What is the amount of the relocation fee for a Bambu franchise?
Bambu Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
t marketing to make sales outside of your Protected Area without our prior written consent.
You may not change the location of your Franchised Location or your Protected Area without our written consent before making the change. Upon our approval of your new location, you must also pay us a relocation fee of $15,000. We will base our approval of your new location on the same variety of factors as your initial proposed Franchised Location. Upon payment of the relocation fee, we will provide you similar new Bambū shoppe operations support, including two site visits and three days of additional training support as determined by us. If you close your existing Bambū shoppe while you are relocating it, you will continue to be responsible for Royalty Fee payments during the closure period, although we will waive the Marketing and Technology Fee until your relocated Bambū shoppe has opened. Unless you sign a MUD Agreement, described below, and except as described below related to Drive-thru shoppes (defined below) in your Protected Area, you have no option, right of first refusal or similar contractual right to acquire additional Bambū franchises. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to offer an existing franchisee the first right to purchase an additional franchise in the market area adjacent to that served by the franchisee's existing Franchised Location. Continuation of your ri
Source: Item 12 — (FDD pages 38–40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bambu's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee must pay a relocation fee of $15,000 if they want to move their franchise location and the franchisor approves the new site. This fee is in place because Bambu provides support for setting up the new location.
Upon payment of the relocation fee, Bambu will provide similar new shoppe operations support, including two site visits and three days of additional training support as determined by them. This support is intended to help the franchisee establish their business in the new location and maintain the brand's standards.
It's important to note that if a franchisee closes their existing Bambu shoppe during the relocation process, they are still responsible for Royalty Fee payments during the closure period. However, Bambu will waive the Marketing and Technology Fee until the relocated shoppe has opened. This provides some financial relief during the transition, but franchisees should still factor in the ongoing royalty fees when planning a relocation.