Does 7 Brew have to accept each new site I propose for a new 7 Brew Store?
7_Brew Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Under the DRR, we first must accept each new site you propose for each new 7 BREW Store. Our then-current standards for sites will apply. We have the right to terminate
the DRR if you do not satisfy your development obligations by the development deadlines (and fail to cure the default).
Furthermore, if we delay your (or your Approved Affiliate's) progress in satisfying your development obligations under the development schedule due to our failure to timely accept a proposed Store site (which is acceptable based on the criteria described above), you provide written notice to us and give us at least 10 days to cure such delay, but we fail to cure such delay within that 10-day period, then we agree that you may unilaterally adjust the development schedule to add the number of days we delayed your progress to the opening deadline for each additional 7 BREW Store to be developed by you (or your Approved Affiliate) under the development schedule following such delay.
(We do not "approve" sites; we "accept" them under the circumstances described in Item 11. When we "accept" a site, that means only that we believe the site is not inconsistent with sites that we regard as favorable, or that otherwise have been successful sites in the past, for 7 BREW Stores. "Accept" is different from "approve," which in this context might be interpreted to mean that we subjectively determined that the particular site is a good site.)
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 45–49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to 7 Brew's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if you sign a Development Rights Rider (DRR), 7 Brew must first accept each new site you propose for a Traditional 7 Brew store. The FDD specifies that 7 Brew's then-current standards for sites will apply when evaluating a proposed location. If you do not satisfy your development obligations by the agreed-upon deadlines, 7 Brew has the right to terminate the DRR.
If 7 Brew delays your progress in meeting development obligations by failing to timely accept a proposed site that meets their criteria, and fails to correct the delay within 10 days after you provide written notice, you can adjust the development schedule. This adjustment allows you to add the number of days 7 Brew delayed your progress to the opening deadline for each additional 7 Brew Store to be developed under the schedule.
It is important to note that 7 Brew's acceptance of a site does not equate to an 'approval.' According to the FDD, acceptance means that 7 Brew believes the site is consistent with sites that they regard as favorable or that have been successful in the past. This distinction is important because 7 Brew does not subjectively determine that the particular site is a good site.