Does Byrider Franchising Partners need to approve a Byrider franchisee's business location?
Byrider Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Your Business will be granted for a specific location or a location subject to Byrider Franchising Partners' approval. You may choose to relocate your Business, but you must first obtain Byrider Franchising Partners' written approval. If your lease for the physical premises of your Business terminates without your fault, or if the physical premises is damaged, condemned or otherwise unusable, or if in your and Byrider Franchising Partners' reasonable judgment there is a change in the character of the location of the Business sufficiently detrimental to its business potential to warrant its relocation, Byrider Franchising Partners will grant permission to you for relocation of the Business.
Byrider Franchising Partners will not operate or grant a franchise for the operation of another Byrider Business, the physical premises of such Business which is located within a protected territory designated by Byrider Franchising Partners (the "Protected Territory").
Source: Item 12 — (FDD pages 50–51)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Byrider's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Byrider Franchising Partners' approval is required for a franchisee's business location. The FDD states that the business will be granted for a specific location or a location subject to Byrider Franchising Partners' approval. This means that before a Byrider franchisee can begin operations, the franchisor must sign off on the chosen site.
Furthermore, if a franchisee wishes to relocate their Byrider business, they must first obtain written approval from Byrider Franchising Partners. However, Byrider Franchising Partners will grant permission to relocate the business if the lease terminates without fault, the premises are damaged or condemned, or if there's a detrimental change in the location's character that impacts business potential. This ensures that Byrider maintains control over the brand's presence and standards, even if a franchisee wants to move to a different location.
If a franchisee signs an Area Development Agreement and complies with its terms, Byrider Franchising Partners must also approve the location of any future/additional Byrider Business that the franchisee intends to develop under the agreement. Byrider Franchising Partners' then-current standards for sites and territories will apply. This clause ensures that any expansion aligns with Byrider's strategic objectives and site selection criteria, protecting both the franchisee's and the franchisor's interests.