Carl’s Jr./Green Burrito – 2017 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD)

This is the 2017 Carl’s Jr./Green Burrito Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD). It is a PDF document available for immediate download upon purchase.

“The franchisee will operate either a quick service restaurant under the name “Carl’s Jr.,” offering a limited menu of breakfast, lunch and dinner products and featuring charbroiled 100% Black Angus Thickburger sandwiches, Hand-Breaded Chicken Tenders, Made from Scratch Biscuits, and other related quick serve menu items (“Carl’s Jr. Restaurant”), or a quick service restaurant under the names “Carl’s Jr.” and “Green Burrito,” featuring, in addition to the products previously mentioned, a limited menu …”
-Carl’s Jr./Green Burrito FDD, May 2017

What is in the Carl’s Jr./Green Burrito 2017 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD)?

The United States Federal Trade Commission requires all franchisors who sell franchises in the USA to compile an FDD each year which covers 23 key items of disclosure about the franchise opportunity. The FDD is written in a federally mandated format that is standardized for all franchises, must be presented in easily understood language, and typically is 100+ pages in length. This document is required to be given to a prospective franchisee before the franchise agreement is signed or any money changes hands. This document is extremely useful to anyone who is researching the history, inner workings, and other critical information and disclosures about the franchise system.