Will Bambu assist in the negotiation and preparation of a letter of intent with the landlord?
Bambu Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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.
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 in the negotiation and preparation of a letter of intent (LOI) with the landlord for their Bambū shoppe. Bambu will also provide a general workflow design or layout for the franchised location, typically after the LOI has been entered into and before the lease is signed, provided the Franchise Agreement has been signed prior to the lease.
Bambu will further assist in the review and negotiations of the lease by providing recommendations and suggestions regarding lease terms. However, the LOI and lease must be approved by Bambu prior to execution. Bambu will also provide additional consultation regarding the final shoppe layout, equipment layout, mechanical drawings, and other construction documents, which also require Bambu's approval before submission for permitting.
The FDD emphasizes that Bambu's involvement in the negotiation and approval of the lease, as well as assistance with construction documents, does not constitute a recommendation, endorsement, or guarantee of the suitability or profitability of the location or the lease. It is the franchisee's responsibility to take any additional steps necessary to ascertain whether the location and lease are acceptable to them.