What documentation must a franchisee submit to Aw for site evaluation?
Aw Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- 4.1 Franchisee's Responsibilities and Company's Approval. You are responsible for leasing a suitable site for your Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant. We may in our discretion provide site selection assistance to you. Prior to entering into a lease to acquire a site, you must submit to us a site evaluation form for the proposed, together with a letter of intent, proposed lease or other evidence satisfactory to us which confirms your favorable prospects for obtaining the proposed site. We will provide you written notice of approval or disapproval of the proposed site within thirty (30) days after receiving your written proposal and required documents. While we will use our experience in providing any assistance to you regarding site selection and in granting approval of a site, nothing contained herein shall be interpreted as a guarantee of success for said location. You must have leased a site for the Premises which has been approved by us within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of this Agreement. We have the unilateral right (but not the obligation) to terminate this Agreement upon notice to you if you have not signed a lease for a site approved by us for your Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant within one hundred eighty (180) from the date of this Agreement.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 39–40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aw's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a prospective franchisee must submit a site evaluation form, a letter of intent, a proposed lease, or other evidence that Aw finds satisfactory to confirm favorable prospects for obtaining the proposed site. This documentation is required before the franchisee enters into a lease to acquire a site for their Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant.
Aw will then provide written notice of approval or disapproval of the proposed site within thirty (30) days after receiving the franchisee's written proposal and required documents. However, Aw emphasizes that while they offer their experience in site selection assistance and approval, this does not guarantee the location's success.
The franchisee must secure a lease for a site approved by Aw within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the Franchise Agreement. If the franchisee fails to do so, Aw has the right to terminate the agreement. Additionally, any lease or sublease of the premises must be approved by Aw before it is executed by the franchisee, and Aw can require specific terms and provisions to be included in the lease or sublease.