What actions must the Licensee complete prior to the Opening Date of the Brueggers Bagels bakery?
Brueggers_Bagels Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
4. SITE SELECTION AND ACCEPTANCE
- 4.1. At your own expense, you must identify and obtain a site for each Bakery to be developed hereunder. Before acquiring a site by lease or purchase, you must submit to us information and materials about the proposed site including, without limitation, the lease and the lease terms, the landlord's contact information, the land acquisition terms, demographic criteria and preliminary site plans showing building orientation, pad size, parking layout and other information, as we may reasonably request to evaluate the site. Information for each Bakery and the request for approval should be submitted to us by the date set forth in the Development Schedule. Within 30 days after we receive all requested information and materials, we will accept or reject the proposed site in our sole discretion. Please understand that our approval of this site does not guarantee that a Bakery operated at the site will be successful or that it will achieve a certain sales volume or level of profitability. Our approval means only that the proposed site meets our minimum criteria for a Bruegger's Bagel Bakery.
- 4.2. If we approve the proposed site, after we receive all of the required information from you necessary to prepare the Franchise Agreement, including the physical address of the site, we will issue the Franchise Agreement and the site will be known as the "Premises" referred to in the Franchise Agreement. You must return the executed Franchise Agreement, along with a completed set of all required exhibit documents within 30 days, of your receipt of the Franchise Agreement or we can withdraw our acceptance of the site. The terms of the Franchise Agreement shall govern the development, build-out and opening of the Bakery. The development time frame shall be governed by this Agreement. Concurrently with the Franchise Agreement you and your owners must execute and deliver a general release (substantially in the form of the Release attached to the Franchisor's Franchise Disclosure Document) of any and all claims against us and our affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns, subject to any limits imposed by applicable law. No site will be deemed accepted unless we have accepted it in writing. You must pay us the balance of the Franchise Fee when you execute and return the Franchise Agreement for the approved site.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 61)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Brueggers Bagels's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, before a franchisee can open their bakery, they must first identify and obtain a site for the bakery at their own expense. The franchisee must submit information about the proposed site to Brueggers Bagels for approval, including the lease terms, landlord contact information, land acquisition terms, demographic criteria, and preliminary site plans. Brueggers Bagels will then either accept or reject the proposed site within 30 days of receiving all the required information. The FDD specifies that Brueggers Bagels's approval does not guarantee the bakery's success or profitability, but only that the site meets their minimum criteria.
If Brueggers Bagels approves the site, they will issue a Franchise Agreement after receiving all necessary information, including the site's physical address. The franchisee must then return the executed Franchise Agreement along with all required exhibit documents within 30 days of receipt, or Brueggers Bagels may withdraw their acceptance of the site. The terms of the Franchise Agreement will govern the development, build-out, and opening of the bakery. Concurrently with the Franchise Agreement, the franchisee and their owners must execute and deliver a general release of any and all claims against Brueggers Bagels. The franchisee must also pay the balance of the Franchise Fee when they execute and return the Franchise Agreement for the approved site.
In summary, the key steps prior to opening a Brueggers Bagels bakery involve site selection and approval, signing the Franchise Agreement, providing necessary documentation, and paying the franchise fee. Franchisees should carefully review all terms and conditions outlined in the Franchise Agreement and related documents before proceeding with the opening of their Brueggers Bagels location.