What factors does Best Brains consider when evaluating a site's rental obligations?
Best_Brains Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
(1) Use our reasonable best efforts to review a site you have selected. We review the site in order to evaluate and approve the location of your Franchised Business within thirty days after you provide us the information about the site. Additional sites are considered until our approval is reached. You must obtain our approval of the site location and the lease. The factors which we may (but are not required to) consider for our approval include demographic radius characteristics and growth factors in the area, traffic patterns, ease of access, parking, visibility, allowed signage, competition from other businesses providing similar products and services, the proximity to other businesses, the nature of the businesses in proximity to the proposed site, and other commercial characteristics (including rental obligations and other lease terms for the proposed site) and the size, appearance and other physical characteristics of the proposed site location. We recommend that the size of the location be 1,000 to 1,500 square feet. We approve or disapprove locations or leases by a written notice which is delivered to you. We use our reasonable best efforts to deliver this notification to you within 30 days after the location evaluation or lease information is available.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 23–28)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Best Brains' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, when reviewing a potential site for a franchise location, Best Brains may consider several factors, including rental obligations and other lease terms. This is part of their site approval process, which franchisees must go through. Best Brains aims to complete the site review within 30 days of receiving the necessary information from the franchisee. Franchisees must obtain Best Brains' approval of both the site location and the lease agreement.
Other factors Best Brains may consider include demographic radius characteristics and growth factors in the area, traffic patterns, ease of access, parking, visibility, allowed signage, competition from other businesses providing similar products and services, the proximity to other businesses, and the nature of the businesses near the proposed site. They also look at other commercial characteristics, the size (recommending 1,000 to 1,500 square feet), appearance, and other physical characteristics of the proposed site location.
Best Brains communicates its approval or disapproval of locations or leases to the franchisee in writing, aiming to deliver this notification within 30 days after the location evaluation or lease information is available. While Best Brains will use its reasonable best efforts to review a site, they are not required to do so.