Exhibit
10.5
T.G.I. FRIDAY’S
® RESTAURANT
FRANCHISE
AGREEMENT
Dated: ___________________,
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T.G.I. FRIDAY’S
® RESTAURANT
FRANCHISE
AGREEMENT
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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REPRESENTATIVE;
OPERATOR; RESTAURANT MANAGERS; TRAINING
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RESTAURANT
LOCATION; OCCUPANCY CONTRACT
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RESTAURANT
OPERATIONS; MANUALS
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FRANCHISEE’S REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES; AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS
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OBLIGATIONS
UPON TERMINATION OR EXPIRATION; RENEWAL OPTION
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DUE DILIGENCE
AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK
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CHOICE OF LAW;
JURISDICTION; VENUE
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COVENANT AND
AGREEMENT FOR CONFIDENTIALITY (PRINCIPALS)
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COVENANT AND
AGREEMENT FOR CONFIDENTIALITY (OTHERS)
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COMMENCEMENT
DATE AGREEMENT
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DESCRIPTION OF
THE RESTRICTED AREA
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FRANCHISE
AGREEMENT
This Franchise
Agreement is entered into as of the ____ day of ______________,
_______, by and between TGI Friday’s Inc., a New York
corporation (“Friday’s”), with its principal
place of business located at 4201 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, Texas,
75007, and Main St. California, Inc., an Arizona corporation
(“Franchisee”), with its principal place of business
located at 5050 North 40 th Street, Suite 200, Phoenix,
Arizona 85018, and its Principals (as defined herein
below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Friday’s has developed and owns the System;
WHEREAS,
Friday’s intends to identify the System with the Proprietary
Marks;
WHEREAS,
Friday’s continues to develop, use and control the use of the
Proprietary Marks to identify the source of services and products
marketed under the System and to represent the System’s high
standards;
WHEREAS,
Friday’s and Franchisee (or Developer, as defined therein)
have entered into the Development Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
Franchisee wishes to obtain certain rights to use the System in
connection with the operation of the Restaurant and to receive
training and other assistance provided by Friday’s in
connection therewith as described herein.
NOW, THEREFORE,
the parties, in consideration of the undertakings and commitments
set forth herein, agree as follows:
As used in this
Agreement the following words and phrases shall have the meanings
attributed to them in this Section:
Action - any cause of action, suit, proceeding, claim,
demand, investigation or inquiry (whether a formal proceeding or
otherwise) asserted or instituted by a third party with respect to
which the indemnity described in Section 18 applies.
Affiliate - Carlson Restaurants Worldwide Inc., or any
subsidiary thereof or any subsidiary of TGI Friday’s
Inc.
Agreement - this Franchise Agreement.
Business
Days - each calendar day
except Saturday, Sunday and national legal holidays.
Commencement
Date - the first to occur
of the date the Restaurant opens for business to the public or the
date Franchisee is required to open the Restaurant for business
pursuant to the terms hereof.
Commencement
Date Agreement - an
agreement memorializing the Commencement Date in the form of
Exhibit A hereto.
Competing
Business - a restaurant
business offering the same or similar products and services as
offered by restaurants in the System or restaurants in any other
concept or system owned, operated, managed or franchised by
Friday’s or any Affiliate, including, without limitation,
waiter/waitress service, sit-down dining and bar
services.
Confidential
Information - the System,
the Development Manual, the Manuals, other manuals, the Standards,
written directives and all drawings, equipment, recipes, computer
and point of sale programs (and output from such programs), and any
other information, know-how, techniques, material and data imparted
or made available by Friday’s which is (i) designated as
confidential; (ii) known by Franchisee to be considered
confidential by Friday’s; or (iii) by its nature inherently
or reasonably considered confidential.
Control of
the Real Estate - a fully
executed deed, lease, sublease or other occupancy agreement, in
form and substance satisfactory to Friday’s, evidencing the
control by Franchisee of the property upon which the Restaurant is
situated.
Design
Concept Drawings -
Franchisee’s site plans showing parking layout, landscaping
and Site signage, floor plan with seating layout and food service
layout with legend, exterior elevations with signage, transverse
and longitudinal building cross sections, typical wall sections,
interior elevations of all walls in the front of the Restaurant,
and a reflected ceiling plan showing the location of all
front-of-the-Restaurant lighting, ceiling stained glass and ceiling
fans.
Developer - as defined in the Development
Agreement.
Development
Agreement - that certain
agreement dated ____________________, _____, between Friday’s
and Franchisee (or Developer, as therein defined) relating to the
development of T.G.I. Friday’s ®
Restaurants.
Development
Manual - Friday’s
manual, as amended from time to time by Friday’s, describing
(generally) the procedures and parameters for the development of
T.G.I. Friday’s ® Restaurants.
Entertainment Park - includes, but is not limited to any amusement
park, theme park, or any other entertainment venue which has a
national presence of at least two (2) or more such parks in
existence, and which has averaged at least 1.5 million persons in
annual attendance for the preceding three (3) calendar years at any
one (1) park location.
Event of
Default - as defined in
Sections 16.01 and 16.02.
Franchise
Fee - a non-refundable
initial franchise fee of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) paid
by Franchisee to Friday’s upon the execution of this
Agreement, which amount shall be deemed fully earned by
Friday’s upon payment.
Franchisee - Main St. California, Inc., an Arizona
corporation.
Franchisee
Indemnitees - Franchisee,
the Principals, and their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents, shareholders, affiliates, successors and assigns
and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents,
shareholders, affiliates, successors and assigns of
each.
Friday’s - TGI Friday’s Inc., a New York
corporation.
Friday’s Indemnitees
- Friday’s, its directors,
officers, employees, agents, shareholders, affiliates, successors
and assigns and the respective directors, officers, employees,
agents, shareholders and affiliates of each.
Furnishings - all of the decorative memorabilia,
furnishings, signs, equipment, advertising materials, inventory,
trade dress, menus, items bearing any of the Proprietary Marks and
other tangible assets used in connection with Restaurant
operation.
Gross
Sales -
A
For the purposes of this Agreement,
“Gross Sales” shall mean:
(1)
the entire amount of the actual sales price,
whether for cash or other consideration, of all sales of food,
beverages, merchandise and services in, on, or from the Restaurant,
including receipts from mail, facsimile or telephone orders
received or filled from the Restaurant and telephone and vending
machine receipts;
(2)
all deposits not refunded to
purchasers;
(3)
orders taken, although such orders may be filled
elsewhere;
(4)
payments to Franchisee by any concessionaire,
franchisee or person otherwise in the Restaurant with
Friday’s consent; and
(5)
promotional allowances to customers whether
negative or positive in an amount equal to Franchisee’s
retail price for food and/or beverages prepared and served by
Franchisee to the extent of the discount (in whole or in part)
provided to the customers, but only to the extent that said amount
for promotional allowances exceeds two and one-half percent (2
½%), or such higher percentage as permitted by Friday’s,
of Gross Sales as calculated without inclusion of said amount. Such
promotional allowances shall include the retail price of food and
beverages covered by appetizer and dinner cards and the customer
comp cards to which Friday’s gives consent. Promotional
allowances provided in exchange for goods or services shall be
includable in Gross Sales without benefit of the two and one-half
percent (2 ½%) discount, or such higher percentage as
permitted by Friday’s, (funds expended by Franchisee to
comply with its local advertising requirement pursuant to Section
10.01.A shall not be included as promotional allowances under this
section).
