Does Antioch Pizza Shop provide assistance in obtaining facilities for franchisees?
Antioch_Pizza_Shop Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
These pre-opening services include the following (which the Company may or may not provide all of):
- Assistance in the selection of a site
- Assistance in obtaining facilities and preparing the facilities for their intended use, including related financing, architectural, and engineering services, and lease negotiation
- Training of the franchisee's personnel or the franchisee
- Preparation and distribution of manuals and similar material concerning operations, administration, and record keeping
- Bookkeeping, information technology, and advisory services, including setting up the franchisee's records and advising the franchisee about income, real estate, and other taxes about local regulations affecting the franchisee's business
- Inspection, testing, and other quality control programs
Source: Item 21 — Financial Statements (FDD page 56)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Antioch Pizza Shop's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company may provide assistance in obtaining facilities for franchisees. As part of its pre-opening services, Antioch Pizza Shop may offer assistance in obtaining facilities and preparing them for their intended use. This includes help with related financing, architectural, and engineering services, and lease negotiation.
Antioch Pizza Shop allocates the entire initial franchise fees to these pre-opening services because the standalone selling price of the pre-opening services exceeds the initial franchise fee received. The franchise fees are recognized as revenue when these pre-opening services have been completed, which generally occurs when the franchised location begins operations.
It is important to note that Antioch Pizza Shop "may or may not provide all" of the listed pre-opening services. A prospective franchisee should confirm with Antioch Pizza Shop exactly which services they will provide during the pre-opening phase, including the extent of assistance with site selection, financing, and lease negotiation.