What obligations does a Bevaris Alliance franchisee have regarding pre-opening purchases/leases (Item 9) and how does that relate to the estimated initial investment (Item 7)?
Bevaris_Alliance Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
| Obligation | Section in Franchise Agreement | Item in Disclosure Document |
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| b. Pre-opening purchases/leases | Clause 7.4 | Item 8 |
| c. Site development and other pre-opening | Clauses 7, 9.3, and 14 | Items 7, 8 and 11 |
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- This estimates your start-up expenses. These figures are estimates and we cannot guarantee that you will not have to make additional miscellaneous expenditures to properly start-up your franchise. Your costs will depend on factors such as: how much you follow our methods and procedures; your management skill, experience and business acumen; local economic conditions; the local market for our product; the prevailing wage rate; competition; and the sales level reached during the initial period.
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- These are estimates of your pre-opening initial investment and the expenses you will incur in the first three months of Branded Business operations. You should review these figures carefully with a business advisor before making any decision to purchase the franchise. You are cautioned to allow for inflation, discretionary expenditures, fluctuating interest rates and other cost of financing, and local market conditions, which can be highly variable and can result in substantial, rapid and unpredictable increases in costs. You must bear any deviation or escalation in cost from the estimates in this Item 7 or estimates that we give during any phase of the development process.
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Bevaris Alliance's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees have obligations related to pre-opening purchases and leases, as detailed in Clause 7.4 of the Franchise Agreement and referenced in Item 8 of the disclosure document. Additionally, site development and other pre-opening requirements are outlined in Clauses 7, 9.3, and 14 of the Franchise Agreement, and Items 7, 8, and 11 of the disclosure document. Item 7 of the FDD contains an estimate of the franchisee's start-up expenses. These figures are only estimates, and Bevaris Alliance does not guarantee that franchisees will not have to make additional miscellaneous expenditures to properly start-up their franchise. The franchisee's costs will depend on factors such as how closely they follow Bevaris Alliance's methods and procedures, their management skill, experience, and business acumen, local economic conditions, the local market for the product, the prevailing wage rate, competition, and the sales level reached during the initial period.
These estimates in Item 7 cover pre-opening initial investment and the expenses incurred during the first three months of the Branded Business operations. Prospective franchisees are advised to carefully review these figures with a business advisor before making any decision to purchase the franchise. Franchisees should account for inflation, discretionary expenditures, fluctuating interest rates and other costs of financing, and local market conditions, which can be highly variable and can result in substantial, rapid and unpredictable increases in costs. The franchisee must bear any deviation or escalation in cost from the estimates in Item 7 or estimates that Bevaris Alliance provides during any phase of the development process.
In summary, Item 9 cross-references Clause 7.4 of the Franchise Agreement and Item 8 of the FDD for obligations related to pre-opening purchases/leases, while also linking Clauses 7, 9.3, and 14 of the Franchise Agreement and Items 7, 8, and 11 of the FDD for site development and other pre-opening requirements. Item 7 provides an estimated initial investment, but franchisees must be prepared for potential cost escalations and are responsible for covering any deviations from these estimates.