B.
Gross Sales shall not
include:
(1)
the amount of returns to shippers or
manufacturers;
(2)
the amount of any cash or credit refunds made
upon any sale where the food, beverages, merchandise or service
sold or some part thereof is thereafter returned by the customer
and accepted by Franchisee;
(3)
receipts from sales of furniture, trade fixtures
or other extraordinary sales (unless bearing any Proprietary Mark)
not made in the ordinary course of business;
(4)
any sales or value added tax required by any
duly constituted taxing authority to be separately accounted for
and collected on its behalf by Franchisee directly from
Franchisee’s customers and paid by Franchisee to the taxing
authority; and
(5)
meals served to an employee at no cost while the
employee is on duty, or the discounted portion of meals served to
an employee.
C.
Each charge or sale upon installment
or credit shall be treated as a sale for the full price in the
month during which such charge or sale shall be made, irrespective
of whether, or of the time when, Franchisee shall receive payment
(whether full or partial) thereof.
Headquarters - the location(s) designated from time to time
by Friday’s as its principal place of business.
Indemnitees - Friday’s Indemnitees and/or Franchisee
Indemnitees.
Internet - any means of electronic communication that
employs inter-connected computer networks to communicate
information (of any kind) by fiber optics, wire, radio or other
methods of transmission, including the myriad of computers,
telecommunications facilities and similar means (both equipment and
software) that comprise the interconnected worldwide network of
networks that employ the TCP/IP (Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol) or any predecessor or successor
protocols to that protocol.
Intranet - a private method of communication for use only
by employees and franchisees of Friday’s; the Friday’s
Intranet may be either a “true” intranet (a series of
inter-connected computers that use the same type of software as the
Internet, but that are not technically part of the Internet and do
not use the Internet to transmit material to one another) or an
extranet (which will actually transmit information over the
Internet, but require a password to access data on the servers used
by Friday’s).
Losses and
Expenses - compensatory,
exemplary or punitive damages, fines, charges, costs, expenses,
lost profits, reasonable fees of attorneys and other engaged
professionals, court costs, settlement amounts, judgments, costs of
or resulting from delays, financing, costs of advertising material
and media time/space, and costs of changing, substituting or
replacing the same, and any and all expenses of recall, refunds,
compensation, public notices and other such amounts incurred in
connection with the matters described in Section 18.
Manuals - Friday’s confidential operating manuals,
as amended from time to time by Friday’s, which contain the
Standards (as defined below) for the operation or marketing of the
Restaurant including (i) those relating to the selection, purchase,
service and sale of all products being sold and any services to be
offered at the Restaurant or through Friday’s Web site; (ii)
those relating to the maintenance and repair of the Restaurant,
buildings, grounds, equipment, signs, interior and exterior decor
items, fixtures and furnishings; (iii) those relating to employee
apparel and dress, accounting, bookkeeping, record retention,
computer and other business systems, procedures and operations; and
(iv) those relating to any advertising or marketing of the T.G.I.
Friday’s Restaurants in any media, including print,
broadcasting or electronic communications, such as the Internet.
The Manuals may also address other issues mentioned in this
Agreement or relating to the relationship between Friday’s
and Franchisee, such as rules and regulations for participation in
the Friday’s Internet Web site including reservation service
or other e-commerce activities (including sales of memorabilia)
through Friday’s Internet Web site.
Material
Event of Default - an
Event of Default which constitutes a substantial deviation from the
performance required.
Multi-Unit
Manager(s) - the
individual(s) designated as described in Section 4.05 who shall be
solely dedicated to the management and supervision of the
Restaurant and certain other restaurants developed pursuant to the
Development Agreement.
NSO
Team - a “new store
opening team” consisting of Friday’s employees and
certain of Franchisee’s employees to whom Friday’s has
consented which shall perform the functions described in Section
4.09.
Occupancy
Contract - the agreement
(including, without limitation, any lease, deed, contract for sale,
contract for deed, land contract, management contract, license or
other agreement purporting to grant any right, title or interest in
or to the Site) pursuant to which Franchisee shall occupy or
acquire rights in the Site.
Operator - an individual designated as described in
Section 4.02 who shall devote his full time and best efforts to the
management and supervision of (i) Franchisee’s duties and
obligations hereunder and (ii) the operation of (a) the Restaurant
and (b) all T.G.I. Friday’s ® Restaurants
developed pursuant to rights granted by Friday’s.
Other
Concepts - Retail,
wholesale, restaurant, bar, tavern, take-out or any other type of
business involving the production, distribution or sale of food
products, beverages, services, merchandise or other items in
connection with the use of one, some or all of the Proprietary
Marks or other names or marks, but utilizing a system other than
the System pursuant to which a T.G.I. Friday’s
® Restaurant is operated.
Owner - the party (if other than the Franchisee)
owning or controlling the Site and being a party (with Franchisee)
to the Occupancy Contract.
Payments - all transfers of funds from Franchisee to
Friday’s including, without limitation, the Franchise Fee,
the Royalty Fee and reimbursement of expenses.
Permanent
Disability - any
physical, emotional or mental injury, illness or incapacity which
would prevent the afflicted person from performing his obligations
hereunder for more than ninety (90) consecutive days as determined
by a licensed physician selected by Friday’s.
Preliminary
Site Consent - written
communication from Friday’s to Developer notifying Developer
that a proposed site has received the consent of the Friday’s
Site Review Committee.
Principal(s) - Main Street Restaurant Group, Inc., who is
(and such other persons or entities to which Friday’s gives
consent and which are from time to time) the record and beneficial
owner of, and has the right to vote its respective interest
(collectively 100%) in the Securities of Franchisee or the
securities or partnership interest of any person or entity
designated by Friday’s which owns or controls a direct or
indirect interest in the Securities of the Franchisee.
Project
Manager - an individual
designated as described in Section 4.04 who shall devote his
full-time and best efforts to the coordination and completion of
Restaurant construction.
Proprietary
Marks - certain
trademarks, trade names, service marks, trade dress, emblems and
indicia of origin designated by Friday’s from time to time
for use in connection with the operation of T.G.I. Friday’s
® Restaurants pursuant to the System, including,
without limitation, “ T.G.I. Friday’s
® ”, “ Friday’s
® ” and “ The American
Bistro ® ” .
Publicly-Held Entity - a corporation or other entity whose equity
securities are (i) registered pursuant to applicable law; (ii)
widely held by the public; and (iii) traded on a public securities
exchange or over the counter pursuant to applicable law.
Renewal
Election Date - the date
on which Franchisee notifies Friday’s in writing of its
election to renew this Agreement.
Renewal
Franchise Agreement - the
franchise agreement as defined in Section 17.09.
Renewal
Term - twenty years from
the expiration of the Term of this Agreement.
Representative - an individual, designated as described in
Section 4.01 who (i) owns an equity interest in the Franchisee and
(ii) is authorized to act on behalf of, and bind, Franchisee with
respect to this Agreement.
