Does Carbones Pizzeria need to approve the site selected for the Restaurant?
Carbones_Pizzeria Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 11: FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING]
Site Selection.
We do not provide any particular assistance in selecting a location for your Restaurant. That is your responsibility. You must have the location approved by us before the Franchise Agreement will be signed. We may consult with you on the proposed location if you have questions, but we do not select the site, nor do we guarantee that any particular site will produce any particular results. In determining whether to approve a site we review whether the site is located in a busy commercial area within a city or community. We also review availability of ingress and egress to the site, available places for signage, parking and size of the actual site. You must secure the site we have approved for your Restaurant within 120 days of signing the Franchise Agreement
Franchise Agreement, Section 1). We do not conform the premises to local ordinances and building codes or obtain any required permits. This is your responsibility. Although we provide you with a prototypical design package we do not construct, remodel or decorate your Restaurant. You are responsible for all of these things.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 15–19)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Carbones Pizzeria's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor must approve the site selected for the Restaurant before a Franchise Agreement is signed. While Carbones Pizzeria does not provide specific assistance in site selection, which remains the franchisee's responsibility, the franchisor retains the right to review and either approve or disapprove the chosen location.
In determining whether to approve a site, Carbones Pizzeria reviews whether the site is located in a busy commercial area within a city or community. They also review availability of ingress and egress to the site, available places for signage, parking and size of the actual site. The franchisee must secure the approved site within 120 days of signing the Franchise Agreement.
This approval process is a standard practice in franchising, intended to ensure that the location meets certain criteria deemed important for the success of a Carbones Pizzeria franchise. However, Carbones Pizzeria does not conform the premises to local ordinances and building codes or obtain any required permits. This is the franchisee's responsibility. The franchisee is also responsible for construction, remodeling, or decorating the Restaurant, even though Carbones Pizzeria provides a prototypical design package.