Our Development Incentive Program for Minorities, Women and Veterans


Reduced royalty fee for the first three years for each qualifying restaurant
50% savings on Bojangles franchise fee for first 2 qualifying restaurants
Year Following
Opening Date
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Applicable Royalty Fee Reduction*
3% of Gross Sales of the Restaurant
2% of Gross Sales of the Restaurant
1% of Gross Sales of the Restaurant
Standard Royalty Fee Rate set in Franchise Agreement
Development Incentive Program Requirements
Requirements include:
Franchisee must develop and open 3 or more stores.
In order to be eligible to receive, and continue receiving, the development incentive benefits of the Program, Developer acknowledges and agrees that it must satisfy the following conditions:
- Holders of at least a fifty-one percent (51%) ownership interest in Developer must be Eligible Persons;
- Developer must have signed the Development Agreement no later than April 30, 2024; and
- Developer may not participate in any other incentive programs under the Development Agreement;
- Developer and/or its affiliates must be in full compliance with the terms of the Development Agreement, any Franchise Agreement and any other agreement with Franchisor and/or its affiliates.
“Eligible Person” shall mean an individual who is: (i) a URM; (ii) a woman; and/or (iii) a Veteran.
“URM” shall mean a United States citizen presenting documentation from a federal or state certification body to establish at least twenty-five percent (25%) minimum origins as follows:
- African-American: origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa;
- Hispanic: origins in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central and South American, or other Spanish or Portuguese cultures;
- Native American: American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut or Native Hawaiian, and regarded as such by the community of which the person claims to be a part. Additionally, Native Americans must be documented members of a North American tribe, band or otherwise organized group of native people who are indigenous to the continental United States for which proof can be provided through a Native American Blood Degree Certificate (i.e., tribal registry letter and/or tribal roll register number);
- Asian Pacific: origins in the Pacific Islands, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore or Philippines; and
- Subcontinent Asian: origins in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands, Nepal or Sri Lanka.
“Veteran” shall mean a person who has provided Bojangles with a DD Form 214 or other adequate documentation, as determined by Bojangles, demonstrating honorable discharge from the United States military.
Get Started With Our Development Incentive Program
If you’d like to learn more about our incentive programs for eligible franchisees, please contact the Bojangles team today!
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