Restaurant - the T.G.I. Friday’s ®
Restaurant to be developed and operated pursuant to this
Agreement.
Restaurant
Manager(s) - general
manager, assistant general manager, kitchen manager and other
managers required for the management, operation, supervision and
promotion of the Restaurant pursuant to the terms
hereof.
Restricted
Area - the geographical
area described in Exhibit C ; provided, however, the
Restricted Area (a) shall in no event exceed a three (3) mile
radius surrounding the Site, (b) not include any airport
properties, professional sports stadiums, military bases,
Entertainment Parks or casinos located within the geographical area
described in Exhibit C , and (c) not include the area
contained within a three (3) mile radius of any other T.G.I.
Friday’s ® Restaurant located within such
Restricted Area as of the date of this Agreement.
Royalty
Fee - a continuing
monthly fee in the amount of four percent (4%) of Gross Sales at
the Restaurant in each accounting month payable by Franchisee to
Friday’s.
Security - the capital stock of, partner’s interest
in, or other equity or voting interest in Franchisee, including
such interests issued or created subsequent to the date
hereof.
Site -
the location of the Restaurant, being
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Standards - Friday’s standards, instructions,
requirements, methods, specifications and procedures for the
operation and marketing of the Restaurant, as amended from time to
time by Friday’s, contained in, and being a part of, the
Confidential Information pursuant to which Franchisee shall develop
and operate the Restaurant at the Site.
System - a unique, proprietary system developed and
owned by Friday’s (which may be modified or further developed
from time to time by Friday’s) for the establishment and
operation of full-service restaurants and bars/restaurants under
the Proprietary Marks, which includes, without limitation, a
distinctive image consisting of exterior and interior design,
decor, color scheme and furnishings; special recipes, menu items
and full service bar; uniform standards, products, services and
specifications; procedures with respect to operations, inventory
and management control (including accounting procedures and
policies); training and assistance; and advertising and promotional
programs.
Term -
a period commencing as of the date hereof and continuing until the
twentieth (20th) anniversary of the Commencement Date.
Territorial
Expenses - such costs and
expenses incurred by or assessed with respect to Friday’s (or
other described party’s) employees, agents and/or
representatives in connection with activities in the Territory
which Franchisee is obligated to pay pursuant to this Agreement,
including, without limitation, hotel/lodging, transportation and
meals, and other related or incidental expenses.
TGIFM - TGI Friday’s of Minnesota, Inc., a
Minnesota corporation and a subsidiary of
Friday’s.
T.G.I.
Friday’s ® Restaurants - restaurants operated in accordance with the
System under the registered service marks “
Friday’s ® ” or
“ T.G.I. Friday’s ®
”.
Training
Center - the location(s)
specified from time to time by Friday’s as the training
center.
Transfer - the sale, assignment, conveyance, license,
devise, bequest, pledge, mortgage or other encumbrance, whether
direct or indirect, of (i) this Agreement or the Development
Agreement; (ii) any or all rights or obligations of Franchisee
herein; or (iii) any interest in any Security, including the
issuance of any new Securities.
Transferee
Owner(s) - the owner of
any and all record or beneficial interest in the capital stock of,
partner’s interest in, or other equity or voting interest in
any transferee of a Transfer occurring pursuant to the terms of
Section 14.
Wage
Expenses - such wages
and/or salaries (including a reasonable allocation of the cost of
benefits) of, or with respect to, Friday’s (or other
described party’s) employees, agents and or representatives
to be reimbursed to Friday’s or such party as described
herein.
2.01
A.
Friday’s grants to Franchisee
the right, and Franchisee accepts the obligation, subject to the
terms and conditions herein, to develop and operate the Restaurant
pursuant to the System at the Site and to use solely in connection
therewith the Proprietary Marks. During the Term and for so long as
no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and no event has
occurred which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or
both, would constitute an Event of Default, Friday’s will not
develop or operate, nor authorize any other person to develop or
operate, a T.G.I. Friday’s ® Restaurant
within the Restricted Area.
B.
Subject to any rights which may
exist pursuant to the Development Agreement, Friday’s
expressly reserves the right, and Franchisee acknowledges that
Friday’s has the exclusive unrestricted right to engage,
directly and indirectly, through its employees, developers,
franchisees, licenses, agents and others, in the development and
operation of T.G.I. Friday’s Restaurants outside the
Restricted Area.
C.
Nothing contained in this Section 2
shall in any way limit or restrict the rights reserved by
Friday’s in Section 9.02(F).
2.02
Friday’s expressly reserves
the right, and Franchisee acknowledges that Friday’s has the
exclusive unrestricted right, to engage, directly and indirectly,
through its employees, developers, franchisees, licensees, agents
and others within and outside the Restricted Area, in Other
Concepts, including a Front Row ® Sports Grill.
Such Other Concepts may compete with Franchisee directly or
indirectly. Friday’s reserves the right to use the
Proprietary Marks in connection with Other Concepts.
2.03
Unless sooner terminated as
provided herein, this Agreement shall be effective on the date
hereof, and continue until the expiration of the Term. Within
thirty (30) days after the Commencement Date, the parties shall
execute the Commencement Date Agreement.
3.01
A. Upon
execution of this Agreement, Franchisee shall pay to Friday’s
the Franchise Fee. A credit shall be applied to the Franchise Fee
in an amount equal to the portion of the Development Fee (as
defined in the Development Agreement) applicable to the Restaurant
which was paid by the Developer pursuant to the Development
Agreement.
B.
Franchisee shall pay the Royalty Fee
on or before the fifteenth (15th) day of each month with respect to
Gross Sales at the Restaurant in the preceding accounting
month.
3.02
A.
All Payments shall be submitted to
Friday’s at the address provided in Section 19 hereof, in
care of the “Treasurer”, or such other address as
Friday’s shall designate in writing.
B.
Payments shall be received by
Friday’s (i) upon execution hereof in the case of the
Franchise Fee; (ii) as described in Section 3.01.B in the case of
the Royalty Fee; and (iii) not more than thirty (30) days after
date of invoice for all other Payments. Delinquent Payments shall
bear interest from the due date until received by Friday’s at
eighteen percent (18%) per annum or the maximum rate permitted by
law, whichever is less.
3.03
Any taxes or duties imposed upon or
with respect to this Agreement or any materials, supplies or
specifications acquired by or provided to Franchisee pursuant to or
in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by Franchisee.
Franchisee shall pay to Friday’s an amount equal to any sales
tax, gross receipts tax, excise tax or any license or tax similar
thereto which is imposed, directly or indirectly, on Friday’s
with respect to any Payments to Friday’s required under this
Agreement. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any franchise
tax or income, or excess profits tax (or any tax in lieu thereof)
imposed on Friday’s with respect to the aforesaid
payments.
3.04
Franchisee shall not withhold or
off-set any portion of any Payment due to Friday’s alleged
non-performance under this Agreement or any other agreement by and
between Friday’s and Franchisee or their respective parent
corporations, subsidiaries or affiliates.
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REPRESENTATIVE; OPERATOR; RESTAURANT MANAGERS;
TRAINING
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4.01
Franchisee hereby designates
Bill Shrader as the Representative. Any
replacement Representative shall be designated within ten (10) days
of the prior Representative’s resignation or termination.
