What is the Bambu franchisee required to do before submitting the final drawings of the layout and proposed improvements to the Franchised Location for review and approval?
Bambu Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You are required to prepare final architectural drawings for our approval based on our standards and specifications. We must approve the drawings prepared by your selected architect submitting to us the final drawings of the layout and proposed improvements to the Franchised Location for our review and approval before those materials are submitted for permitting and construction begins. The approval by us of drawings, layout, or other construction documents related to the Franchised Location does not constitute a recommendation, endorsement or guarantee by us of the suitability or profitability of the location, layout, or design of your Franchised Location. You cannot change the plans once we approve them, without our prior written approval. If you change the plans or the construction of your shoppe without our knowledge or prior written approval, we may require you to conform your shoppe to the approved plans before you can open the shoppe for business to the public. We may require you to use the services of a company that will supervise the buildout of your Bambū shoppe if, in our sole discretion, we determine that the architect or contractor that you intend to use has insufficient knowledge and experience to build a Bambū shoppe.
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, a franchisee must prepare final architectural drawings based on Bambu's standards and specifications. These drawings, created by the franchisee's selected architect, must be approved by Bambu before they are submitted for permitting and construction can begin.
This process ensures that the Franchised Location aligns with Bambu's brand standards and operational requirements. However, Bambu states that their approval of these drawings does not guarantee the suitability or profitability of the location, layout, or design. The franchisee bears the responsibility for ensuring the location is viable.
Furthermore, once Bambu approves the plans, the franchisee cannot make changes without prior written approval from Bambu. If changes are made without approval, Bambu may require the franchisee to conform the shoppe to the approved plans before opening to the public. Bambu also reserves the right to require the franchisee to use a company that will supervise the buildout if they determine that the franchisee's chosen architect or contractor lacks sufficient knowledge and experience to build a Bambu shoppe.