Who is responsible for locating, evaluating, selecting, and securing the site for a 7 Brew Store?
7_Brew Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
you in this Rider and for reserving the Territory for you to the exclusion of others (except as provided in this Rider with respect to Non-Traditional 7 BREW Stores) while you are in compliance with this Rider;
- (ii) fully earned by us when we and you sign this Rider; and
- (iii) not refundable under any circumstances, even if you do not comply or attempt to comply with the Schedule and we then terminate this Rider.
6. Grant of Franchises and Site Selection and Acquisition.
- (a) You must send us a separate application for each Traditional 7 BREW Store that you (or your Approved Affiliate) wish to develop in the Territory. You must locate, evaluate, select, and secure the Store's site. We will not search for or select the site for you. In granting you development rights under this Rider, we are relying on your knowledge of the real estate market in the Territory and your ability to locate and access sites.
- (b) We will give you our then-current criteria for Traditional 7 BREW Store sites (including, without limitation, population density and other demographic characteristics, visibility, traffic flow, competition, accessibility, ingress and egress, size, and other physical and commercial characteristics) to help you select and identify each Traditional 7 BREW Store site. We will review potential Traditional 7 BREW Store sites that you identify within the Territory but have no obligation to visit the Territory to inspect physically the sites you propose for your potential Stores. We have the right to condition our acceptance of a proposed site, or a proposed site visit, on your first sending us complete site reports and other materials (including, without limitation, photographs and digital recordings) we request. You must give us all information and materials we request to assess each proposed Traditional 7 BREW Store site.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 82–83)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to 7 Brew's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for finding a location for the store. Specifically, the franchisee must locate, evaluate, select, and secure the site for each Traditional 7 Brew Store they plan to develop in their territory. 7 Brew will not search for or select the site for the franchisee. The franchisor is relying on the franchisee's knowledge of the real estate market and their ability to find and access suitable sites within the designated territory.
7 Brew will provide the franchisee with its current criteria for Traditional 7 Brew Store sites. These criteria include factors such as population density, demographic characteristics, visibility, traffic flow, competition, accessibility, size, and other physical and commercial characteristics. The franchisee will need to consider these factors when identifying potential sites. While 7 Brew will review potential sites identified by the franchisee, they are not obligated to physically inspect the sites. 7 Brew has the right to request complete site reports and other materials, such as photographs and digital recordings, before accepting a proposed site or conducting a site visit.
The franchisee is responsible for providing all requested information and materials to 7 Brew for the assessment of each proposed site. The franchisee cannot proceed with a site that 7 Brew has not accepted. If 7 Brew does not provide written acceptance of a site within thirty (30) days after receiving all requested information, the site is considered rejected. The franchisee is also responsible for all lease matters and 7 Brew will not be involved in reviewing, negotiating, approving, or accepting any lease the franchisee signs for the Traditional 7 Brew Stores.