Each Representative shall attend and successfully complete at the
Training Center, Friday’s “Owner’s Orientation
Program” (currently, approximately four (4) weeks). The
Representative hereunder and under the Development Agreement shall
be the same individual.
4.02
Franchisee hereby designates
Stuart Gee as the Operator. Any replacement
Operator shall be designated within ten (10) days of the prior
Operator’s resignation or termination. Each Operator shall
attend and successfully complete at the Training Center, within six
(6) months of appointment, Friday’s training program required
for Restaurant Managers ( see Section 4.03). The Operator
hereunder and under the Development Agreement shall be the same
individual.
4.03
The requisite number of Restaurant
Managers, as determined by Friday’s, shall be employed by
Franchisee for the Restaurant. All Restaurant Managers shall attend
and successfully complete at the Training Center, Friday’s
training program for Restaurant Managers of T.G.I. Friday’s
® Restaurants (currently, one (1) week).
Additionally, the Restaurant Managers shall attend and successfully
complete additional training (currently, approximately fourteen
(14) weeks) at such then existing T.G.I. Friday’s
® Restaurants as shall be designated by
Friday’s. Any previously trained Restaurant Manager who is
not a general manager, but has been selected to become a general
manager, shall attend and successfully complete such additional
training as Friday’s may require. Friday’s may require
general and kitchen managers, at Franchisee’s expense, to
attend and successfully complete additional training at the
Training Center.
4.04
Not less than sixty (60) days prior
to the commencement of Restaurant construction, Franchisee shall
designate the Project Manager. Any replacement Project Manager
shall be designated within ten (10) days of the prior Project
Manager’s resignation or termination.
4.05
In the event this Agreement is for
the third T.G.I. Friday’s ® Restaurant to be
developed under the Development Agreement, Franchisee shall
designate a Multi-Unit Manager. Additional Multi-Unit Managers
shall be designated from time to time as reasonably required by
Friday’s. Prior to assuming his duties, each Multi-Unit
Manager shall have successfully completed training as a Restaurant
Manager and shall attend at the Training Center, and successfully
complete, Friday’s training program for Multi-Unit Managers
(currently, two (2) days at the Training Center and approximately
four (4) weeks at such then existing T.G.I. Friday’s
® Restaurants as shall be designated by
Friday’s).
4.06
Friday’s shall have the right
to interview and consent to each Operator, each Multi-Unit Manager,
each Project Manager and all Restaurant Managers. Friday’s
shall endeavor to conduct such interviews at the Restaurant, but
may require that such interviews occur at Headquarters. Franchisee
shall bear all costs and expenses related to making the Restaurant
Managers available for such interviews.
4.07
Friday’s shall provide
instructors, facilities and materials for training at the Training
Center, and shall provide, at its option, other training programs
(at non-Training Center locations) as may be designated by
Friday’s from time to time in the Manuals or otherwise in
writing. Franchisee shall reimburse Friday’s for any
Territorial Expenses or other direct expenses incurred by
Friday’s for such other training programs.
4.08
Except as provided herein,
Franchisee shall bear all costs and expenses relating to any
Representative, Operator, Multi-Unit Manager, Project Manager and
Restaurant Manager training.
4.09
The NSO Team shall assist in (i)
training Franchisee’s employees at the Site and (ii) the
opening of the Restaurant. The NSO Team typically consists of a
combined total of approximately twelve (12) employees of
Friday’s and Franchisee (the actual number of members shall
be determined by Friday’s, depending upon the number of
T.G.I. Friday’s ® Restaurants already being
operated by Franchisee and such other criteria as Friday’s
deems reasonable). The members of the NSO Team shall be subject to
Friday’s consent. The number of Friday’s employees
selected to serve on the NSO Team for the Restaurant is determined
according to the following schedule, provided however,
Friday’s may elect to modify this schedule in the event the
total number of people on the NSO Team is greater or less than
twelve (12):
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No. of Restaurants
Operated
by
Developer
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No. of Friday’s
Employees
On the NSO
Team
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Team Members Paid for by
Developer
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7 or more
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2
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10
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In the event
Friday’s determines that more than 12 NSO team members are
necessary for an opening, Developers with five or more restaurants
open (inclusive of the new restaurant) shall be responsible for the
costs associated with the team members in excess of 12. For
Developers with less than five restaurants open, Friday’s
will bear the costs of the additional team members.
If Franchisee
fails or is unable to timely provide such employees, Friday’s
may, but shall not be obligated to, staff the NSO Team with
Friday’s employees. Friday’s and Franchisee shall each
be responsible for (a) making all travel, food and lodging
arrangements and (b) the wages and other expenses of the NSO Team
members provided by each; provided, however, that Franchisee shall
reimburse Friday’s for the Territorial Expenses and the Wage
Expenses of Friday’s employees who are provided as a result
of Franchisee’s failure or inability to provide
Franchisee’s employees for participation on the NSO
Team.
4.10 Franchisee shall comply with such employee
training and testing procedures and requirements reasonably
prescribed in the Manuals or otherwise in writing.
4.11 Friday’s may create an audio and/or video
recording of any training programs at Friday’s
expense.
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RESTAURANT LOCATION; OCCUPANCY
CONTRACT
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5.01
Franchisee shall not relocate the
Restaurant from the Site without Friday’s consent.
5.02
Friday’s shall have the right
to review and consent to the Occupancy Contract prior to the
execution thereof. Franchisee represents that the Occupancy
Contract as consented to by Friday’s shall be executed by all
necessary parties within ten (10) days following Friday’s
consent thereto. Franchisee shall furnish Friday’s a complete
copy of the fully executed Occupancy Contract within ten (10) days
after execution. Unless it conveys to Franchisee fee simple title
to the Site, the Occupancy Contract shall include the following
covenants in a form substantially set forth below (Upon request,
Friday’s shall provide to Franchisee sample lease
provisons.):
A.
Owner shall deliver to
Friday’s, simultaneously with delivery to Franchisee, any
notice alleging Franchisee’s default under the Occupancy
Contract which threatens or purports to terminate the Occupancy
Contract or result in a foreclosure thereof;
B.
Friday’s may enter the
Restaurant premises to protect the Proprietary Marks or the System
or to cure any Event of Default or default under the Occupancy
Contract;
C.
Franchisee may assign the Occupancy
Contract to Friday’s without any fee or modification thereof
and Friday’s may assign the Occupancy Contract or license or
sublease the Restaurant premises for any part of the remaining term
of the Occupancy Contract, each without Owner’s consent;
and
D.
Owner and Franchisee shall not amend
the Occupancy Contract in any way which is inconsistent with the
provisions of Sections 5.02.A through D, inclusive.
5.03
Notwithstanding the terms of
Section 5.02, Franchisee shall:
A.
deliver to Friday’s,
immediately after delivery to or by Franchisee, any notice of
default under the Occupancy Contract which threatens or purports to
terminate the Occupancy Contract or result in a foreclosure
thereof;
B.
permit Friday’s to enter the
Restaurant premises to protect the Proprietary Marks or the System
or to cure any Event of Default or default under the Occupancy
Contract, all at Franchisee’s expense; and
C.
not amend the Occupancy Contract in
any way which is inconsistent with the provisions described in
Sections 5.02.A through D, inclusive.
