What assistance does Bojangles Franchisor provide to the Franchisee regarding site selection?
Bojangles Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- Approved Location: The location approved by Franchisor for the Restaurant franchised under the attached Franchise Agreement shall be: [STORE NUMBER, ADDRESS]
[If the location has not been approved when this Agreement is signed replace with**:**
- Approved Location. The location has not yet been identified. The parties agree to modify this Exhibit A when Franchisor approves the location for the Restaurant under the site selection procedures set forth in the Development Agreement between Franchisor and Franchisee that the parties signed simultaneously with this Franchise Agreement.]
Unless waived in writing by Franchisor, any lease for the Restaurant site shall contain provisions that satisfy the requirements set forth in the Addendum to Lease Agreement attached to this Agreement as Exhibit D during the entire term of the lease, including any renewal terms.
- (4) Upon receipt of a copy of an executed lease or a copy of an executed unconditional contract to purchase the site (or a deed if the site is owned by Franchisee), Franchisor will provide Franchisee with preliminary plans and specifications for the construction of a Bojangles standard, free-standing restaurant building for use by Franchisee and its architect, which must be approved by Franchisor, in preparation of final plans and specifications for the Restaurant to be constructed on the site.
Franchisee shall bear the cost of any modifications to the preliminary plans and specifications provided to Franchisee by Franchisor.
Final plans and specifications must be approved by Franchisor before the start of construction.
Franchisee shall obtain, at its cost, the necessary permits required to construct the Restaurant and shall meet all other applicable requirements established by local statute, local ordinance or otherwise.
Franchise Fee by the "Construction Commencement Deadline", which is the date that is the earlier of: (1) two hundred seventy (270) days after the date of Franchisor's written site approval notice; or (2) the construction commencement deadline set forth in the development schedule of the Development Agreement pursuant to which the Restaurant is to be developed.
(6) Strict compliance with the Site Approval Deadline, Construction Commencement Deadline and Opening Deadline is essential to this Agreement.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 82)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Bojangles Franchise Disclosure Document, the location for the Bojangles restaurant must be approved by the franchisor. Exhibit A of the Franchise Agreement outlines the approved location, and if the location is not yet identified when the agreement is signed, the parties agree to modify Exhibit A once Bojangles approves the location, following the site selection procedures detailed in the Development Agreement between Bojangles and the franchisee.
Once a franchisee provides a copy of an executed lease or purchase contract for the site, Bojangles will provide preliminary plans and specifications for a standard, free-standing restaurant building. The franchisee's architect must use these plans to prepare the final plans and specifications, which must be approved by Bojangles before construction can begin. The franchisee is responsible for the costs of any modifications to the preliminary plans provided by Bojangles.
The franchisee is responsible for obtaining all necessary construction permits and meeting all local requirements. The franchisee must pay a franchise fee by the Construction Commencement Deadline, which is the earlier of 270 days after Bojangles' written site approval or the deadline in the Development Agreement. Strict compliance with site approval, construction commencement, and opening deadlines is essential to the agreement.