What assistance does Bambu provide with the LOI and lease negotiations for the Franchised Location?
Bambu Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
rials, and you are required to comply with them.
Shoppe Lease and Build-Out
We will assist you with negotiations of the LOI for the lease for your Franchised Location and in the lease negotiations and review. Our assistance involves suggestions and recommendations concerning the terms and conditions of the LOI and the lease provisions. It ultimately is your responsibility, however, to negotiate and accept the final terms of these documents. We will review and provide our suggestions to any lease or sublease ("Lease") for the Franchised Location of your shoppe before you sign the Lease. In particular, the Lease must include a use clause acceptable to us and signage criteria that provides for adequate branding of the Bambū name. Our involvement in the negotiation and approval of the lease 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, which may include engaging your own legal counsel.
Source: Item 8 — Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services (FDD pages 22–26)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bambu's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Bambu offers assistance with the Letter of Intent (LOI) and lease negotiations for the franchised location. This assistance includes suggestions and recommendations regarding the terms and conditions of both the LOI and the lease provisions. However, the FDD clarifies that the franchisee is ultimately responsible for negotiating and accepting the final terms of these documents.
Bambu will review and provide suggestions on any lease or sublease before the franchisee signs it. Specifically, the lease must include a use clause acceptable to Bambu and signage criteria that provides for adequate branding of the Bambu name. This ensures that the location aligns with Bambu's brand standards and operational requirements.
It is important to note that Bambu's involvement in the negotiation and approval of the lease does not constitute a recommendation, endorsement, or guarantee of the suitability or profitability of the location or the lease. The franchisee is advised to take additional steps, including engaging their own legal counsel, to ascertain whether the location and lease are acceptable. Additionally, a copy of any signed lease must be delivered to Bambu within 15 days after signing.