E. If neither you, your Principal Owner, nor any other person in
your organization possesses, in our judgment, adequate experience and
skills to allow you to locate, obtain and develop prime locations in the
Development Territory to allow you to meet your development obligations
under this Agreement, we can require that you hire or engage a person with
those necessary skills.
DEFAULT AND TERMINATION
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7. The following provisions apply with respect to default and
termination:
A. The rights and territorial protection granted to you in this
Agreement have been granted in reliance on your representations and
warranties, and strictly on the conditions set forth in Sections 2, 4 and 6
of this Agreement, including the condition that you comply strictly with
the Development Schedule.
B. You will be deemed in default under this Agreement if you breach
any of the terms of this Agreement, including the failure to meet the
Development Schedule, or the terms of any Franchise Agreement or any other
agreements between you or your affiliates and us or our affiliates. All
rights granted in this Agreement immediately terminate upon written notice
without opportunity to cure if: (i) you become insolvent, commit any
affirmative action of insolvency or file any action or petition of
insolvency, (ii) a receiver (permanent or temporary) of your property is
appointed by a court of competent authority, (iii) you make a general
assignment or other similar arrangement for the benefit of your creditors,
(iv) a final judgment remains unsatisfied of record for 30 days or longer
(unless supersedeas bond is filed), (v) execution is levied against your
business or property, (vi) suit to foreclose any lien or mortgage against
the premises or equipment is instituted against you and not dismissed
within 30 days, or is not in the process of being dismissed, (vii) you fail
to meet the development obligations set forth in the Development Schedule
attached as Appendix B, (viii) failure to start substantial construction of
any of the Restaurants by the date established in Section 4.C (ix) failure
to secure financing for the construction of any of the Restaurants by the
date set forth in Section 4.C (x) you violate the provisions of Section
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10.N; (xi) you fail to comply with any other provision of this Agreement
and do not correct the failure within 30 days after written notice of that
failure is delivered to you, or (xii) we have delivered to you a notice of
termination of a Franchise Agreement in accordance with its terms and
conditions.
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARTIES UPON TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION
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8. Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, all rights granted
to you will automatically terminate, and:
A. All remaining rights granted to you to develop Restaurants under
this Agreement will automatically be revoked and will be null and void. You
will not be entitled to any refund of any fees. You will have no right to
develop or operate any business for which a Franchise Agreement has not
been executed by us. We will be entitled to develop and operate, or to
franchise others to develop and operate, BUFFALO WILD WINGS restaurants in
the Development Territory, except as may be otherwise provided under any
Franchise Agreement that has been executed between us and you and that has
not been terminated.
B. You must immediately cease to operate your business under this
Agreement and must not thereafter, directly or indirectly, represent to the
public or hold yourself out as a present or former developer of ours.
C. You must take such action as may be necessary to cancel or assign
to us or our designee, at our option, any assumed name or equivalent
registration that contains the name or any of the words BUFFALO, WILD or
WINGS or any other Trademark of ours, and you must furnish us with evidence
satisfactory to us of compliance with this obligation within 30 days after
termination or expiration of this Agreement.
D. You must assign to us or our designee all your right, title, and
interest in and to your telephone numbers and must notify the telephone
company and all listing agencies of the termination or expiration of your
right to use any telephone number in any regular, classified or other
telephone directory listing associated with the Trademarks and to authorize
transfer of same at our direction.
E. You must within 30 days of the termination or expiration pay all
sums owing to us and our affiliates, including the balance of the Initial
Franchise Fees that we would have received had you developed all of the
Restaurants set forth in the Development Schedule. In addition to the
Initial Franchise Fees for undeveloped Restaurants, you agree to pay as
fair and reasonable liquidated damages (but not as a penalty) an amount
equal to $50,000 for each undeveloped Restaurant. You agree that this
amount is for lost revenues from Royalty Fees and other amounts payable to
us, including the fact that you were holding the development rights for
those Restaurants and precluding the development of certain Restaurants in
the Development Territory, and that it would be difficult to calculate with
certainty the amount of damage we will incur. Notwithstanding your
agreement, if a court determines that this liquidated damages payment is
unenforceable, then we may pursue all other available remedies, including
consequential damages.
All unpaid amounts will bear interest at the rate of 18% per annum or
the maximum contract rate of interest permitted by governing law, whichever
is less, from and after the date of accrual. In the event of termination
for any default by you, the sums due will include all damages, costs, and
expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, incurred by us
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as a result of the default. You also must pay to us all damages, costs and
expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, that we incur
subsequent to the termination or expiration of this Agreement in obtaining
injunctive or other relief for the enforcement of any provisions of this
Agreement.
F. If this Agreement is terminated solely for your failure to meet
the Development Schedule and for no other reason whatsoever, and you have
opened at least 50% of the total number of Restaurants provided for in the
Development Schedule, you may continue to operate those existing
Restaurants under the terms of the separate Franchise Agreement for each
Restaurant. On the other hand, if this Agreement is terminated under any
other circumstance, we have the option to purchase from you all the assets
used in the Restaurants that have been developed prior to the termination
of this Agreement. Assets include leasehold improvements, equipment,
furniture, fixtures, signs, inventory, liquor licenses and other
transferable licenses and permits for the Restaurants.
We have the unrestricted right to assign this option to purchase. We
or our assignee will be entitled to all customary warranties and
representations given by the seller of a business including, without
limitation, representations and warranties as to (i) ownership, condition
and title to assets; (ii) liens and encumbrances relating to the assets;
and (iii) validity of contracts and liabilities, inuring to us or affecting
the assets, contingent or otherwise. The purchase price for the assets of
the Restaurants will be determined in accordance with the post-termination
purchase option provision in the individual Franchise Agreement for each
Restaurant (with the purchase price to include the value of any goodwill of
the business attributable to your operation of the Restaurant if you are in
compliance with the terms and conditions of the Franchise Agreement for
that Restaurant). The purchase price must be paid in cash at the closing of
the purchase, which must take place no later than 90 days after your
receipt of notice of exercise of this option to purchase, at which time you
must deliver instruments transferring to us or our assignee: (i) good and
merchantable title to the assets purchased, free and clear of all liens and
encumbrances (other than liens and security interests acceptable to us or
our assignee), with all sales and other transfer taxes paid by you; and
(ii) all licenses and permits of the Restaurants that may be assigned or
transferred. If you cannot deliver clear title to all of the purchased
assets, or in the event there are other unresolved issues, the closing of
the sale will be accomplished through an escrow. We have the right to set
off against and reduce the purchase price by any and all amounts owed by
you to us, and the amount of any encumbrances or liens against the assets
or any obligations assumed by us. You and each holder of an interest in you
must indemnify us and our affiliates against all liabilities not so
assumed. You must maintain in force all insurance policies required
pursuant to the applicable Franchise Agreement until the closing on the
sale.
