Territorial Protection And Expansion

A potential risk occurs when a franchisor is permitted to open a competing location right next to your franchise. This possible encroachment may be permittable depending on factors such as the language in your franchise agreement and governing state law. When your...

What can a franchisee do if a franchisor is allowing other locations to be too close to the franchisee’s location? In our experience, we’ve had a fair number of encroachment cases over the years. One thing you can do as a franchisee is, before you buy your next one,...