6.01
Franchisee shall ensure that (i)
materials satisfying the Standards are utilized in construction and
(ii) such materials are purchased from suppliers as described in
Sections 6.07 and 6.08.
6.02
Franchisee shall (a) employ a
qualified architect and licensed general contractor to whom
Friday’s shall have the right to consent, and (b) provide
copies to Friday’s, upon request, of architectural or
construction contracts applicable to the Restaurant. Upon request
by Franchisee, Friday’s will make available to Franchisee, at
Franchisee’s expense, (i) architectural consultation and
advice; (ii) preparation of Design Concept Drawings; and (iii)
consultation and advice on the purchase, display and installation
of typical decorative memorabilia.
6.03
Franchisee shall (i) submit Design
Concept Drawings, incorporating proposed adaptations to the local
market for Friday’s consent; (ii) modify the Design Concept
Drawings as reasonably required by Friday’s; and (iii) submit
the modified Design Concept Drawings to Friday’s for final
consent. Following Friday’s consent to the Design Concept
Drawings, Franchisee shall, pursuant to the Manuals, (a) submit for
Friday’s review, construction plans and specifications based
upon the standard construction plans provided to Franchisee,
adapted by Franchisee to the Design Concept Drawings for the
Restaurant to which Friday’s has consented; (b) modify such
plans and specifications as reasonably required by Friday’s;
(c) submit such modified plans and specifications to Friday’s
for final consent; and (d) construct the Restaurant pursuant to the
plans and specifications to which Friday’s has consented.
Design Concept Drawings and construction plans and specifications
to which Friday’s has consented shall not be modified without
Friday’s consent. Prior to the commencement of construction,
Franchisee shall deliver a construction schedule and thereafter
shall deliver monthly revisions thereof indicating construction
progress.
6.04
As a condition to Friday’s
approval of the final drawings, plans, and specifications,
Franchisee shall deliver to Friday’s, in a form to be
provided by Friday’s, a certification by a design
professional of ADA compliance of the design of the Restaurant.
Prior to the opening of the Restaurant, Franchisee shall deliver to
Friday’s, in a form to be provided by Friday’s, a
certification by the construction contractor of ADA compliance of
the actual construction of the Restaurant. Franchisee shall also
deliver to Friday’s, in a form to be provided by
Friday’s, a certification by Franchisee of ADA compliance of
both the design and actual construction of the
Restaurant.
6.05
Franchisee shall obtain all zoning
classifications, clearances, consents, permits and licenses
required in connection with the construction of the Restaurant.
Upon request, copies of such permits and licenses shall be provided
to Friday’s.
6.06
Franchisee shall commence
construction within six (6) months from the date of Preliminary
Site Consent and shall complete construction no later than eleven
(11) months thereafter and sooner if so required by the opening
dates set forth in the Development Agreement. Construction shall be
deemed to have been commenced upon the commencement of site work by
heavy equipment or, in the event the Restaurant is to be located in
existing shell space, commencement of construction-related work at
the Site. Franchisee shall, within ten (10) days after commencement
of construction, advise Friday’s of such commencement date.
Friday’s may inspect construction at the Site. Franchisee
shall make all necessary arrangements to insure Friday’s
access to the Site.
6.07
Franchisee shall acquire from
Friday’s or a supplier satisfying the requirements of Section
6.08 all (i) fixtures, (ii) furnishings, (iii) other products and
materials required for the development of the Restaurant, and (iv)
millwork for the Restaurant. Franchisee acknowledges that
Friday’s may (i) profit from its sale of such items to
Franchisee or (ii) receive consideration from the third party
supplier with respect to Franchisee’s purchases of such
items.
6.08
Franchisee’s suppliers of the
items referred to in Section 6.07 shall (i) demonstrate the ability
to meet the Standards; (ii) possess quality controls and capacity
to supply Franchisee’s needs promptly, reliably and
consistent with the Standards and the System; and (iii) not have
been rejected in writing by Friday’s. Franchisee shall
provide Friday’s with a current list of suppliers prior to
commencement of construction of the Restaurant (current supplier
lists shall thereafter be provided upon request). Franchisee shall
bear or reimburse Friday’s direct expenses incurred in
connection with the consent to suppliers. Friday’s may
provide a list of suppliers to which Friday’s has given
consent for such items.
6.09
Friday’s reserves the right
to consent to, or require, limited variations from the Standards
with respect to the development of other T.G.I. Friday’s
® Restaurants in the System.
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RESTAURANT OPERATIONS;
MANUALS
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7.01
The Restaurant shall open for
business (i) only with Friday’s consent and (ii) promptly
after completion of appropriate training pursuant to the System (as
reasonably determined by Friday’s).
7.02
Franchisee acknowledges that (i)
every component of the System is material to (a) Friday’s,
(b) other franchisees in the System and (c) the operation of the
Restaurant; and (ii) compliance by all System franchisees with the
Standards and the System is (a) fundamental to the value of the
System and to this Agreement and (b) the basis for the broad public
acceptance of the System and the goodwill associated
therewith.
7.03
Franchisee shall employ
continuously during the Term the requisite number of Restaurant
Managers, as determined by Friday’s, each of whom shall have
successfully completed appropriate training as described
herein.
7.04
Except as otherwise provided
herein, Franchisee shall:
A.
use the Restaurant premises solely
for the operation of the Restaurant pursuant to the terms
hereof;
B.
keep the Restaurant operating
pursuant to the terms hereof for such minimum hours and days as
from time to time prescribed in the Manuals or otherwise in writing
except as restricted by local law;
C.
obtain and maintain all permits and
licenses required for Restaurant operation and comply with all
applicable federal, state or local laws and regulations relating to
the Restaurant, its operation, or its business;
D.
refrain from using any juke box,
video machine or other coin or token operated machine, or any film
or video device to which Friday’s has not given
consent;
E.
refrain from (i) offering for sale
any tickets, subscriptions or chances; (ii) conducting any pools,
raffles or related activities; (iii) using or allowing any gaming,
dancing or live entertainment; or (iv) using or providing any form
of delivery service at, from or on the Restaurant premises without
Friday’s consent;
F.
permit Friday’s to enter upon
the Restaurant premises at any time to inspect the Restaurant and
the products and materials used by Franchisee, cooperate with such
inspection and take such steps as may be necessary to correct any
deficiencies discovered during such inspection (Franchisee
acknowledges that Friday’s may re-inspect the Restaurant and
such products or materials and revoke its consent to any product or
material (or the supplier thereof) or the condition of the
Restaurant should the Restaurant, products or materials fail to
meet the Standards); and
G.
permit Friday’s to remove from
the Restaurant samples of any inventory items (without payment) in
amounts reasonably necessary for testing to determine if such
samples meet the Standards. Friday’s may require Franchisee
to bear the cost of such testing if Friday’s has not given
consent to the supplier or if the sample fails to conform to
Friday’s specifications.
7.05
Franchisee shall forward to
Friday’s within five (5) days of Franchisee’s receipt
thereof copies of all inspection reports, warnings, certificates
and ratings issued by any governmental entity during the Term of
this Agreement in connection with the conduct of the franchised
business which indicate less than full compliance by Franchisee
with any applicable law, rule or regulation.