G. All of our and your obligations that expressly or by their nature
survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement will continue in
full force and effect subsequent to and notwithstanding its expiration or
termination and until they are satisfied or by their nature expire.
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9. The following provisions govern any transfer:
A. We have the right to transfer all or any part of our rights or
obligations under this Agreement to any person or legal entity.
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B. This Agreement is entered into by us with specific reliance upon
your personal experience, skills and managerial and financial
qualifications. Consequently, this Agreement, and your rights and
obligations under it, are and will remain personal to you. You may only
Transfer your rights and interests under this Agreement if you obtain our
prior written consent and you transfer all of your rights and interests
under all Franchise Agreements for Restaurants in the Development
Territory. Accordingly, the assignment terms and conditions of the
Franchise Agreements shall apply to any Transfer of your rights and
interests under this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term
"Transfer" means any sale, assignment, gift, pledge, mortgage or any other
encumbrance, transfer by bankruptcy, transfer by judicial order, merger,
consolidation, share exchange, transfer by operation of law or otherwise,
whether direct or indirect, voluntary or involuntary, of this Agreement or
any interest in it, or any rights or obligations arising under it, or of
any material portion of your assets, or of any interest in you.
MISCELLANEOUS
10. The parties agree to the following provisions:
A. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us, our affiliates and
our officers, directors, shareholders and employees harmless from and
against any and all claims, losses, damages and liabilities, however
caused, arising directly or indirectly from, as a result of, or in
connection with, the development, use and operation of your Restaurants, as
well as the costs, including attorneys' fees, of defending against them
("Franchise Claims"). Franchise Claims include, but are not limited to,
those arising from any death, personal injury or property damage (whether
caused wholly or in part through our or our affiliates active or passive
negligence), latent or other defects in any Restaurant, or your employment
practices. In the event a Franchise Claim is made against us or our
affiliates, we reserve the right in our sole judgment to select our own
legal counsel to represent our interests, at your cost.
B. Should one or more clauses of this Agreement be held void or
unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, such
clause or clauses will be deemed to be separable in such jurisdiction and
the remainder of this Agreement is valid and in full force and effect and
the terms of this Agreement must be equitably adjusted so as to compensate
the appropriate party for any consideration lost because of the elimination
of such clause or clauses.
C. No waiver by us of any breach by you, nor any delay or failure by
us to enforce any provision of this Agreement, may be deemed to be a waiver
of any other or subsequent breach or be deemed an estoppel to enforce our
rights with respect to that or any other or subsequent breach. This
Agreement may not be waived, altered or rescinded, in whole or in part,
except by a writing signed by you and us. This Agreement together with the
application form executed by you requesting us to enter into this Agreement
constitute the sole agreement between the parties with respect to the
entire subject matter of this Agreement and embody all prior agreements and
negotiations with respect to the business. You acknowledge and agree that
you have not received any warranty or guarantee, express or implied, as to
the potential volume, profits or success of your business. There are no
representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, except as
contained in this Agreement.
D. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any notice,
demand or communication provided for must be in writing and signed by the
party serving the same and either delivered personally or by a reputable
overnight service or deposited in the United States mail, service or
postage prepaid and addressed as follows:
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1. If intended for us, addressed to General Counsel, Buffalo
Wild Wings International, Inc., 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000,
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000;
2. If intended for you, addressed to you at ; or,
in either case, to such other address as may have been designated by
notice to the other party. Notices for purposes of this Agreement will
be deemed to have been received if mailed or delivered as provided in
this subparagraph.
E. Any modification, consent, approval, authorization or waiver
granted in this Agreement required to be effective by signature will be
valid only if in writing executed by the Principal Owner or, if on behalf
of us, in writing executed by our President or one of our authorized Vice
Presidents.
F. The following provisions apply to and govern the interpretation
of this Agreement, the parties' rights under this Agreement, and the
relationship between the parties:
1. Applicable Law and Waiver. Subject to our rights under
federal trademark laws, the parties' rights under this Agreement, and
the relationship between the parties, is governed by, and will be
interpreted in accordance with, the laws (statutory and otherwise) of
the state in which your first Restaurant is located. You waive, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, the rights and protections that might
be provided through the laws of any state relating to franchises or
business opportunities, other than those of the state in which your
first Restaurant is located.
2. Our Rights. Whenever this Agreement provides that we have a
certain right, that right is absolute and the parties intend that our
exercise of that right will not be subject to any limitation or
review. We have the right to operate, administrate, develop, and
change the System in any manner that is not specifically precluded by
the provisions of this Agreement, although this right does not modify
the express limitations set forth in this Agreement.
3. Our Reasonable Business Judgment. Whenever we reserve
discretion in a particular area or where we agree to exercise our
rights reasonably or in good faith, we will satisfy our obligations
whenever we exercise Reasonable Business Judgment in making our
decision or exercising our rights. Our decisions or actions will be
deemed to be the result of Reasonable Business Judgment, even if other
reasonable or even arguably preferable alternatives are available, if
our decision or action is intended, in whole or significant part, to
promote or benefit the System generally even if the decision or action
also promotes our financial or other individual interest. Examples of
items that will promote or benefit the System include, without
limitation, enhancing the value of the Trademarks, improving customer
service and satisfaction, improving product quality, improving
uniformity, enhancing or encouraging modernization and improving the
competitive position of the System.
G. Any cause of action, claim, suit or demand allegedly arising from
or related to the terms of this Agreement or the relationship of the
parties that is not subject to arbitration under Section 10.M must be
brought in the Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota or in
Hennepin County District Court, Fourth Judicial District, Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Both parties irrevocably submit themselves to, and consent to,
the jurisdiction of said courts. The provisions of this Section will
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survive the termination of this Agreement. You are aware of the business
purposes and needs underlying the language of this subparagraph, and with a
complete understanding, agree to be bound in the manner set forth.
