Under what conditions can Beyond Juicery Eatery reject a proposed location?
Beyond_Juicery_Eatery Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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, franchisees are responsible for selecting a suitable site for their restaurant, but this selection is subject to Beyond Juicery Eatery's approval. The franchisee must use a commercial real estate broker approved by Beyond Juicery Eatery and submit a description of the proposed site with evidence confirming favorable prospects. They also need to supply required Development Materials that outline all necessary information for review. Beyond Juicery Eatery requires the franchisee to use the real estate site analysis services of their Approved Supplier to evaluate the proposed site.
Within 45 days of receiving the written proposal, Beyond Juicery Eatery will provide written notice of approval or disapproval. The factors that Beyond Juicery Eatery generally considers include the location, traffic patterns, rent expense, demographics, equipment and services at the site, leasehold improvement costs, the ability of the site to reflect the brand's image, parking, and other data from proprietary software.
However, Beyond Juicery Eatery retains the right to approve or disapprove a proposed site at its sole and absolute discretion, regardless of these factors. If a franchisee fails to select a location acceptable to Beyond Juicery Eatery within 120 days after the Franchise Agreement's execution, Beyond Juicery Eatery may cancel the Franchise Agreement. The document explicitly states that Beyond Juicery Eatery's approval does not guarantee the location's profitability or success, and the franchisee bears sole responsibility for the financial risks and rewards associated with the selected location.