Does Carvel offer a specific schedule for 'Carvel Hosted Express' locations, and where is it found?
Carvel Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
A Hosted Express Shoppe is a Shoppe where (i) you produce and sell selected Carvel products from a location in the space of another GoTo Foods Portfolio brand shop, bakery, or restaurant, approved by us ("Host Facility") and (ii) direct operational support is provided by the other GoTo Foods Portfolio brand. If you will operate a Hosted Express Shoppe, you will sign the Franchise Agreement, along with the Carvel Hosted Express Schedule attached as Exhibit C to this Disclosure Document (the "Hosted Express Schedule").
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD pages 99–100)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Carvel's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Carvel uses a specific schedule for 'Carvel Hosted Express' locations. Item 1 of the FDD states that if you operate a Hosted Express Shoppe, you will sign the Franchise Agreement, along with the Carvel Hosted Express Schedule attached as Exhibit C to the Disclosure Document, referred to as the "Hosted Express Schedule".
This 'Carvel Hosted Express Schedule' modifies the standard Franchise Agreement. As noted in Item 22, the Carvel Hosted Express Schedule replaces Schedule A of the standard Franchise Agreement.
Prospective franchisees should carefully review Exhibit C, specifically the 'Carvel Hosted Express Schedule,' to understand the specific obligations, terms, and conditions that apply to this type of Carvel franchise.