7.06
Franchisee acknowledges that a
material aspect of the System is the (i) breadth of palate range
and (ii) quality of, and Standards relating to, food and beverage.
Therefore, Franchisee shall (a) sell or offer only such products
and services to which Friday’s has consented (which products
and services shall be prepared, offered and served or delivered in
accordance with the Standards); (b) sell or offer for sale all
products and services required by Friday’s; (c) refrain from
any deviation from the Standards without Friday’s consent;
and (d) discontinue selling or offering any products and services
to which Friday’s fails to consent, or revokes its consent in
writing.
7.07
Franchisee shall purchase
Friday’s proprietary spice packs from Friday’s or its
designated supplier at a reasonable price established by
Friday’s or such supplier. Franchisee acknowledges that
Friday’s may (i) profit from its sale of spice packs to
Franchisee or (ii) receive consideration from such supplier with
respect to Franchisee’s purchases of spice packs.
7.08
Franchisee shall (i) repair,
maintain and keep the Restaurant (and all fixtures, Furnishings,
signs and equipment) in good order and condition and in compliance
with the System and the Standards and (ii) as reasonably required
by Friday’s, upgrade the Restaurant to the then current
System and Standards. Such upgrade shall not be required more than
once every three (3) years and the cost thereof shall not exceed
Fifty Thousand dollars ($50,000.00) per upgrade unless at least
twenty-five percent (25%) of the restaurants operated by
Friday’s under the Proprietary Marks in the United States
have been so upgraded in which event such cost shall not be
limited. Franchisee shall undertake and complete such upgrading
within a reasonable time specified by Friday’s.
7.09
Franchisee shall (i) acquire all
inventory, supplies and other products and materials required for
the operation and maintenance of the Restaurant solely from
suppliers who (a) demonstrate the ability to meet the Standards;
(b) possess quality controls and capacity to supply
Franchisee’s needs promptly, reliably and consistent with the
Standards and the System; and (c) Friday’s has given consent
to, which consent has not been withdrawn and (ii) provide
Friday’s with a current list of suppliers at least ten (10)
business days prior to the Commencement Date (current supplier
lists shall thereafter be provided upon request). Friday’s
may provide a list of suppliers to whom Friday’s consents.
Franchisee may submit to Friday’s a written request for
consent to use other suppliers, or shall request the supplier
itself to do so. As a condition of its consent, Friday’s
shall be permitted to inspect the supplier’s facilities and
take samples of the items proposed to be acquired, which shall be
delivered, at Friday’s option, to Friday’s or to an
independent laboratory designated by Friday’s for testing.
The decision to consent to a supplier shall be solely
Friday’s. Franchisee shall bear or reimburse the Territorial
Expenses incurred in connection with such inspection and the
expense of any laboratory testing. In addition, a charge not to
exceed the actual cost of the test shall be paid by Franchisee.
Friday’s reserves the right, at its option, to re-inspect the
facilities and products of any such supplier and to revoke its
consent upon such supplier’s failure to continue to meet any
of the foregoing criteria. Franchisee shall bear or reimburse the
Territorial Expenses and the cost of any tests incurred in
connection with such re-inspection. Franchisee shall maintain
sufficient amounts of, and shall utilize at all times, such
inventory, supplies and other products or materials.
7.10
Friday’s shall provide
Franchisee with one (1) set of the Manuals “on loan”.
Franchisee acknowledges Friday’s ownership of the Manuals and
any copyright rights in or to the Manuals. Franchisee shall observe
such reasonable requirements concerning copyright notices as
Friday’s requests. Replacement Manuals will be made available
to Franchisee at an additional cost.
7.11
Franchisee shall operate the
Restaurant in accordance with the System, the Manuals, the
Standards, this Agreement, written directives (whether or not such
directives are made part of the Manuals or the Standards) and other
manuals prepared for use in Restaurant operations. The Manuals, the
Standards, other manuals and such written directives may be revised
from time to time by Friday’s.
7.12
The Manuals, other manuals, such
written directives and any other Confidential Information shall be
kept in a secure location in the Restaurant and returned to
Friday’s immediately upon request or upon termination or
expiration of this Agreement.
7.13
Franchisee shall keep the Manuals,
the Standards, other manuals and such written directives up to
date. In the event of any dispute as to the contents of the
Manuals, the Standards, other manuals or written directives, the
copy thereof maintained by Friday’s shall control.
7.14
Franchisee shall establish prices
charged for products or services sold in the Restaurant.
7.15
Franchisee shall obtain such
copyright licenses as may be necessary to authorize the playing of
recorded music in the Restaurant. Franchisee shall change such
recorded music as required from time to time in the Manuals or
otherwise in writing.
7.16
Friday’s shall provide to
Franchisee:
A.
access, together with other System
franchisees, to new System developments. Franchisee may be required
to attend meetings at its expense to discuss such
developments;
B.
access to and written materials
concerning improvements to the System which may include, without
limitation, new products, recipes, equipment, specifications and
menu formats. At Franchisee’s request, Friday’s shall
provide training or demonstrations at the Restaurant of new
products or other changes to the System. Franchisee shall bear or
reimburse the Territorial Expenses and Wage Expenses in connection
with such demonstrations; and
C.
periodic inspection and evaluation
of the Restaurant as reasonably required by
Friday’s.
7.17
Friday’s reserves the right
to consent to, or require, limited variation from the Standards
with respect to the operation of the Restaurant and other T.G.I.
Friday’s ® Restaurants in the
System.
7.18
Friday’s may establish and
maintain, at its option, either a series of “private”
pages on the Internet Web site, described in Section 10.05, or a
so-called Intranet, through either of which Friday’s, its
franchisees, and their respective employees may communicate with
each other and through which Friday’s may disseminate updates
to the Manuals and other confidential information.
A.
Upon receipt of notice from
Friday’s that an Intranet has become functional, Franchisee
agrees to purchase, install and maintain the equipment, make the
arrangements, and follow the procedures that Friday’s
requires in the Manuals or otherwise in writing, to permit
Friday’s to access, download, and retrieve information
electronically, by telecommunication or other designated method
(including the establishment and maintenance of Internet, Intranet,
or extranet access or other means of electronic communication, as
specified by Friday’s from time to time), and to permit
Friday’s to upload and for Franchisee to receive and download
information from Friday’s. All steps taken by Franchisee to
comply with this section 7.18A shall be accomplished at
Franchisee’s cost. Franchisee further agrees that
Friday’s will have access to the information at the times and
in the manner that Friday’s specifies from time to time. If
Franchisee fails to make that information accessible to
Friday’s at all times throughout the term of this Agreement,
Friday’s may, in its discretion and without limitation of any
other rights provided for in this Agreement, assess a reasonable
monetary charge for that failure. Franchisee’s obligation to
maintain connection with the Intranet will continue until this
Agreement’s expiration or termination (or, if earlier, until
Friday’s discontinues the Intranet). Franchisee’s
failure to comply with this Section 7.18A will constitute a
material breach of this Agreement on account of which
Friday’s may terminate this Agreement in accordance with
Section 16, unless Franchisee cures the breach within 10 days after
notice from Friday’s.
