What does Bhc provide to the Master Franchisee regarding the restaurant layout?
Bhc Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
on, zoning, parking, accessibility, and other related, relevant circumstances. Franchisor's final review and consent to the location of the Franchised BHC Restaurant is not a guarantee that a BHC business can be successfully operated there or anywhere else.
- (d) Franchisor will provide Master Franchisee with a sample prototype layout for the Franchised BHC Restaurant. Franchisor will provide Master Franchisee a floor plan and Master Franchisee must pay Franchisor for all costs and expenses that Franchisor incurs in providing the site design review of $2,500 ("Site Design Review Fee") and site review fee of $2,000 to $4,000 ("Site Review Fee"). At Master Franchisee's sole expense, Master Franchisee must employ directly architects, designers, engineers, or others as reasonably acceptable to Franchisor to complete, adapt, modify, or substitute the sample plans and specifications for the Franchised BHC Restaurant, and review and monitor all licensing related matters. Master Franchisee shall be solely responsible for acquiring all of the necessary permits and licenses, including but not limited to permits related to structural reinforcement, grease interceptors, and parking. The architect must submit a complete set of final plans and specifications to Franchisor before commencing leasehold improvement of the Franchised BHC Restaurant. Franchisor will review these plans and specifications promptly and accept them as stated or provide Master Franchisee with Franchisor's comments on the plans and specifications. Franchisor will have complete and uncontested control over the design of the Franchised BHC Restaurant and Master Franchisee may not modify the design or choose third party designers without Franchisor's express written consent. Master Franchisee may not commence leasehold improvement of the Franchised BHC Restaurant until Franchisor consents in writing to the final plans, specifications, and contractors to be
used in constructing the Franchised BHC Restaurant. Franchisor will consult with Master Franchisee, to the extent Franchisor deems necessary, on the leasehold improvement and equipping of the Franchised BHC Restaurant (and Franchisor may require the Franchised BHC Restaurant to have a certain color scheme and decorative trade dress), but it is and will remain Master Franchisee's sole responsibility to diligently construct, equip and otherwise make ready, and then open the Franchised BHC Restaurant. Master Franchisee is responsible, at Master Franchisee's expense, for obtaining all zoning classifications, permits, clearances, certificates of occupancy and center clearances which may be required by governmental authorities and to comply with all covenants, conditions, easements, and restrictions of record.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 52–230)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bhc's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Bhc will provide the Master Franchisee with a sample prototype layout for the Franchised Bhc Restaurant, as well as a floor plan. However, the Master Franchisee is responsible for paying Bhc a $2,500 Site Design Review Fee and a Site Review Fee that ranges from $2,000 to $4,000.
The Master Franchisee is then responsible for employing architects, designers, and engineers, who are reasonably acceptable to Bhc, to complete, adapt, modify, or substitute the sample plans and specifications for the Franchised Bhc Restaurant. The Master Franchisee is also responsible for reviewing and monitoring all licensing related matters at their sole expense.
Before starting any leasehold improvements, the architect must submit a complete set of final plans and specifications to Bhc for review. Bhc retains complete control over the design of the Franchised Bhc Restaurant, and the Master Franchisee cannot modify the design or choose third-party designers without Bhc's express written consent. Leasehold improvements cannot commence until Bhc provides written consent to the final plans, specifications, and contractors. While Bhc may consult with the Master Franchisee on these improvements, it remains the Master Franchisee's sole responsibility to construct, equip, and prepare the restaurant for opening.