What actions must a Brueggers Bagels Licensee complete prior to the Bakery's Opening Date?
Brueggers_Bagels Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 6.5. Permits. You must obtain, at your expense, all zoning approvals, clearances, building and other operational permits, including your alcoholic beverage license and including, but not limited to, certificates of occupancy and mall or strip center clearances, which may be required by federal, state, or local laws, ordinances, or regulations and you are solely responsible for constructing your Bakery in compliance with them.
- 6.6. Approval to Open. During the entire period of construction of the Bakery, you must permit us and our agents to inspect the site at all reasonable times. You must complete construction and installation of all furniture, fixtures, equipment, and signs in accordance with the final plans and specifications approved by us under Section 6.4 above. You must notify us of the anticipated construction completion date. You agree not to open the Bakery for business until we (1) all of your obligations under this Section 6 have been fulfilled; (2) pre-opening training of your personnel has been completed as required by Section 7; and (3) we have been furnished with copies of all certificates of insurance required by Section 15.
- 6.7. Opening Deadline. You must open the Bakery within nine (9) months after we sign this Agreement. The parties agree that time is of the essence.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 61)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Brueggers Bagels's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a licensee must fulfill several obligations before opening their bakery for business. These include obtaining all necessary zoning approvals, clearances, building and operational permits (including alcoholic beverage licenses, certificates of occupancy, and mall/strip center clearances) at their own expense. The licensee is also solely responsible for constructing the bakery in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations.
During the construction phase, Brueggers Bagels or its agents must be allowed to inspect the site at all reasonable times. The licensee must complete the construction and installation of all furniture, fixtures, equipment, and signs according to the final plans and specifications approved by Brueggers Bagels. The licensee must also notify Brueggers Bagels of the anticipated construction completion date.
Finally, the licensee must not open the Brueggers Bagels bakery for business until all obligations under Section 6 of the License Agreement have been fulfilled, pre-opening training of personnel has been completed as required by Section 7, and copies of all required insurance certificates have been furnished to Brueggers Bagels as required by Section 15. The licensee is required to open the bakery within nine months after signing the License Agreement, emphasizing that time is of the essence.