What must a Checkers franchisee submit to the franchisor before acquiring a site for their Restaurant?
Checkers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Before you acquire, by lease or purchase, any site for your Restaurant, you must submit a franchise site package to us in the form, content and substance as we then require. We will review each site package and determine whether to accept or reject the site after considering factors we deem appropriate, including the general location and neighborhood, demographic information, traffic patterns, access, visibility, location of other restaurants and food establishments, and size, configuration, appearance and other physical characteristics of the site. We will use reasonable efforts to approve or disapprove the proposed site within 30 days after receiving your written proposal. Upon our approval of a site, we will insert the address into Exhibit B of the Franchise Agreement, and it will be the Premises. Within 60 days after our approval of a site for the Premises, you agree to deliver a copy of the fully signed lease, sublease or purchase contract and the franchise addendum to lease agreement.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 46–57)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Checkers' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, before a franchisee can acquire a site for their restaurant, whether by lease or purchase, they must submit a franchise site package to Checkers. The specific form, content, and substance of this package must align with Checkers' then-current requirements.
Checkers will review the submitted site package, considering factors such as the general location, neighborhood, demographic information, traffic patterns, accessibility, visibility, the location of other restaurants and food establishments, and the site's size, configuration, appearance, and other physical characteristics. Checkers will then decide whether to accept or reject the proposed site based on these considerations.
Checkers aims to approve or disapprove the proposed site within 30 days of receiving the franchisee's written proposal. Upon approval, the site's address will be added to Exhibit B of the Franchise Agreement, officially designating it as the Premises. Within 60 days of site approval, the franchisee must provide Checkers with a copy of the fully signed lease, sublease, or purchase contract, along with the franchise addendum to the lease agreement.