H. All parties hereby waive any and all rights to a trial by jury in
connection with the enforcement or interpretation by judicial process of
any provision of this Agreement, and in connection with allegations of
state or federal statutory violations, fraud, misrepresentation or similar
causes of action or any legal action initiated for the recovery of damages
for breach of this Agreement.
I. You and us and our affiliates agree to waive, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, the right to or claim for any punitive or
exemplary damages against the other and agree that in the event of any
dispute between them, each will be limited to the recovery of actual
damages sustained.
J. If you are a corporation, partnership, limited liability company
or partnership or other legal entity, all of your Principal Owners must
execute the form of undertaking and guarantee at the end of this Agreement.
Any person or entity that at any time after the date of this Agreement
becomes a Principal Owner must execute the form of undertaking and
guarantee at the end of this Agreement.
K. You and we are independent contractors. Neither party is the
agent, legal representative, partner, subsidiary, joint venturer or
employee of the other. Neither party may obligate the other or represent
any right to do so. This Agreement does not reflect or create a fiduciary
relationship or a relationship of special trust or confidence.
L. In the event of any failure of performance of this Agreement
according to its terms by any party due to force majeure will not be deemed
a breach of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, "force majeure"
shall mean acts of God, State or governmental action, riots, disturbance,
war, strikes, lockouts, slowdowns, prolonged shortage of energy supplies or
any raw material, epidemics, fire, flood, hurricane, typhoon, earthquake,
lightning and explosion or other similar event or condition, not existing
as of the date of signature of this Agreement, not reasonably foreseeable
as of such date and not reasonably within the control of any party hereto,
which prevents in whole or in material part the performance by one of the
parties hereto of its obligations hereunder.
M. Except as qualified below, any dispute between you and us or any
of our or your affiliates arising under, out of, in connection with or in
relation to this Agreement, the parties' relationship, or the business must
be submitted to binding arbitration under the authority of the Federal
Arbitration Act and must be arbitrated in accordance with the then-current
rules and procedures and under the auspices of the American Arbitration
Association. The arbitration must take place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, or
at such other place as may be mutually agreeable to the parties. Any
arbitration must be resolved on an individual basis and not joined as part
of a class action or the claims of other parties. The arbitrators must
follow the law and not disregard the terms of this Agreement. The decision
of the arbitrators will be final and binding on all parties to the dispute;
however, the arbitrators may not under any circumstances: (i) stay the
effectiveness of any pending termination of this Agreement; (ii) assess
punitive or exemplary damages; or (iii) make any award which extends,
modifies or suspends any lawful term of this Agreement or any reasonable
standard of business performance that we set.
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Before the filing of any arbitration, the parties agree to mediate any
dispute that does not include injunctive relief or specific performance
actions covered below, provided that the party seeking mediation must
notify the other party of its intent to mediate prior to the termination of
this Agreement. Mediation will be conducted by a mediator or mediation
program agreed to by the parties. Persons authorized to settle the dispute
must attend any mediation session. The parties agree to participate in the
mediation proceedings in good faith with the intention of resolving the
dispute if at all possible within 30 days of the notice from the party
seeking to initiate the mediation procedures. If not resolved within 30
days, the parties are free to pursue arbitration. Mediation is a compromise
negotiation for purposes of the federal and state rules of evidence, and
the entire process is confidential.
Nothing in this Agreement bars our right to obtain injunctive relief
against threatened conduct that will cause us loss or damages, under the
usual equity rules, including the applicable rules for obtaining
restraining orders and preliminary injunctions. Furthermore, we and our
affiliates have the right to commence a civil action against you or take
other appropriate action for the following reasons: to collect sums of
money due to us; to compel your compliance with trademark standards and
requirements to protect the goodwill of the Trademarks; to compel you to
compile and submit required reports to us; or to permit evaluations or
audits authorized by this Agreement.
The prevailing party in any action or proceeding arising under, out
of, in connection with, or in relation to this Agreement, any lease or
sublease for the Restaurant or Authorized Location, or the business will be
entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.
N. During the term of this Agreement, neither we nor you may employ
or seek to employ, directly or indirectly, any person who is at the time or
was at any time during the prior 6 months employed in any type of
managerial position by the other party or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates, or by any franchisee in the system. In the event that you
violate this provision, we will have the right to terminate this Agreement
without opportunity to cure pursuant to subparagraph 7.B. In addition, any
party who violates this provision agrees to pay as fair and reasonable
liquidated damages (but not as a penalty) an amount equal to 2 times the
annual compensation that the person being hired away was perceiving at the
time the violating party offers her/him employment. You agree that this
amount is for the damages that the non-violating party will suffer for the
loss of the person hired away by the other party, including the costs of
finding, hiring and training a new employee and for the loss of the
services and experience of the employee hired away, and that it would be
difficult to calculate with certainty the amount of damages that the
non-violating party will incur. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a court
determines that this liquidated damages payment is unenforceable, then the
non-violating party may pursue all other available remedies, including
consequential damages. This subparagraph will not be violated if (i) at the
time we or you employ or seek to employ the person, the former employer has
given its written consent or (ii) we employ or seek to employ the person in
connection with the transfer of the Restaurant(s) to us or any of our
affiliates. The parties acknowledge and agree that any franchisee from whom
an employee was hired by you in violation of this subparagraph shall be a
third-party beneficiary of this provision, but only to the extent that they
may seek compensation from you.
O. We will designate the "Effective Date" of this Agreement in the
space provided on the cover page. If no Effective Date is designated on the
cover page, the Effective Date is the date when we sign this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed the foregoing Agreement as of
the dates written below.
DEVELOPER: FRANCHISOR
BUFFALO WILD WINGS
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PERSONAL GUARANTY AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND
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PERSONALLY BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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OF THE AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
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In consideration of the execution of the Area Development Agreement (the
"Agreement") between BUFFALO WILD WINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC. ("we" or "us") and
_______________________ (the "Developer"), dated ________________, and for other
good and valuable consideration, the undersigned, for themselves, their heirs,
successors, and assigns, do jointly, individually and severally hereby become
surety and guarantor for the payment of all amounts and the performance of the
covenants, terms and conditions in the Agreement, to be paid, kept and performed
by the Developer, including without limitation the arbitration and other dispute
resolution provisions of the Agreement.
