Does Aw provide standards for purchasing fixtures for Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurants?
Aw Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
t required to provide any other assistance to you.**
Before you open your Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant, we will do the following under the Franchise Agreement:
- Approve the location of your Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant. We will provide you with written notice of approval or disapproval within 30 days after receiving your written proposal for the site and required information on the site. Although we may provide some assistance in locating an acceptable site for you, you are responsible for securing a site. In approving or disapproving a proposed site, we will consider factors such as visibility, traffic count, access to parking, and demographics of the surrounding area. We highly recommend trying to secure a site that already is configured for a restaurant and that contains some existing kitchen fixtures and equipment. You will lease the premises for Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant from independent third parties. Any lease for the premises must include certain terms we require. (Franchise Agreement, Section 4.2 and Exhibit 3 to Franchise Agreement)
If you have not secured a site approved by us within 180 days of signing the Franchise Agreement, we can terminate your franchise.
-
- Furnish to you specifications for a Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant, reflecting our requirements for interior and exterior design, decoration, fixtures, furniture, layout, equipment and signs. (Franchise Agreement, Section 4.3)
-
- As discussed in Item 8, provide standards and specifications and list of approved suppliers for purchasing furniture, fixtures, equipment, computer systems, signs, inventory, materials and other supplies necessary for a Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant to begin operations. (Franchise Agreement, Sections 4.5 and 11.4)
-
- Determine that you have met the requirements to open for business. (Franchise Agreement, Section 4.6)
13
-
- Loan you one copy of the Operations Manual (described below). (Franchise Agreement, Section 6.2)
-
- Provide initial training to you (up to 3 owners and/or managers). (Franchise Agreement, Section 5.1) This training will be described in detail later in this item.
During your operation of Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant, we will do the following:
-
- Provide on-site start-up assistance and training to you, your manager and employees at your Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant for 3 days around the time you open for business. (Franchise Agreement, Section 5.2.)
-
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 22–29)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aw's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Aw does provide standards and specifications for purchasing fixtures for Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurants. Specifically, before a Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant opens, Aw will furnish the franchisee with specifications reflecting requirements for interior and exterior design, decoration, fixtures, furniture, layout, equipment, and signs. Aw also provides standards and specifications and a list of approved suppliers for purchasing furniture, fixtures, equipment, computer systems, signs, inventory, materials, and other supplies necessary for a Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant to begin operations.
During the operation of the Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant, Aw will provide guidance and assistance in the operation of the restaurant as deemed appropriate. This assistance may include purchasing approved fixtures, furniture, equipment, signs, inventory products, operating materials, and supplies. This guidance is furnished in the Operations Manual, lists of approved suppliers, other written materials, electronic communication, consultations by phone, and/or consultations at Aw's office or at the franchisee's Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant.
Prospective franchisees should note that Aw can modify the Operations Manual at any time to reflect changes in the Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant system, including additions to and deletions from authorized products and services, specifications, standards, and operating procedures. Franchisees are also required to purchase and use a point-of-sale (POS) system that Aw requires, with initial costs ranging from $12,000 to $19,000, and a separate computer with basic software, estimated to cost $500.