Does Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt require approval of the franchisee's selected 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 Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor's approval of the franchisee's selected site is required. Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt will assess the site based on the retail environment and demographic factors, including traffic density in the primary trade area.
The franchisee is expected to secure a location within a timeframe negotiated with Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt at the time of the Franchise Agreement's execution. Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt will generally notify the franchisee of their decision regarding the site within 30 days of receiving the necessary information.
However, the document states that if a mutually acceptable location cannot be found, Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt will not grant the franchise. It is important to note that Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt's approval of a site does not guarantee the business's success, nor does it represent an assurance of the site's suitability.