Further, the undersigned, individually and jointly, hereby agree to be
personally bound by each and every condition and term contained in the Agreement
and agree that this Personal Guaranty will be construed as though the
undersigned and each of them executed an agreement containing the identical
terms and conditions of the Agreement.
The undersigned waives (1) notice of demand for payment of any indebtedness
or nonperformance of any obligations hereby guaranteed; (2) protest and notice
of default to any party respecting the indebtedness or nonperformance of any
obligations hereby guaranteed; (3) any right he/she may have to require that an
action be brought against the Developer or any other person as a condition of
liability; and (4) notice of any changes permitted by the terms of the Agreement
or agreed to by the Developer.
In addition, the undersigned consents and agrees that: (1) the
undersigned's liability will not be contingent or conditioned upon our pursuit
of any remedies against the Developer or any other person; (2) such liability
will not be diminished, relieved or otherwise affected by the Developer's
insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization, the invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability of all or any part of the Agreement, or the amendment or
extension of the Agreement with or without notice to the undersigned; and (3)
this Personal Guaranty shall apply in all modifications to the Agreement of any
nature agreed to by Developer with or without the undersigned receiving notice
thereof.
It is further understood and agreed by the undersigned that the provisions,
covenants and conditions of this Personal Guaranty will inure to the benefit of
our successors and assigns.
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APPENDIX A
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DESCRIPTION OF DEVELOPMENT TERRITORY
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DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE
You acknowledge and agree that a material provision of the Area Development
Agreement is that the following number of BUFFALO WILD WINGS Restaurants must be
opened and continuously operating in the Development Territory in accordance
with the following Development Schedule:
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Cumulative number of
Date by Which the Restaurants Required to be
Restaurant Must be Open and Continuously
Opened and Continuously Operating for Business in the
Date by Which Franchise Operating for Business Development Territory as of
Restaurant Number Restaurant Type Agreement Must be Signed in the Territory the Date in Preceding Column
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For purposes of determining compliance with the above Development Schedule,
only the Restaurants actually open and continuously operating for business in
the Development Territory as of a given date will be counted toward the number
of Restaurants required to be open and continuously operating for business.
DEVELOPER: FRANCHISOR
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BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R)
DEVELOPER INCENTIVE PACKAGE ADDENDUM
This Addendum is appended to, and made a part of, the BUFFALO WILD WINGS
Area Development Agreement, dated ______________ (the "Development Agreement"),
between BUFFALO WILD WINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC. ("we" or "us") and
________________ ("you"). Capitalized terms not defined in this Addendum have
the meanings given to them in the Development Agreement. In the event of any
conflict between the terms of this Addendum and those in the Development
Agreement, the terms of this Addendum will control.
The Development Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1. Development Fee. The Development Fee will be $_____________. There will be
no Initial Franchise Fee charged for the Restaurants you develop under this
Addendum.
2. Waiver of Royalty Fee. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Addendum
and of the Development Agreement, if all your Restaurants are opened on or
before the dates set forth in the Development Schedule, for each Restaurant
you open on time in accordance with the Development Schedule, we will waive
the "Royalty Fees" (as defined in section 9.B of our standard Franchise
Agreement in effect as of the date hereof) that would otherwise be due
under the Franchise Agreement, for the first 52 weeks of operation for each
Restaurant. If you fail to open a Restaurant on time, the waiver of the
Royalty Fee for that Restaurant and for all Restaurants open thereafter
will be forfeited and you will be obligated to pay the Royalty Fees
pursuant to the terms set forth in the Franchise Agreement for each
Restaurant. Further, if you default under the Franchise Agreement for a
Restaurant within the first 52 weeks of operation for any reason
whatsoever, you must pay the Royalty Fee for that Restaurant from the date
we issue you written notice of default, even though you may subsequently
cure the default.
3. Additional Term. If you fully comply with the Development Schedule during
the initial term of the Development Agreement, we will extend the term of
the Development Agreement for months commencing on the date the franchise
agreement for your Restaurant is executed (the "Bonus Term"), provided,
however, that the Bonus Term may be terminated early pursuant to Section 7
of the Development Agreement. During the Bonus Term, you will have the
option to develop and operate as many additional Restaurants within the
Development Territory as you choose, subject to the terms and conditions of
the Development Agreement and this Addendum. All additional Restaurants for
which you exercise your option must be open prior to the expiration of the
Bonus Term. We will not charge you an Initial Franchise Fee for these
additional Restaurants; however, you must pay the Royalty Fee for each
Restaurant from the date of opening.
4. Development and Training Staff. Within 4 months after the date of this
Addendum, you must employ and maintain for the remaining term of this
Addendum a full-time development executive, who satisfactorily meets our
development executive requirements. Your development executive will be
responsible to supervise the development process for your Restaurants. To
qualify for the position, your development executive must, at a minimum,
have prior experience in developing a similar number of restaurants or
lodging facilities over a similar development period. Prior to hiring the
development executive, you must obtain our written approval. We reserve the
right to revoke our prior approval of your development executive at any
time. In addition, you must replace your development executive if he is
unable to perform the functions necessary to satisfy your obligations under
this Addendum and the Development Agreement. Furthermore, in the event that
you fail to open (i) one of your Restaurants on or before the date set
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forth in the Development Schedule and you do not have months in your bank
to offset the missed deadline or (ii) two consecutive Restaurants on or
before the dates set forth in the Development Schedule regardless of
whether you have months in your bank to offset the missed deadline, you
shall, within sixty (60) days after the missed deadline, hire a new
development executive; provided, however, that prior to hiring the new
development executive, you must also obtain our written approval. We shall
have no liability in connection with or related to our approval (or
revocation thereof) or the performance of your development executive.
Prior to opening your eighth Restaurant under the Development Agreement,
you must employ, and maintain for the remaining term of this Addendum, a
professional training executive, who has completed to our satisfaction our
training requirements and otherwise meets our training executive standards.
Your training executive also must attend and successfully complete any
ongoing training we may require. Your training executive will be
responsible for supervising the training of your employees and the opening
of your Restaurants. You must replace your professional training executive
if he is unable to perform the functions necessary to satisfy your
obligations under this Addendum and the Development Agreement.
