USA regional franchisors, sign up new independent contractors as area developers to establish franchises on behalf of a master franchisor in a specified territory with this Franchise Area Development Agreement template for the United States. Provisions of the Agreement include:

• The regional franchisor has the right to license other parties to use the master franchisor's systems and marks, and grants the area developer a license to use the systems and marks for the purpose of developing the franchises within the development area.


• Payment of a non-refundable area development fee is required, calculated based on the number of franchise locations.


• The area developer must enter into a franchise agreement for each franchised business established within the development area. The developer is responsible for locating and securing acceptable sites for each business.


• The area developer agrees not to compete with the business of the master franchisor during the term of the Agreement and for two years afterward.


• The regional franchisor is granted a right of first refusal if the area developer sells all or part of its assets and business.

This USA franchise area development agreement is provided in MS Word format, and is fully editable to meet your needs.