What assistance does Bambu provide in locating a site for the shoppe?
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Site Selection Assistance
You must select, lease or acquire the site for your Bambū shoppe. We do not typically own and lease sites to our franchisees. When you have selected a location for your shoppe you must submit information to us regarding the location so that we may accept or reject the site. Our assistance with the selection and approval of a location includes criteria for a satisfactory shoppe location and a determination as to whether the site fulfills the requisite criteria. The following factors are considered when we review a proposed site: location character; proximity to major roads; income levels; demographics; competition; shoppe demand; lease terms and rates or purchase terms; visibility; tenant mix; walk-by traffic; signage and parking availability. At your request we may, but are not obligated to, send our representative to your proposed location for on-site assessment prior to granting approval of a location. You must pay all travel, lodging and meal expenses of our employees related to the requested on-site assessment. You must find an acceptable site within 90 days of signing the Franchise Agreement unless we agree to grant you additional time, which we will consider granting if you provide evidence that you have made a diligent effort in obtaining a site. Additionally, if we disapprove of any proposed site, we will grant you an additional reasonable time to obtain
approval for a different site. If you fail to locate and obtain our approval of a site within the applicable time period, we may terminate the Franchise Agreement. 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.
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, franchisees are responsible for selecting, leasing, or acquiring a site for their Bambu shoppe. Bambu does not typically own or lease sites to its franchisees. However, Bambu does provide site selection assistance, which includes criteria for a satisfactory shoppe location and a determination as to whether the site fulfills the necessary criteria. These criteria include location character, proximity to major roads, income levels, demographics, competition, shoppe demand, lease terms and rates or purchase terms, visibility, tenant mix, walk-by traffic, signage, and parking availability.
Bambu may send a representative to the proposed location for an on-site assessment at the franchisee's request, but the franchisee is responsible for covering all travel, lodging, and meal expenses for Bambu's employees related to the assessment. Franchisees must find an acceptable site within 90 days of signing the Franchise Agreement, though Bambu may grant additional time if the franchisee demonstrates diligent effort in securing a site. If Bambu disapproves of a proposed site, the franchisee will be given additional time to find a different site.
Bambu also assists with the lease for the Franchised Location by aiding in negotiations and preparation of the letter of intent (LOI) for the lease. They also assist with lease negotiations, providing an acceptable use clause, ensuring sufficient Bambu branding through signage requirements, negotiating relocation terms, and addressing other lease-related matters. Bambu must approve both the LOI and the lease before execution. Additionally, Bambu provides consultation regarding the final shoppe layout, equipment layout, mechanical drawings, and other construction documents, which also require Bambu's approval before submission for permitting.