5. Training Facilities. One of the first 3 Restaurants you develop must
contain facilities, approved by us, adequate for the proper training of
employees who work at your Restaurants (a "Training Store"). You must have
one approved Training Store for every 12 Restaurants you develop under the
Development Agreement and this Addendum. Once developed, a Training Store
must remain open for the remaining term of the Development Agreement.
It is the intention of the parties that, by the time you open your fourth
Restaurant under the Development Agreement and this Addendum, you will be
self-sufficient with respect to the training of your Restaurant Employees
and the opening of your Restaurants. We require that by the time you are
ready to go through the training for your third Restaurant under the
Development Agreement, you must have at least one certified trainer in a
front of house position and one certified trainer in a heart of house
position to assist us in providing the training for the third Restaurant
under the Development Agreement. By the time you are ready to go through
the training for your fourth Restaurant under the Development Agreement,
you must have at least 2 certified trainers in front of house positions, 3
certified trainers in heart of house positions and one certified manager to
supervise the five certified trainers to provide all the training necessary
to open the fourth and any subsequent Restaurant under the Development
Agreement. All the certified trainers and managers must be previously
approved by us and we can withdraw such approval at any time. We do not
have any obligation to provide training and opening assistance for the
fourth and subsequent Restaurants under the Development Agreement. All
training must comply with our requirements and must be completed to our
satisfaction. We shall have no liability in connection with or related to
our approval (or revocation thereof), the operation or performance of any
Training Store, training executive, or any training program.
6. Management Structure. Prior to the opening of your third Restaurant, you
must submit and receive our approval for your regional operational
management structure for all Restaurants to be opened under this Addendum.
7. Compliance Month Bank. To assist you in remaining in compliance under the
Development Schedule, you will have a bank of months to cover a late
opening of a Restaurant. You will begin with a credit of ___ months. For
each month that you open a Restaurant prior to the scheduled opening date,
one month will be added to your bank. Partial months are credited and
deducted as half months. If any Restaurant is opened after its scheduled
opening date, months will be deducted from your bank and, provided that you
have a sufficient number of months available in your bank to cover the
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number of months that you are late in opening your Restaurant, you will
still be deemed to, be in compliance with your Development Schedule. For
example, if you begin with 10 months in your Compliance Month Bank and you
open your first Restaurant two months early but your Second Restaurant two
weeks after the scheduled opening date, your Compliance Month Bank will
contain 11 1/2 months from which you may draw upon if any future
Restaurants open after the scheduled opening date. In the event the months
in your bank fall to zero (0) or below zero (0) at any given time, the bank
of months will be automatically eliminated altogether.
8. Press Release. We may hire, at our own cost, a public relations firm to
prepare an article on you and the execution of the Development Agreement to
be released in such publications as we deem appropriate. You agree to be
interviewed and otherwise assist us and the firm we hire in the preparation
of the article. Prior to any public release, we will send you a copy of the
article for your approval. You will have 10 days from the date we send you
the article to raise any objections to it. You will not be entitled to any
compensation for the preparation or use of the article. Furthermore, you
and your Principal Owner hereby release us and our affiliates of all and
any claims arising out of or relating to the article, its content, use or
publication.
9. All provisions of the Agreement that are not expressly modified herein
shall continue in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Addendum as of the date
first written above.
DEVELOPER: FRANCHISOR
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ADDENDUM TO
BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R)
AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE
STATE OF ILLINOIS
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This Addendum pertains to franchises sold in the State of Illinois and is
for the purpose of complying with Illinois statutes and regulations.
Notwithstanding anything which may be contained in the body of the Area
Development Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement is amended to include the
following:
1. The fourth and fifth sentences of Section 10.C of the Agreement are
hereby deleted in their entirety.
2. Section 10.C of the Agreement is hereby amended to include the
following:
Nothing in this Section 10.C, however, may be construed to mean that
you may not rely on the BUFFALO WILD WINGS Offering Circular that we
provided to you in connection with the offer and purchase of your
BUFFALO WILD WINGS Business. Although the statements in the Offering
Circular do not become part of the Area Development Agreement, nothing
in the Offering Circular may contradict or be inconsistent with the
contract terms.
3. The first sentence of Section 10.G is therefore deleted in its
entirety, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:
Subject to Section 10.M, any cause of action, claim, suit or demand
allegedly arising from or related to the terms of this Agreement or
the relationship of the parties must be brought in the Illinois
federal or state court for the Designated Area in which you are
located.
4. Except as amended herein, the Area Development Agreement will be
construed and enforced in accordance with its terms.
Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges having read and understood this
Addendum and consents to be bound by all of its terms.
YOU: WE: BUFFALO WILD WINGS
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ADDENDUM TO
BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R)
AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE
STATE OF MARYLAND
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This Addendum pertains to franchises sold in the State of Maryland and is
for the purpose of complying with Maryland statutes and regulations.
Notwithstanding anything which may be contained in the body of the Area
Development Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement is amended as follows:
1. The following sentence is hereby added to the end of Section 10.C:
Nothing in this Section 10.C, however, will act as a release, estoppel
or waiver of any liability incurred under the Maryland Franchise
Registration and Disclosure Law.
2. Section 10.G is amended to provide that you may bring a lawsuit in
Maryland for claims arising under the Maryland Franchise Registration and
Disclosure Law. Section 10.G is further amended to provide that any claims
arising under the Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law must be
brought within three (3) years after the date of the Franchise Agreement.
3. Any provision in the Agreement that requires you to disclaim the
occurrence and/or acknowledge the non-occurrence of acts that would constitute a
violation of the Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law is not
intended to nor will it act as a release, estoppel or waiver of any liability
incurred under the Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law.
4. Except as amended herein, the Area Development Agreement will be
construed and enforced in accordance with its terms.
Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges having read and understood this
Addendum and consents to be bound by all of its terms.
YOU: WE: BUFFALO WILD WINGS
-------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL INC.
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By: By: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Its: Its: President & CEO
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By:
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Its:
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ADDENDUM TO
BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R)
AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
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This Addendum pertains to franchises sold in the State of Minnesota and is
for the purpose of complying with Minnesota statutes and regulations.
