What must a Checkers franchisee send to Checkers regarding the proposed site?
Checkers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ill not unreasonably withhold our approval of a site that meets our criteria for demographic characteristics; traffic patterns; parking; character of neighborhood; competition from, proximity to, and nature of other businesses; other commercial characteristics; and the proposed site's size, appearance, and other physical characteristics.
You agree to send us a description of the proposed site, including a summary of the items listed above, along with a letter of intent or other evidence confirming your favorable prospects for obtaining the proposed site. We will use reasonable efforts to approve or disapprove the proposed site within thirty (30) days after receiving your written proposal. If we do not approve of a proposed site, you must identify and notify us of new sites until we approve a site for the Franchised Restaurant. Upon our approval of a site, we will insert its address into Exhibit B, and it will be the Premises. The failure to insert such address into in Exhibit B shall not automatically affect the enforceability of this Agreement. If, after expending good faith best efforts (as we determine in our sole judgment), you are unable to locate a site acceptable to us within the Designated Area for the Franchised Restaurant within the prescribed ti
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 91–92)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Checkers' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a prospective franchisee must submit a description of the proposed site to Checkers. This description should include a summary of relevant items and a letter of intent, or other evidence, confirming favorable prospects for obtaining the proposed site.
Checkers will then use reasonable efforts to either approve or disapprove the proposed site within thirty days of receiving the franchisee's written proposal. If Checkers does not approve the site, the franchisee is responsible for identifying and notifying Checkers of new potential sites until one is approved for the franchised restaurant.
Upon approval of a site, Checkers will insert the site's address into Exhibit B of the franchise agreement, officially designating it as the Premises. The FDD clarifies that failure to insert the address into Exhibit B does not affect the enforceability of the agreement. If the franchisee cannot find a site acceptable to Checkers within the designated area within the prescribed time, the franchisee can request an extension, which Checkers may grant at its discretion. If an extension is granted, the franchisee must pay a nonrefundable extension fee of $5,000.