Is the location of other All County businesses a factor in site selection?
All_County Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 8.3. Qualifying Factors. Factors used by us in deciding whether to accept or reject a proposed site may include, but is not limited to, the general location and neighborhood, demographic information, traffic patterns, zoning, access, visibility, location of other similar businesses or related establishments (including other ALL COUNTY® businesses) and size, condition, configuration, appearance and other physical characteristics of the site.
- 8.4. Independent Investigation. Your decision to develop and operate the Business at any particular site is based solely on your own independent investigation of the suitability of the site for the Business. You acknowledge and agree that your acceptance of the proposed site is based on your own independent investigation of the suitability of the proposed site.
- 8.5. Disclaimer of Guarantee. Our recommendation or approval of any proposed site and any information communicated to you regarding such site does not constitute a representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, as to the suitability or success of such Location. Our recommendation or approval of the proposed site indicates only that the proposed site satisfies the general guidelines and criteria for Locations that we have established.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 43–157)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All County's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the location of other All County businesses is a factor that All County may consider when deciding whether to accept or reject a proposed site. All County will furnish franchisees with its standard site selection criteria and assistance for the business, as it may establish from time to time.
Other factors that All County may use in deciding whether to accept or reject a proposed site include the general location and neighborhood, demographic information, traffic patterns, zoning, access, visibility, location of other similar businesses or related establishments, and the size, condition, configuration, appearance and other physical characteristics of the site.
The document states that the franchisee's decision to develop and operate the business at any particular site is based solely on their own independent investigation of the suitability of the site for the business. All County's recommendation or approval of any proposed site and any information communicated to the franchisee regarding such site does not constitute a representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, as to the suitability or success of such location. The recommendation or approval of the proposed site indicates only that the proposed site satisfies the general guidelines and criteria for locations that All County has established.