Notwithstanding anything which may be contained in the body of the Area
Development Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement is amended as follows:
1. We will undertake the defense of any claim of infringement by third
parties involving the BUFFALO WILD WINGS xxxx, and you will cooperate with the
defense in any reasonable manner prescribed by us with any direct cost of such
cooperation to be borne by us.
2. Minnesota law provides franchisees with certain termination and
nonrenewal rights. As of the date of this Franchise Agreement, Minn. Stat. Sec.
80C.14, Subd. 3, 4 and 5 require, except in certain specified cases, that a
franchisee be given 90 days notice of termination (with 60 days to cure) and 180
days notice for nonrenewal of the franchise agreement.
3. Section 10.H is hereby deleted in its entirety.
4. Except as amended herein, the Area Development Agreement will be
construed and enforced in accordance with its terms.
Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges having read and understood this
Addendum and consents to be bound by all of its terms.
YOU: WE: BUFFALO WILD WINGS
-------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL INC.
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By: By: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Its: Its: President & CEO
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By:
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Its:
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ADDENDUM TO
BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R)
AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
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This Addendum pertains to franchises sold in the State of North Dakota and
is for the purpose of complying with North Dakota statutes and regulations.
Notwithstanding anything which may be contained in the body of the Area
Development Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement is amended to include the
following:
1. The North Dakota Securities Commissioner has held that requiring
franchisees to consent to the jurisdiction of courts outside of North Dakota is
unfair, unjust or inequitable within the intent of Section 51-19-09 of the North
Dakota Franchise Investment Law. The first sentence of Section 10.G is therefore
deleted in its entirety, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:
Any cause of action, claim, suit or demand allegedly arising from or
related to the terms of this Agreement or the relationship of the
parties that is not subject to arbitration must be brought in the
Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota or in Hennepin
County District Court, Fourth Judicial District, Minneapolis,
Minnesota or the federal or state court of the Development Territory
in which you are located.
2. Section 10.H is hereby deleted from the Area Development Agreement, as
a waiver of punitive damages is considered unenforceable in the State of North
Dakota.
3. Except as amended herein, the Area Development Agreement will be
construed and enforced in accordance with its terms.
Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges having read and understood this
Addendum and consents to be bound by all of its terms.
YOU: WE: BUFFALO WILD WINGS
-------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL INC.
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By: By: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Its: Its: President & CEO
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By:
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Its:
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ADDENDUM TO
BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R)
AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON
This Addendum pertains to franchises sold in the State of Washington and is
for the purpose of complying with Washington statutes and regulations.
Notwithstanding anything which may be contained in the body of the Area
Development Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement is amended to include the
following:
1. Section 10.C of the Area Development Agreement is amended by the
addition of the following language:
If any of the provisions in the Franchise Offering Circular or
Area Development Agreement are inconsistent with the relationship
provisions of R.C.W. 19.100.180 or other requirements of the
Washington Franchise Investment Protection Act, the provisions of the
Act will prevail over the inconsistent provisions of the Franchise
Offering Circular and Area Development Agreement with regard to any
franchise sold in Washington.
2. Section 10 of the Area Development Agreement is amended by the
addition of the following language:
A release or waiver of rights executed by you will not include
rights under the Washington Franchise Investment Protection Act except
when executed pursuant to a negotiated settlement after the agreement
is in effect and where the parties are represented by independent
counsel. Provisions such as those which unreasonably restrict or limit
the statute of limitations period for claims under the Act, rights or
remedies under the Act such as a right to a jury trial may not be
enforceable.
3. Except as amended herein, the Area Development Agreement will be
construed and enforced in accordance with its terms.
Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges having read and
understood this Addendum and consents to be bound by all of its terms.
YOU: WE: BUFFALO WILD WINGS
-------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL INC.
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By: By: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Its: Its: President & CEO
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By:
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Its:
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ADDENDUM TO
BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R)
AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE
STATE OF WISCONSIN
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This Addendum pertains to franchisees in the State of Wisconsin and is for
the purpose of complying with Wisconsin statutes and regulations.
Notwithstanding anything which may be contained in the body of the Area
Development Agreement to the contrary, the Agreement is amended to include the
following:
1. Notwithstanding anything which may be contained in the body of the
Area Development Agreement to the contrary, Section 7.B of the Agreement is
extended as follows:
We will provide you at least 90 days' prior written notice of
termination, cancellation, or substantial change in competitive
circumstances. The notice will state all the reasons for termination,
cancellation, or substantial change in competitive circumstances and
will provide that you have 60 days in which to rectify any claimed
deficiency. If the deficiency is rectified within 60 days, the notice
will be void. If the reason for termination, cancellation, or
substantial change in competitive circumstances is nonpayment of sums
due under the franchise, you will be entitled to written notice of
such default, and will have not less than 10 days in which to remedy
such default from the date of delivery or posting of such notice.
2. Ch. 135, Stats., the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law, supersedes any
provisions of this Agreement or a related document between you and us
inconsistent with the Law.
3. Except as amended herein, the Area Development Agreement will be
construed and enforced in accordance with its terms.
Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges having read and understood this
Addendum and consents to be bound by all of its terms.
YOU: WE: BUFFALO WILD WINGS
-------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL INC.
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By: By: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Its: Its: President & CEO
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By:
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Its:
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT ADDENDUM TO
BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R) AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
As you know, you and we are entering into Area Development Agreement for the
development and operation of BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R) restaurants. The purpose of
this Acknowledgment Addendum is to determine whether any statements or promises
were made to you that we have not authorized or that may be untrue, inaccurate
or misleading, and to be certain that you understand the limitations on claims
that may be made by you by reason of the offer and sale of the franchise and
operation of your business. Please review each of the following questions
carefully and provide honest responses to each question.
Acknowledgments and Representations*.
