Does Antioch Pizza Shop provide assistance in selecting a site for the Antioch Pizza Shop Business?
Antioch_Pizza_Shop Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
(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)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Antioch Pizza Shop's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Antioch Pizza Shop will evaluate the site a franchisee proposes for their Antioch Pizza Shop Business. Antioch Pizza Shop will either assist in helping the franchisee select a site, or the franchisee may select a site subject to Antioch Pizza Shop's written consent, which must be obtained before signing a lease or contract.
The FDD specifies that factors Antioch Pizza Shop may consider when reviewing a proposed site are set forth in the Operations Manual, and include 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.
Antioch Pizza Shop must accept or reject a proposed site within 30 days of receiving the request for approval. If the franchisee and Antioch Pizza Shop cannot agree on a site, the franchisee must find another site for approval. The franchisee must obtain site approval within 6 months of signing the Franchise Agreement, and the Antioch Pizza Shop must be fully stocked, staffed, and open to the public within 12 months of signing the Franchise Agreement. Failure to meet these deadlines may result in termination of the Franchise Agreement. For Multi-Unit Developers, Antioch Pizza Shop will determine whether a proposed site is approved based on their then-current site selection guidelines and criteria.