What aspects of the lease for a Bambu franchise location will Bambu assist with?
Bambu Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Our acceptance of a location does not infer or guarantee the success or profitability of an approved location.
We will assist you in the negotiation and preparation of a letter of intent ("LOI") with the landlord for your Bambū shoppe. We will provide you a general workflow design or layout for the Franchised Location, typically after you have entered into the LOI for your Franchised Location and before you have signed the lease, provided that you have entered into the Franchise Agreement prior to signing the lease. We will also assist you in the review and negotiations of your lease, by providing you with recommendations and suggestions of lease terms. We must approve your LOI and lease prior to execution. We will provide you with additional consultation in relation to your final shoppe layout, equipment layout and mechanical drawings and other construction documents as we deem appropriate, and we must approve those documents before you submit them for permitting. Our involvement in the negotiation and approval of the lease and in our assistance with the construction documents for the Franchised Location does not constitute a recommendation, endorsement or guarantee by us of the suitability or profitability of the location or the lease, and you will need to take any additional steps necessary to ascertain whether such location and lease are acceptable to you.
Schedule for Opening
We estimate that the typical length of time between the date you sign the Franchise Agreement and the date your shoppe opens will be approximately three to 10 months based on our buildout requirements and delivery date of the premises by your landlord.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 28–38)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bambu's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Bambu will assist franchisees with several aspects of securing a lease for their franchise location. Bambu will assist with the negotiations and preparation of a letter of intent (LOI) with the landlord. Bambu will also provide a general workflow design or layout for the franchised location, typically after the LOI has been agreed upon but before the lease is signed, provided the Franchise Agreement has been signed before the lease.
Furthermore, Bambu will assist in the review and negotiation of the lease itself, offering recommendations and suggestions regarding lease terms. The franchisee must obtain Bambu's approval for both the LOI and the lease before execution. Bambu also provides additional consultation regarding the final shop layout, equipment layout, mechanical drawings, and other construction documents, all of which must be approved by Bambu before submission for permitting.
However, Bambu explicitly states that its involvement in the lease negotiation and approval, as well as assistance with construction documents, does not constitute a recommendation, endorsement, or guarantee of the location's suitability or profitability. The franchisee is ultimately responsible for taking any additional steps necessary to determine if the location and lease terms are acceptable to them. Bambu also assists with the lease for the Franchised Location, by assisting with the negotiations and preparation of the LOI for your lease, assisting with the negotiation of the lease, providing you, among other things, an acceptable use clause, determining that the signage requirements allow for sufficient Bambū branding, negotiating relocation and other terms found in many leases, and other matters.