How does Checkers formally accept a proposed restaurant site?
Checkers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (b) We will accept or reject each site for which you submit to us complete applications in accordance with Section 3.02(a) and, if we accept such site, we will do so by delivering our standard franchise site package.
Our site acceptance letter, duly executed by us, is the exclusive means by which we accept a proposed site, and no other direct or indirect representation, approval or acceptance, whether in writing or verbally, by any of our officers, employees or agents, shall be effective or bind us.
We will use all reasonable efforts to make a site acceptance decision and, if the site is accepted, deliver a site acceptance letter to you, within 30 days after we acknowledge receipt of the complete site report and any other materials we have requested.
In deciding whether to accept or reject a site you propose, we may consider such factors as we, in our sole discretion, deem appropriate, including the general location and neighborhood, demographic information, traffic patterns, access, visibility, location of other restaurants and food establishments (including other Restaurants) and size, condition, configuration, appearance and other physical characteristics of the site.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 92–384)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Checkers' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the formal acceptance of a proposed restaurant site occurs through the delivery of a standard franchise site package, including a site acceptance letter duly executed by Checkers. This site acceptance letter is the exclusive means by which Checkers accepts a proposed site. No other form of communication, whether written or verbal, from any officer, employee, or agent of Checkers is considered binding.
After a franchisee submits a complete site application, Checkers aims to make a decision regarding the site within 30 days of acknowledging receipt of the complete site report and any other requested materials. In evaluating a proposed site, Checkers may consider factors such as the location and neighborhood, demographic information, traffic patterns, accessibility, visibility, the location of other restaurants, and the physical characteristics of the site.
It is important for prospective Checkers franchisees to understand that any suggestions, approvals, or information provided by Checkers regarding a site do not constitute a representation or warranty of the site's suitability for a restaurant or its potential profitability. The franchisee is ultimately responsible for conducting their own independent investigation to determine the suitability of the site. If Checkers accepts the site and the franchisee demonstrates the necessary financial and management capabilities, Checkers will offer a franchise agreement for the site. The franchisee must then execute and return the agreement with the required initial fees within a specified timeframe.