Who is responsible for the expenses related to constructing, designing, and furnishing the Bambu Franchised Location?
Bambu Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must, at your expense, construct, convert, design, decorate and furnish the Franchised Location in accordance with the final plans and specifications we have approved. 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, the franchisee is responsible for covering the expenses associated with the construction, design, decoration, and furnishing of the Franchised Location. While Bambu offers assistance in the development of a kitchen workflow design, including equipment specifications, and provides a style guide with recommended finishes, colors, materials, furniture, and décor, the franchisee bears the financial responsibility for these aspects.
Bambu requires franchisees to obtain approval for their choice of colors and furniture and will provide a rough shoppe workflow layout and equipment schedule after the letter of intent is signed and the Franchise Agreement is in place. Franchisees must consult with Bambu and receive approval for the shoppe layout, equipment layout, mechanical drawings, and construction documents, which cannot be altered without prior written consent. The franchisee is also responsible for preparing final architectural drawings based on Bambu's standards and specifications, which must be approved before submission for permitting and construction.
It is important to note that Bambu's approval of drawings or other construction documents does not constitute a guarantee of the location's suitability or profitability. If a franchisee changes the plans or construction without approval, Bambu may require them to conform the shoppe to the approved plans before opening. 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.