Is Beyond Juicery Eatery permitted to assign any arrangement it may have with a franchisee?
Beyond_Juicery_Eatery Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Franchisor shall assume all of Franchisee's rights, options, and obligations under the Lease commencing upon the effective date of the assignment and Franchisor shall have the further right to transfer or assign the Lease to another Beyond Juicery + Eatery franchisee without the need to seek consent from Landlord.
Franchisor shall not be liable to Landlord for anything that arose prior to the effective date of the assignment to Franchisor.
If Franchisor assigns the Lease to another Beyond Juicery + Eatery franchisee, Franchisor shall be released from any further liability under the Lease.
Notwithstanding any assignment of the Lease to Franchisor, Franchisor shall not be subject to any provisions of the Lease that requires continuous operation of a business in the Premises during any period that the Premises is closed for remodeling or while Franchisor is seeking to obtain and train a new franchisee, provided that rent is paid during such period of closure pursuant to the terms of the Lease.
Source: Item 10 — FINANCING (FDD pages 33–34)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, Beyond Juicery Eatery has the right to assign the Lease to another Beyond Juicery Eatery franchisee without needing the Landlord's consent. If Beyond Juicery Eatery assigns the Lease to a new franchisee, Beyond Juicery Eatery is released from any further liability under the lease.
Beyond Juicery Eatery will assume all of the franchisee's rights, options, and obligations under the lease once the assignment is effective. However, Beyond Juicery Eatery is not liable to the Landlord for anything that arose prior to the effective date of the assignment to Beyond Juicery Eatery.
Even if the Lease is assigned to Beyond Juicery Eatery, Beyond Juicery Eatery is not subject to any Lease provisions that require continuous operation of a business in the Premises during any period that the Premises is closed for remodeling or while Beyond Juicery Eatery is seeking to obtain and train a new franchisee, provided that rent is paid during such period of closure pursuant to the terms of the Lease.