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1. Did you receive a copy of our Offering Circular (and all exhibits and
attachments) at least 10 business days prior to signing the Area
Development Agreement? Check one: ( ) Yes ( ) No. If no, please comment:
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1A. For Illinois residents or those wishing to locate their franchise in
Illinois, did you receive a copy of our Offering Circular (and all exhibits
and attachments) at least 14 calendar days prior to signing the Area
Development Agreement? Check one: ( ) Yes ( ) No. If no, please comment:
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2. Have you studied and reviewed carefully our Offering Circular and Area
Development Agreement? Check one: ( ) Yes ( ) No. If no, please comment:
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3. Did you receive a copy of the Area Development Agreement at least 5
business days prior to the date on which the Area Development Agreement was
executed? Check one: ( ) Yes ( ) No. If no, please comment:
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4. Did you understand all the information contained in both the Offering
Circular and Area Development Agreement? Check one: ( ) Yes ( ) No. If no,
please comment:
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5. Was any oral, written or visual claim or representation made to you that
contradicted the disclosures in the Offering Circular? Check one: ( ) Yes (
) No. If yes, please state in detail the oral, written or visual claim or
representation:
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6. Except as state in Item 19, did any employee or other person speaking on
behalf of Buffalo Wild Wings International, Inc. make any oral, written or
visual claim, statement, promise or representation to you that stated,
suggested, predicted or projected sales, revenues, expenses, earnings,
income or profit levels at any BUFFALO WILD WINGS location or business, or
the likelihood of success at your franchised business? Check one: ( ) Yes (
) No. If yes, please state in detail the oral, written or visual claim or
representation:
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7. Did any employee or other person speaking on behalf of Buffalo Wild Wings
International, Inc. make any statement or promise regarding the costs
involved in operating a franchise that is not contained in the Offering
Circular or that is contrary to, or different from, the information
contained in the Offering Circular. Check one: (__) Yes (__) No. If yes,
please comment:
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8. Do you understand that that the franchise granted is for the right to
develop and operate the Restaurants in the Development Territory, as stated
in Subparagraph 2.B, and that, according to Subparagraph 2.D, we and our
affiliates have the right to distribute products through alternative
methods of distribution and to issue franchises or operate competing
businesses for or at locations, as we determine, (i) outside of your
Designated Area using any trademarks; (ii) inside your Development
Territory using any trademarks other than the BUFFALO WILD WINGS Trademark;
and (iii) inside the Development Territory using the BUFFALO WILD WINGS
Trademark, for facilities at Special Sites and facilities with interior
areas less than 2,400 square feet (subject to your right of first refusal
as detailed in the ADA)? Check one: (__) Yes (__) No. If no, please
comment:
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9. Do you understand that the success or failure of the development and
operation of your Restaurants will depend in large part upon your skills
and experience, your business acumen, your location, the local market for
products under the BUFFALO WILD WINGS trademarks, interest rates, the
economy, inflation, the number of employees you hire and their
compensation, competition and other economic and business factors? Further,
do you understand that the economic and business factors that exist at the
time you open your Business may change? Check one (__) Yes (__) No. If no,
please comment:
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YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR ANSWERS ARE IMPORTANT TO US AND THAT WE WILL RELY ON
THEM. BY SIGNING THIS ADDENDUM, YOU ARE REPRESENTING THAT YOU HAVE CONSIDERED
EACH QUESTION CAREFULLY AND RESPONDED TRUTHFULLY TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS. IF MORE
SPACE IS NEEDED FOR ANY ANSWER, CONTINUE ON A SEPARATE SHEET AND ATTACH.
NOTE: IF THE RECIPIENT IS A CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
OR OTHER ENTITY, EACH OF ITS PRINCIPAL OWNERS MUST EXECUTE THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
APPROVED ON BEHALF OF BUFFALO WILD
WINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Signed: Signed:
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Print Name: Title: President & CEO
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Date: Date:
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*Such representations are not intended to nor shall they act as a release,
estoppel or waiver of any liability incurred under the Illinois Franchise
Disclosure Act or under the Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ADDENDUM TO
BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R) AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
As you know, you and we are entering into Area Development Agreement for the
development and operation of BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R) restaurants. The purpose of
this Acknowledgment Addendum is to determine whether any statements or promises
were made to you that we have not authorized or that may be untrue, inaccurate
or misleading, and to be certain that you understand the limitations on claims
that may be made by you by reason of the offer and sale of the franchise and
operation of your business. Please review each of the following questions
carefully and provide honest responses to each question.
Acknowledgments and Representations*.
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1. Did you receive a copy of our Offering Circular (and all exhibits and
attachments) at least 10 business days prior to signing the Area
Development Agreement? Check one: ( ) Yes ( ) No. If no, please comment:
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1A. For Illinois residents or those wishing to locate their franchise in
Illinois, did you receive a copy of our Offering Circular (and all exhibits
and attachments) at least 14 calendar days prior to signing the Area
Development Agreement? Check one: ( ) Yes ( ) No. If no, please comment:
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2. Have you studied and reviewed carefully our Offering Circular and Area
Development Agreement? Check one: ( ) Yes ( ) No. If no, please comment:
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3. Did you receive a copy of the Area Development Agreement at least 5
business days prior to the date on which the Area Development Agreement was
executed? Check one: ( ) Yes ( ) No. If no, please comment:
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4. Did you understand all the information contained in both the Offering
Circular and Area Development Agreement? Check one: ( ) Yes ( ) No. If no,
please comment:
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5. Was any oral, written or visual claim or representation made to you that
contradicted the disclosures in the Offering Circular? Check one: ( ) Yes (
) No. If yes, please state in detail the oral, written or visual claim or
representation:
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6. Except as state in Item 19, did any employee or other person speaking on
behalf of Buffalo Wild Wings International, Inc. make any oral, written or
visual claim, statement, promise or representation to you that stated,
suggested, predicted or projected sales, revenues, expenses, earnings,
income or profit levels at any BUFFALO WILD WINGS location or business, or
the likelihood of success at your franchised business? Check one: ( ) Yes (
) No. If yes, please state in detail the oral, written or visual claim or
representation:
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7. Did any employee or other person speaking on behalf of Buffalo Wild Wings
International, Inc. make any statement or promise regarding the costs
involved in operating a franchise that is not contained in the Offering
Circular or that is contrary to, or different from, the information
contained in the Offering Circular. Check one: (__) Yes (__) No. If yes,
please comment:
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8. Do you understand that that the franchise granted is for the right to
develop and operate the Restaurants in the Development Territory, as stated
in Subparagraph 2.B, and that, according to Subparagraph 2.D, we and our
affiliates have the right to distribute products through alternative
methods of distribution and to issue franchises or operate competing
businesses for or at locations, as we determine, (i) outside of your
Designated Area using any trademarks; (ii) inside your Development
Territory using any trademarks other than the BUFFALO WILD WINGS Trademark;
and (iii) inside the Development Territory using the BUFFALO WILD WINGS
Trademark, for facilities at Special Sites and facilities with interior
areas less than 2,400 square feet (subject to your right of first refusal
as detailed in the ADA)? Check one: (__) Yes (__) No. If no, please
comment:
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9. Do you understand that the success or failure of the development and
operation of your Restaurants will depend in large part upon your skills
and experience, your business acumen, your location, the local market for
products under the BUFFALO WILD WINGS trademarks, interest rates, the
economy, inflation, the number of employees you hire and their
compensation, competition and other economic and business factors? Further,
do you understand that the economic and business factors that exist at the
time you open your Business may change? Check one (__) Yes (__) No. If no,
please comment:
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YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR ANSWERS ARE IMPORTANT TO US AND THAT WE WILL RELY ON
THEM. BY SIGNING THIS ADDENDUM, YOU ARE REPRESENTING THAT YOU HAVE CONSIDERED
EACH QUESTION CAREFULLY AND RESPONDED TRUTHFULLY TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS. IF MORE
SPACE IS NEEDED FOR ANY ANSWER, CONTINUE ON A SEPARATE SHEET AND ATTACH.
