What is the deadline for a Beef O Bradys franchisee to obtain approval of the Site Selection Area(s)?
Beef_O_Bradys Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
45 days (or during the time period agreed upon in the Area Development Agreement) of the Site Selection Period, you must obtain our approval of the Site Selection Area(s). The "Site Selection Area(s)" will, following our approval, consist of one or more trade areas or intersections of streets within which you are interested in locating your Site. When the Site Selection Area(s) are determined, we will complete Exhibit A and provide a copy of it to you.
- (b) Site Identification: If not already approved on the date of signing the Agreement, you must obtain our prior written approval of a Site you propose within the Site Selection Area(s). Prior to the 90th day following the Effective Date, you must identify your proposed Site (which must be located within the Site Selection Area(s)) and submit it to us for our approval.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS. (FDD pages 66–330)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beef O Bradys's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee must identify a proposed site within the Site Selection Area(s) and submit it for approval prior to the 90th day following the Effective Date of the agreement. If Beef O Bradys rejects the proposed site, the franchisee has 30 days from the date of rejection (but before the Site Selection Period expires) to identify and submit an alternative site for approval.
Beef O Bradys is not obligated to evaluate or approve any proposed site submitted after the Site Selection Period or outside the Site Selection Area(s). If a site is not approved within the specified deadlines, Beef O Bradys is not obligated to allow the franchisee to submit an alternative site.
Site approval indicates only that the site meets Beef O Bradys's criteria at the time of approval. These criteria include demographic characteristics, traffic patterns, parking, neighborhood character, suitability for a Family Sports Pub, competition, proximity to other businesses and Family Sports Pubs, and the site's physical characteristics.