Who is responsible for the expenses associated with developing a 7 Brew store?
7_Brew Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Store Development
You must develop the Store at your expense. You must follow our construction guidelines and mandatory specifications and layouts for a 7 BREW Store ("Plans"), including requirements for dimensions, design, interior layout, improvements, color scheme, décor, signage, and Operating Assets. All other decisions regarding the Store's development are subject to our review and prior written approval.
You must adapt the Plans for the Store ("Adapted Plans") and make sure they comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), all federal, state, and local laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations, and lease requirements and restrictions. You must send us the Adapted Plans for pre-approval before the Store's build-out begins and all revised or "as built" plans and specifications prepared during construction and development. Our review is limited to reviewing compliance with our Plans. We have the right to pre-approve your proposed architect.
You must at your expense construct, install all trade dress and Operating Assets in, and otherwise develop the Store according to our standards, specifications, and directions. The Store must contain all Operating Assets, and only those Operating Assets, we specify or pre-approve. You agree to place or display at the Store (interior and exterior), according to our guidelines, only the signs, emblems, lettering, logos, and materials we approve.
We periodically may modify Brand Standards, which may accommodate regional or local variations, and those modifications may obligate you to invest additional capital in the Store and/or incur higher operating costs.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 27–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to 7 Brew's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for all expenses associated with developing their store. The FDD specifies that the franchisee must develop the store at their own expense, adhering to 7 Brew's construction guidelines, mandatory specifications, and layouts, referred to as the "Plans." These Plans include requirements for dimensions, design, interior layout, improvements, color scheme, décor, signage, and Operating Assets. All decisions regarding the store's development are subject to 7 Brew's review and prior written approval.
The franchisee is also responsible for adapting the Plans to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as all federal, state, and local laws, codes, ordinances, regulations, and lease requirements. These Adapted Plans must be submitted to 7 Brew for pre-approval before construction begins, along with any revisions made during the development process. The franchisee is responsible for constructing the store, installing all trade dress and Operating Assets, and ensuring the store meets 7 Brew's standards, specifications, and directions, all at the franchisee's expense.
7 Brew may periodically modify Brand Standards to accommodate regional or local variations, which could require the franchisee to invest additional capital in the store or incur higher operating costs. The franchisee is obligated to implement any changes in mandatory Brand Standards within the timeframe requested by 7 Brew. This means that franchisees need to be prepared to cover not only the initial development costs but also potential future expenses related to updates and modifications required by 7 Brew to maintain brand consistency and compliance.