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AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS AREA DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (”Agreement”) is entered into as of the
7th day of January, 2005 by and between BACK YARD BURGERS, INC. (”Franchisor”),
and William N. Griffith (”Developer[s]“).

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         1. GRANT OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS

                  A.       The Franchisor hereby grants to Developer during the
                           term of this agreement the exclusive right to open
                           and operate BACK YARD BURGERS Restaurants
                           (”Restaurant[s]“) or (”Unit[s]“) under the
                           development schedule set forth in attached Addendum
                           1, incorporated herein by reference (”Development
                           Schedule, Division of Territory and Map”). Developer
                           shall be required and hereby agrees to open
                           additional BYB units under the following conditions;
                           unless otherwise agreed upon:
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