Does Antioch Pizza Shop own or lease the site for the franchisee's Antioch Pizza Shop Business?

Before you begin to operate your Antioch Pizza Shop Business, we will provide:

(1) Evaluation of the site you propose for your Antioch Pizza Shop Business. We will either assist in helping you select a site, or you may select the site for your Antioch Pizza Shop Business subject to our consent in writing. You must obtain this consent before signing a lease or contract for the site. We do not own or lease the site and lease it to you. Factors that we may consider when reviewing a proposed site are set forth in the Operations Manual, but include, for example, the general location and neighborhood, occupancy costs, proximity to major retail activity, traffic volume and speed, density of nearby population, competition and proximity to other franchisees (See Franchise Agreement, Section 3(a)).

We must accept or not accept your proposed site within 30 days after receiving your request for approval. If you and we cannot agree on a proposed site, then you must find another site and request Antioch's approval. You must obtain our approval of a site within 6 months after signing the Franchise Agreement and your Antioch Pizza Shop must be fully stocked and staffed and open for business to the public within 12 months after signing the Franchise Agreement. If you do not do so, your Franchise Agreement may be terminated. (See Franchise Agreement, Section 3(a)).

For Multi-Unit Developers, as you establish each location under the Multi-Unit Development Agreement, we will determine whether a site you propose is approved based on our then-current factors site selection guidelines and criteria for approving a site.

Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 29–35)