Is 7 Brew involved in reviewing, negotiating, approving, or accepting any lease the franchisee signs?

According to 7 Brew's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, 7 Brew will not be involved in the lease a franchisee signs for their Traditional 7 Brew store. The franchisee is exclusively responsible for all lease matters. However, the site's lease must incorporate the terms of 7 Brew's then-current Lease Rider, which is attached to the Franchise Agreement. The franchisee must send 7 Brew a fully-signed copy of each store's lease within 10 days after their request.

While 7 Brew does not get involved in the lease negotiation, they do provide site selection assistance. 7 Brew will review potential store sites that the franchisee identifies within the development territory. The franchisee is responsible for locating, evaluating, selecting, and securing the store's site. 7 Brew must first accept each new site proposed for each new 7 Brew store, and their then-current standards for sites will apply.

7 Brew will provide their then-current criteria for Traditional 7 Brew Store sites, including factors like population density, demographic characteristics, visibility, traffic flow, competition, accessibility, ingress and egress, size, and other physical and commercial characteristics, to aid in the site-selection process. 7 Brew has the right to condition their acceptance of a proposed site, or a proposed site visit, on the franchisee first sending them complete site reports and other requested materials, including photographs and digital recordings. If 7 Brew accepts a proposed site but the franchisee has not yet signed a franchise agreement for that 7 Brew Store, the DRR requires the franchisee to sign a separate franchise agreement concurrently with signing the lease for or otherwise securing the right to possess the site.