B.
Friday’s will have no obligation to maintain the
Intranet indefinitely, but may discontinue it at any time without
liability to Franchisee.
C.
Friday’s will establish
policies and procedures for the Intranet’s use. These
policies, procedures and other terms of use will address issues
such as (i) restrictions on the use of abusive, slanderous, or
otherwise offensive language in electronic communications; (ii)
restrictions on communications between or among franchisees that
endorse or encourage breach of any franchisee’s franchise
agreement with Friday’s; (iii) confidential treatment of
materials that Friday’s transmits via the Intranet; (iv)
password protocols and other security precautions; (v) grounds and
procedures for Friday’s suspension or revocation of access to
the Intranet by franchisees and others; and (vi) a privacy policy
governing Friday’s access to and use of electronic
communications that franchisees, franchisees’ employees and
others post on the Intranet. Notwithstanding, subparagraph (vi)
above, Franchisee acknowledges that, as administrator of the
Intranet, Friday’s can technically access and view any
communication that any person posts on the Intranet. Franchisee
further acknowledges that the Intranet facility and all
communications that are posted to it will become Friday’s
property, free of any claims of privacy or privilege that
Franchisee or any other person may assert.
D.
Franchisee will contribute a
reasonable amount toward the cost of the Intranet’s
maintenance and further development. Friday’s will set the
contribution amount in January of each year and will collect the
payments monthly.
E.
If Franchisee fails to pay when due
any amount payable to Friday’s under this Agreement, or if
Franchisee fails to comply with any policy or procedure governing
the Intranet, Friday’s may temporarily suspend
Franchisee’s access to all or any aspect of the Intranet
(such as a chat room, bulletin board, list serve, or similar
feature) until Franchisee fully cures the breach. Franchisee will
not have any claim against Friday’s or any Affiliate arising
from such suspension from the Intranet pursuant to this Section
7.18F. and Franchisee hereby waives any such claim it may at any
time have, and releases Friday’s and its Affiliates from any
liability arising therefrom.
F.
Franchisee and Friday’s shall
each be responsible for protecting their own interests in relation
to electronic communications. Friday’s shall have no
liability to Franchisee on any basis, whether in contract, tort
(including negligence) or otherwise, in respect of any error,
damage, loss or omission arising from or in connection with
electronic communication of information.
8.01
Neither Franchisee nor any
Principal shall communicate, disclose or use any Confidential
Information except as (i) permitted herein or (ii) required by law,
and shall use all reasonable efforts to maintain such information
as secret and confidential. Neither Franchisee nor any Principal
shall, without Friday’s prior consent, copy, duplicate,
record or otherwise reproduce any Confidential Information.
Confidential Information may be provided to employees, agents,
consultants and contractors only to the extent necessary for such
parties to provide services to Franchisee. Prior to such disclosure
of any Confidential Information each of such employees, agents,
consultants and contractors shall (a) be advised by Franchisee of
the confidential and proprietary nature of the Confidential
Information and (b) agree to be bound by the terms and conditions
of Section 8 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding such agreement,
Franchisee shall indemnify the Friday’s Indemnitees from any
damages, costs or expenses resulting from or related to any
disclosure or use of Confidential Information by its agents,
employees, consultants and contractors.
8.02
In the event Franchisee or
Franchisee’s employees, agents, consultants, or contractors
receive notice of any request, demand, or order to transfer or
disclose all or any portion of the Confidential Information,
Franchisee shall immediately notify Friday’s thereof, and
shall fully cooperate with and assist Friday’s in prohibiting
or denying any such transfer or disclosure. Should such transfer or
disclosure be required by a valid, final, non-appealable court
order, Franchisee shall fully cooperate with and assist
Friday’s in protecting the confidentiality of the
Confidential Information to the maximum extent permitted by
law.
8.03
Franchisee and each Principal
acknowledge Friday’s exclusive ownership of the Confidential
Information and the System, and TGIFM’s exclusive ownership
of, and Friday’s license with respect to, the Proprietary
Marks. Neither Franchisee nor any Principal shall, directly or
indirectly, contest or impair Friday’s or TGIFM’s
exclusive ownership of, and/or license with respect to, the
Confidential Information, the System or the Proprietary
Marks.
8.04
If Franchisee develops improvements
(as determined by Friday’s) to the Confidential Information,
Franchisee and the Principals shall each, without additional
consideration, execute such agreements and other documentation as
shall be deemed necessary by Friday’s, granting exclusive
ownership thereof to Friday’s. All such improvements shall be
Confidential Information.
8.05
Each Principal shall execute and
deliver to Friday’s a covenant in the form attached as
Addendum A . Franchisee shall cause each Operator,
Representative, Multi-Unit Manager, Project Manager, and Restaurant
Manager and such other employees of Franchisee whom Friday’s
shall designate to execute and (if requested) deliver to
Friday’s a covenant in the form attached as Addendum
B . Notwithstanding the execution of
such covenants, Franchisee shall indemnify the Friday’s
Indemnitees from any damages, costs or expenses resulting from or
related to any disclosure or use of Confidential Information by any
Principal, Operator, Representative, Multi-Unit Manager, Project
Manager or Restaurant Manager.
8.06
Immediately upon any termination or
expiration hereof, Franchisee and each Principal shall return the
Confidential Information including, without limitation, that
portion of the Confidential Information which consists of analyses,
compilations, studies or other documents containing or referring to
any part of the Confidential Information, prepared by Franchisee or
such Principal, their agents, representatives or employees, and all
copies thereof.
9.01
Friday’s grants to Franchisee
the non-exclusive right and license to use the Proprietary Marks
(subject to the terms hereof) during the Term in accordance with
the System, the Standards and as prescribed by Friday’s from
time to time. In connection therewith, Franchisee agrees
that:
A.
Franchisee shall use (i) only such
of the Proprietary Marks designated by Friday’s and (ii) such
marks only in the manner specified by Friday’s in writing
(including in compliance with Section 9.01G. below). Any other use
of any Proprietary Mark shall constitute an infringement of
Friday’s and TGIFM’s rights therein.
B.
Franchisee shall use the Proprietary
Marks only (i) for the operation of the Restaurant; (ii) at the
Site or in advertising related to the Restaurant; and (iii) during
the Term. Franchisee shall cease (a) any unauthorized use of any
Proprietary Mark upon demand and (b) all use upon the termination
or expiration hereof.
C.
Friday’s reserves the right to
substitute different trade names, service marks, trademarks, logos,
trade dress, emblems, symbols and indicia of origin for the
Proprietary Marks for use in identifying the System and the
business operated thereunder.
D.
During the Term, Franchisee shall
identify itself as a “licensed franchisee” of
Friday’s (i) in conjunction with any use of the Proprietary
Marks including, without limitation, invoices, order forms,
receipts, contracts, stationary and business cards; (ii) in a
notice of such content and form and at conspicuous locations in the
Restaurant as Friday’s may designate in writing; and (iii) on
any authorized delivery vehicles.
E.
Franchisee shall not assign, pledge,
mortgage or otherwise encumber its rights to use any of the
Proprietary Marks.