NOTE: IF THE RECIPIENT IS A CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
OR OTHER ENTITY, EACH OF ITS PRINCIPAL OWNERS MUST EXECUTE THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
APPROVED ON BEHALF OF BUFFALO WILD
WINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Signed: Signed:
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Print Name: Title: President & CEO
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Date: Date:
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*Such representations are not intended to nor shall they act as a release,
estoppel or waiver of any liability incurred under the Illinois Franchise
Disclosure Act or under the Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ADDENDUM TO
BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R) AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
As you know, you and we are entering into Area Development Agreement for the
development and operation of BUFFALO WILD WINGS(R) restaurants. The purpose of
this Acknowledgment Addendum is to determine whether any statements or promises
were made to you that we have not authorized or that may be untrue, inaccurate
or misleading, and to be certain that you understand the limitations on claims
that may be made by you by reason of the offer and sale of the franchise and
operation of your business. Please review each of the following questions
carefully and provide honest responses to each question.
Acknowledgments and Representations*.
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1. Did you receive a copy of our Offering Circular (and all exhibits and
attachments) at least 10 business days prior to signing the Area
Development Agreement? Check one: ( ) Yes ( ) No. If no, please comment:
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1A. For Illinois residents or those wishing to locate their franchise in
Illinois, did you receive a copy of our Offering Circular (and all exhibits
and attachments) at least 14 calendar days prior to signing the Area
Development Agreement? Check one: ( ) Yes ( ) No. If no, please comment:
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2. Have you studied and reviewed carefully our Offering Circular and Area
Development Agreement? Check one: ( ) Yes ( ) No. If no, please comment:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Did you receive a copy of the Area Development Agreement at least 5
business days prior to the date on which the Area Development Agreement was
executed? Check one: ( ) Yes ( ) No. If no, please comment:
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4. Did you understand all the information contained in both the Offering
Circular and Area Development Agreement? Check one: ( ) Yes ( ) No. If no,
please comment:
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5. Was any oral, written or visual claim or representation made to you that
contradicted the disclosures in the Offering Circular? Check one: ( ) Yes (
) No. If yes, please state in detail the oral, written or visual claim or
representation:
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6. Except as state in Item 19, did any employee or other person speaking on
behalf of Buffalo Wild Wings International, Inc. make any oral, written or
visual claim, statement, promise or representation to you that stated,
suggested, predicted or projected sales, revenues, expenses, earnings,
income or profit levels at any BUFFALO WILD WINGS location or business, or
the likelihood of success at your franchised business? Check one: ( ) Yes (
) No. If yes, please state in detail the oral, written or visual claim or
representation:
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7. Did any employee or other person speaking on behalf of Buffalo Wild Wings
International, Inc. make any statement or promise regarding the costs
involved in operating a franchise that is not contained in the Offering
Circular or that is contrary to, or different from, the information
contained in the Offering Circular. Check one: (__) Yes (__) No. If yes,
please comment:
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8. Do you understand that that the franchise granted is for the right to
develop and operate the Restaurants in the Development Territory, as stated
in Subparagraph 2.B, and that, according to Subparagraph 2.D, we and our
affiliates have the right to distribute products through alternative
methods of distribution and to issue franchises or operate competing
businesses for or at locations, as we determine, (i) outside of your
Designated Area using any trademarks; (ii) inside your Development
Territory using any trademarks other than the BUFFALO WILD WINGS Trademark;
and (iii) inside the Development Territory using the BUFFALO WILD WINGS
Trademark, for facilities at Special Sites and facilities with interior
areas less than 2,400 square feet (subject to your right of first refusal
as detailed in the ADA)? Check one: (__) Yes (__) No. If no, please
comment:
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9. Do you understand that the success or failure of the development and
operation of your Restaurants will depend in large part upon your skills
and experience, your business acumen, your location, the local market for
products under the BUFFALO WILD WINGS trademarks, interest rates, the
economy, inflation, the number of employees you hire and their
compensation, competition and other economic and business factors? Further,
do you understand that the economic and business factors that exist at the
time you open your Business may change? Check one (__) Yes (__) No. If no,
please comment:
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YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR ANSWERS ARE IMPORTANT TO US AND THAT WE WILL RELY ON
THEM. BY SIGNING THIS ADDENDUM, YOU ARE REPRESENTING THAT YOU HAVE CONSIDERED
EACH QUESTION CAREFULLY AND RESPONDED TRUTHFULLY TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS. IF MORE
SPACE IS NEEDED FOR ANY ANSWER, CONTINUE ON A SEPARATE SHEET AND ATTACH.
NOTE: IF THE RECIPIENT IS A CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
OR OTHER ENTITY, EACH OF ITS PRINCIPAL OWNERS MUST EXECUTE THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
APPROVED ON BEHALF OF BUFFALO WILD
WINGS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Signed: Signed:
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Print Name: Title: President & CEO
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Date: Date:
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*Such representations are not intended to nor shall they act as a release,
estoppel or waiver of any liability incurred under the Illinois Franchise
Disclosure Act or under the Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law.
