Does Beyond Juicery Eatery have the right to review and approve or disapprove any lease for the Restaurant premises?
Beyond_Juicery_Eatery Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Although you are not required to purchase or lease real estate from us or our affiliates, we must approve the location for your Restaurant (see Item 11), provided, however, that our approval of your location is not a representation or evaluation that we believe the location will be a profitable location for you. You are solely responsible for the financial risks and rewards related to the location. We also have the right, but not the obligation, to review and to approve or disapprove any lease for the Restaurant premises. You and the landlord must execute the Conditional Assignment of Lease form attached as Exhibit H to this disclosure document. You must construct and equip your Restaurant in accordance with our then-current approved design, specifications, and standards. In addition, it is your responsibility to ensure that your building plans comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other federal, state, or local laws.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 29–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beyond Juicery Eatery's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, while franchisees are not required to purchase or lease real estate from Beyond Juicery Eatery or its affiliates, Beyond Juicery Eatery does retain the right, but not the obligation, to review and approve or disapprove any lease for the Restaurant premises. The FDD also states that the franchisee and the landlord must execute a Conditional Assignment of Lease form attached as Exhibit H to the disclosure document. Beyond Juicery Eatery must also approve the location for your Restaurant (see Item 11). However, the approval of the location does not represent that Beyond Juicery Eatery believes the location will be profitable for the franchisee. The franchisee is solely responsible for the financial risks and rewards related to the location.
This means that a prospective Beyond Juicery Eatery franchisee will need to get Beyond Juicery Eatery's approval on their chosen location and potentially on the lease terms before finalizing arrangements. This is a fairly common practice in franchising, allowing the franchisor to maintain brand consistency and ensure locations meet certain criteria. However, the franchisee carries the ultimate responsibility for assessing the location's financial viability.
The franchisee must construct and equip their Restaurant in accordance with Beyond Juicery Eatery's then-current approved design, specifications, and standards. Additionally, the franchisee is responsible for ensuring that their building plans comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other federal, state, or local laws.