F.
Franchisee shall not use any of the
Proprietary Marks as part of its corporate or other name.
Franchisee shall comply with Friday’s instructions, and shall
execute any documents deemed necessary by Friday’s or its
counsel, in filing and maintaining any requisite trade name or
fictitious name registrations in connection with the Proprietary
Marks.
G.
Franchisee may not cause or allow
all or any recognizable part of the Proprietary Marks to be used or
displayed as all or part of an e-mail address, Internet domain
name, URL or metatag, or in connection with any Internet home page,
web site, or other Internet-related activity without Friday’s
express prior written consent, and then only in the manner and in
accordance with the procedures, standards and specifications that
Friday’s establishes.
H.
Franchisee shall immediately notify
Friday’s of any (i) infringement of the Proprietary Marks or
challenge to the use of any thereof or (ii) claim by any person of
any rights in or to any of the Proprietary Marks. Franchisee and
each Principal shall not communicate with any person except
Friday’s and Friday’s counsel in connection with any
such infringement, challenge or claim. Friday’s may take such
action as it deems appropriate, and shall exclusively control any
litigation or proceeding arising from any infringement, challenge,
claim or otherwise relating to any of the Proprietary Marks.
Franchisee shall execute any and all instruments and documents,
render such assistance and do such acts and things as may, in the
opinion of Friday’s or its counsel, be necessary or advisable
in any such litigation or proceeding or to otherwise protect or
maintain Friday’s or TGIFM’s rights and interest in the
Proprietary Marks.
I.
Neither Franchisee nor any Principal
shall, directly or indirectly, apply for, register, attempt to
obtain or obtain control of the Proprietary Marks or any marks or
other indicia of ownership or origin which resemble, or are
deceptively or confusingly similar to, the Proprietary Marks, in
any country or political sub-division thereof. Neither Franchisee
nor any Principal shall interfere with Friday’s or
TGIFM’s efforts to obtain registration or ownership of any
name, trademark, service mark or other identifying name anywhere in
the world.
J.
Franchisee shall cooperate with
Friday’s to prove the continuous and effective use of the
Proprietary Marks, including, without limitation, in connection
with any registration or any renewal thereof.
9.02
Franchisee and each Principal agree
and acknowledge that:
A.
Friday’s or TGIFM is the
exclusive owner of all right, title and interest in and to the
Proprietary Marks and the goodwill associated therewith;
B.
the Proprietary Marks identify
Friday’s and TGIFM as the source of origin of goods and
services provided under such marks and the System;
C.
neither Franchisee nor any Principal
shall directly or indirectly contest Friday’s or
TGIFM’s ownership, or the validity, of the Proprietary
Marks;
D.
Franchisee does not have, and shall
not acquire by use pursuant to this Agreement, any ownership or
other interest in or to the Proprietary Marks, except the right and
license granted herein, subject in all respects to the terms
hereof;
E.
any and all goodwill arising from
Franchisee’s use of the Proprietary Marks shall inure
exclusively to Friday’s or TGIFM without compensation;
and
F.
Franchisee’s right and license
to use the Proprietary Marks is non-exclusive and, subject to
Section 2 hereof, Friday’s or TGIFM has and retains all
rights relating to the Proprietary Marks and the use thereof
including, without limitation, the right to:
(1)
use and grant other licenses to use the
Proprietary Marks;
(2)
develop and establish Other Concepts using the
Proprietary Marks or other names or marks and to grant licenses
thereto without providing any rights therein to Franchisee;
and
(3)
engage, directly or indirectly, at wholesale,
retail or otherwise, in (i) the production, distribution, license
and/or sale of products and services under the Proprietary Marks or
other names or marks and (ii) the use, in connection with such
production, distribution and sale, of any and all trademarks, trade
names, service marks, logos, insignia, trade dress, slogans,
emblems, symbols, designs and other identifying characteristics as
may be developed or used from time to time by
Friday’s.
(4)
establish an Internet Web site that
provides information about T.G.I. Friday’s Restaurants
generally, even though accessible by persons in the Restricted
Area. Friday’s has sole discretion and control over the Web
site design and contents, which may include Internet advertising as
described in Section 10.05. The Web site may include a series of
interior pages that identify the locations of T.G.I. Friday’s
Restaurants by, among other things, geographic region, address, and
telephone number. In the event Franchisee is in breach of this
Agreement, or any other agreement with Friday’s or its
Affiliates, Friday’s may remove all references to Franchisee
and the Restaurant from the Web site until such breach is cured.
Friday’s may establish and enforce reasonable rules and
regulations, and impose reasonable fees, relating to the Web site,
and may amend them from time to time at Friday’s option.
Those rules and regulations may be included in the Manual or may be
separately communicated to Franchisee. The rules and regulations
may affect, among other things, content, creation, customer
service, privacy and access. At Friday’s option, Franchisee
will promptly participate in and pay all applicable fees relating
to the Web site in accordance with the rules and
regulations.
10.01
Franchisee recognizes (i) the value
of advertising and (ii) that standardized advertising programs
enhance the goodwill and public image of the System.
A.
Franchisee shall expend not less
than two percent (2%) of Gross Sales, measured over continuing six
(6) month periods, for local advertising. Franchisee’s local
advertising may utilize media to which Friday’s has granted
consent including:
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newspapers,
magazines and other periodicals;
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outdoor
advertising ( e.g ., billboards or signs);
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transit
advertising and direct mail; and
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such other
media to which Friday’s consents.
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B.
Franchisee, at its expense, shall
obtain listings in bold type in the white pages directory of the
local public telephone company under the names
“Friday’s ® ” and “T.G.I.
Friday’s ® ”.
C.
Franchisee’s expenditures made
for participation in (i) advertising and promotional programs
described in Section 10.01.B and 10.03; (ii) Friday’s
national and/or regional advertising funds described in Section
10.02.A (to the extent in excess of two percent (2%) of monthly
Gross Sales); and (iii) the cost of promotional food and beverages
given to customers (in an amount not to exceed thirty percent (30%)
of the retail price thereof), shall be credited to
Franchisee’s local advertising obligations described in
Section 10.01.A. Friday’s may audit Franchisee’s books
and records to confirm local advertising expenditures.
10.02
A.
Friday’s shall have the right
to establish national and/or regional advertising funds. If
established, Franchisee agrees to pay Friday’s on a monthly
basis, in addition to any payments required under Section 10.01.A,
a sum to be determined by Friday’s, which sum for any
national or regional fund shall not exceed four percent (4%) of
monthly Gross Sales. If both regional and national advertising
funds are established, Franchisee’s total contribution shall
not exceed four percent (4%) of monthly Gross Sales. All
contributions to national or regional advertising funds in excess
of two percent (2%) of Gross Sales shall be credited to
Franchisee’s local advertising obligations described in
Section 10.01.A.
B.
Friday’s or its designee shall
(i) administer such funds and (ii) direct all national and regional
advertising programs and shall have absolute control to consent to
or reject all creative concepts, materials and media and the
placement and allocation thereof. Friday’s shall not be a
fiduciary to Franchisee with respect to the management of such
funds. Friday’s and its designees undertake no obligation to
(a) make expenditures in the area where the Restaurant is located
which are