For Beyond Juicery Eatery, what must the Developer obtain consent for regarding each Location?
Beyond_Juicery_Eatery Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
4.01 You shall not relocate your Restaurant from the Location without our consent. If we approve the relocation of your Restaurant Location, you shall pay a relocation fee to us equal to fifty percent (50%) of the then-current initial franchisee fee for the sale of a new franchise.
4.02 You are solely responsible for selecting a suitable site for your Restaurant subject to our approval using the site selection criteria in our Operations Manual with the assistance of a commercial real estate broker of your choosing who is approved by us. You must submit to us a description of the proposed site together with evidence satisfactory to us that confirms your favorable prospects for obtaining the proposed site. You must supply the required Development Materials that outline all of the information needed by us to review a proposed site. You must use the real estate site analysis services of our Approved Supplier to evaluate your proposed site. We will give you written notice of approval or disapproval of the proposed site within forty-five (45) days after receiving your written proposal. The factors we generally consider in approving the proposed site for the Location may include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) general location; (ii) traffic patterns; (iii) rent expense; (iv) demographics; (v) equipment and services located at the site; (vi) leasehold improvement costs; (vii) ability to reflect image to be portrayed by "Beyond Juicery + Eatery" Restaurants; (viii) parking; and (ix) other data and information we receive from proprietary software that we use. Notwithstanding the preceding factors, we have the right to approve or disapprove of a proposed site in our sole and absolute discretion. You must select a Location we approve within one hundred twenty (120) days after the execution of the Franchise Agreement. We may cancel the Franchise Agreement in our sole discretion and option if you fail to select a Location acceptable to us within this timeframe. Any advice we provide and our approval of your Location is not a representation, warranty, or evaluation that we believe or that your Location will be a profitable or successful. You are solely responsible for the financial risks and rewards related to the Location you select. We have no obligation or duty and are not responsible or liable to you for any reason that results from the Location selected by you or the purchase or lease of your Location, all of which could lose money and fail. We have the right to review and consent to your Lease prior to the execution of the Lease and reserve the right to charge you a fee for such review. You represent that the Lease as consented to by us shall be executed by all necessary parties within ten (10) days following receipt of our consent. You shall furnish us a
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 60–337)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beyond Juicery Eatery's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a Developer must obtain the company's consent for site selection and relocation of a restaurant. Specifically, the Developer is solely responsible for selecting a suitable site, but this selection is subject to Beyond Juicery Eatery's approval based on criteria in the Operations Manual. This process involves using an approved commercial real estate broker and the real estate site analysis services of Beyond Juicery Eatery's Approved Supplier. The Developer must submit a description of the proposed site along with evidence confirming favorable prospects for obtaining it, as well as the required Development Materials.
Beyond Juicery Eatery has 45 days to provide written notice of approval or disapproval after receiving the Developer's written proposal. The factors Beyond Juicery Eatery considers include general location, traffic patterns, rent expense, demographics, equipment and services at the site, leasehold improvement costs, the ability to reflect the brand's image, and parking, among other data. However, Beyond Juicery Eatery retains the right to approve or disapprove a proposed site at its sole discretion. The Developer must select an approved location within 120 days of signing the Franchise Agreement; failure to do so may result in Beyond Juicery Eatery canceling the agreement.
Furthermore, the Developer cannot relocate a restaurant without Beyond Juicery Eatery's consent. If relocation is approved, the Developer must pay a relocation fee equal to 50% of the then-current initial franchise fee for a new franchise. The FDD also states that Beyond Juicery Eatery has the right to review and consent to the lease prior to its execution and may charge a fee for this review. The lease must be executed by all necessary parties within ten days of receiving Beyond Juicery Eatery's consent.