Does Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt guarantee the success of the business if they approve the site?
Bananas_Smoothies_Frozen_Yogurt Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We must approve your selected site for the Franchised Business. We will look at evidence of your commitment and ability to obtain a site and evaluate the site based on the type of retail environment in which the site is located and demographic factors including the density of traffic within the primary trade area. You must lease or acquire a location within a pre-determined number of days after execution of the Franchise Agreement. The number of days is negotiated by us with you at the execution of your Franchise Agreement. We will generally notify you of our approval or disapproval of a site within 30 days after you submit the necessary information to us. If we are unable to decide upon a mutually acceptable location, we will not grant you a franchise. Our approval of the site is no guarantee of the success of the business. Our approval of the site is not a representation as to its suitability and does not assure the success of the business.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 38–43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt Franchise Disclosure Document, site approval by Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt does not guarantee the success of the business. While Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt must approve the franchisee's selected site, they evaluate it based on factors like the retail environment and demographic factors such as traffic density in the area. The franchisee must lease or acquire the location within a timeframe negotiated with Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt.
The FDD states that Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt will generally notify the franchisee of site approval or disapproval within 30 days of receiving the necessary information. If a mutually acceptable location cannot be found, Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt will not grant the franchise.
The 2025 FDD clearly states that Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt's approval of a site is not a guarantee of success and is not a representation of the site's suitability. Prospective franchisees should not assume that site approval equates to assured profitability or viability of their Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt franchise.