Must the franchise be granted for one specific location approved by Aw Papa Ray's Pizza?
Aw Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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The franchise is granted for 1 specific location which must be approved by us. You may not relocate your Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant without our prior written approval. Our approval will be given if your lease terminates through no fault of yours, the premises are damaged, condemned or otherwise rendered unusable, there is change in the character of the location sufficiently detrimental to the Store's business potential to warrant relocation, or the premises are no longer suitable to meet the full business potential. If we consent to your relocation of your Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant, you will be responsible for the costs of the relocation and you must pay us a relocation fee of $500 plus any travel expenses we incur in visiting the proposed new site.
You may not provide deliver service or catering services outside of your Protected Area except with our prior written consent and only if the location for such services is not within the protected area granted to another Papa Ray's Pizza franchisee.
You do not receive the right to acquire additional franchises under the franchise agreement. You must meet our then-current qualifications for opening another franchise and purchase another franchise to establish another Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant with additional territory.
Beginning with the second year of operation of your Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant, you must have annual Gross Revenues for each year of operation of a minimum of $300,000.00 ("Minimum Annual Gross Revenue"). If you do not achieve the Minimum Annual Gross Revenue for any year of operation, you will be given the next 12 months to increase revenues so that you meet the Minimum Annual Gross Revenues.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 29–30)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aw's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchise is granted for one specific location that Aw must approve. The franchisee cannot relocate their Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant without Aw's prior written approval. Aw will grant approval if the lease terminates through no fault of the franchisee, the premises are damaged, condemned, or otherwise rendered unusable, there is a change in the character of the location sufficiently detrimental to the Store's business potential to warrant relocation, or the premises are no longer suitable to meet the full business potential.
If Aw consents to the relocation of the Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant, the franchisee will be responsible for the costs of the relocation and must pay Aw a relocation fee of $500 plus any travel expenses Aw incurs in visiting the proposed new site.
The franchisee is responsible for leasing a suitable site for their Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant. Prior to entering into a lease to acquire a site, the franchisee must submit to Aw a site evaluation form for the proposed site, together with a letter of intent, proposed lease, or other evidence satisfactory to Aw which confirms the franchisee's favorable prospects for obtaining the proposed site. Aw will provide the franchisee written notice of approval or disapproval of the proposed site within 30 days after receiving the franchisee's written proposal and required documents. The franchisee must have leased a site for the Premises which has been approved by Aw within 180 days of the date of the Franchise Agreement. Aw has the unilateral right to terminate the Franchise Agreement upon notice to the franchisee if they have not signed a lease for a site approved by Aw for their Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant within 180 days from the date of the Franchise Agreement. Any lease or sublease of the Premises must be approved by Aw before it is executed by the franchisee, and Aw can require that certain terms and provisions be included in the lease or sublease.