What is required to establish or operate any other Afuri Ramen Dumpling establishment?
Afuri_Ramen_Dumpling Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
You must ensure that the site you select complies with these requirements.
- 1.3.5 You acknowledge and agree that any location we select or approve, and any lease we approve will be with the understanding that it meets our minimum acceptable criteria based upon our general business experience.
The location for the Franchise Premises must meet our minimum square footage and other standards outlined in our Operations Manual.
You acknowledge that you are responsible for reviewing and determining the appropriateness and desirability of the lease.
We will have no liability with respect to the selection or approval of a location or any lease for the Premises, nor liability with respect to any site recommendations we make.
- 1.3.6 Before you enter a lease or purchase agreement for the Franchise Premises, you will submit the lease or purchase documents to us for approval.
Lease documents must include the Franchise Premises Lease Agreement Rider attached in Exhibit 2 or otherwise include an assignment of the lease in a form we approve, pursuant to which we may assume the lease as provided in Exhibit 2.
You will deliver to us a true copy of the lease and any additions or amendments to it promptly after they are executed.
1.3.7 If we cure any breach by you under the lease or sublease, the total amount of all costs and payments we incur in effecting the cure will be immediately due and owing by you to us.
1.4 Franchise Development.
You will be responsible to furnish and equip the Franchise.
- 1.4.1 We will furnish to you a schedule of equipment packages for the Franchise.
Any modifications you propose must be approved in writing by us.
All approvals will be solely within our discretion to maintain a uniform image consistent with Afuri franchise system concepts.
- 1.4.2 You will comply with the standards and specifications we establish for design, layout, equipment, and furnishings, among other things.
Modifications or variations require our prior written consent.
1.4.3 You will comply within a time we deem reasonable with any requirement we impose to modify the layout, furnishings, and equipment.
1.4.4 All equipment will conform to our equipment specifications.
We may require reasonable changes in or additions to equipment .
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 50–189)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Afuri Ramen Dumpling FDD, franchisees seeking to establish another Afuri Ramen Dumpling location must adhere to specific site selection and development protocols. The franchisee is responsible for ensuring that the chosen site meets Afuri Ramen Dumpling's minimum acceptable criteria, based on their general business experience. Any location selected or approved by Afuri Ramen Dumpling, including any lease, will be based on the understanding that it meets these minimum criteria. The location must also meet the minimum square footage and other standards outlined in the Operations Manual. The franchisee is responsible for reviewing and determining the appropriateness and desirability of the lease, and Afuri Ramen Dumpling assumes no liability for the selection or approval of a location or any lease for the premises.
Before entering into a lease or purchase agreement for the Franchise Premises, the franchisee must submit the lease or purchase documents to Afuri Ramen Dumpling for approval. Lease documents must include the Franchise Premises Lease Agreement Rider or an assignment of the lease in a form approved by Afuri Ramen Dumpling, allowing them to assume the lease. A true copy of the lease and any additions or amendments must be delivered to Afuri Ramen Dumpling promptly after execution. If Afuri Ramen Dumpling cures any breach by the franchisee under the lease, the franchisee is immediately responsible for all costs and payments incurred by Afuri Ramen Dumpling in effecting the cure.
The franchisee is responsible for furnishing and equipping the Franchise. Afuri Ramen Dumpling will provide a schedule of equipment packages, and any proposed modifications must be approved in writing by Afuri Ramen Dumpling to maintain a uniform image consistent with Afuri Ramen Dumpling franchise system concepts. The franchisee must comply with the standards and specifications established for design, layout, equipment, and furnishings, and modifications or variations require prior written consent. Afuri Ramen Dumpling may impose requirements to modify the layout, furnishings, and equipment within a reasonable time, and all equipment must conform to their specifications. Afuri Ramen Dumpling may also require reasonable changes in or additions to equipment.