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What are the specific requirements for site selection for a Checkers franchise, considering both Item 9 and the potential for creating a positive impact on the environment?

Checkers Franchise · 2025 FDD

Answer from 2025 FDD Document

We will provide guidance to you in locating and developing the Franchised Restaurant as we deem appropriate. (Franchise Agreement, Sections 3.02 and 3.03);

If you have suggested a location for the Franchised Restaurant which we approve before or concurrently with the execution of the Franchise Agreement, the location will be identified in the Franchise Agreement. If we and you have not agreed upon an approved location for the Franchised Restaurant before signing the Franchise Agreement, then you must select a site for the Franchised Restaurant within the geographic area we designate ("Designated Area"). You must, within 180 days after the date of the Franchise Agreement, locate and submit for our approval a site acceptable to us within the Designated Area for the Franchised Restaurant. We will approve or disapprove each site that you propose according to our general criteria for selection of a Checkers Restaurant or Rally's Restaurant site. The site must meet our criteria for demographic characteristics; traffic patterns; parking; character of neighborhood; competition from, proximity to, and nature of other businesses; size; appearance; and other physical and commercial characteristics. We will use reasonable efforts to help analyze your market area, to help determine site feasibility, and to assist in designating the location, although we will not conduct site selection activities for you. We will provide you with our standard site selection criteria and on-site evaluations of sites, as we deem appropriate. If you enter into a Development Agreement with us, you must select sites within your specified Development Area and we will approve them in accordance with our then current criteria for selection of a Checkers Restaurant or Rally's Restaurant site.

What This Means (2025 FDD)

According to Checkers' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are responsible for selecting a site for their restaurant. Checkers provides guidance during this process as they deem appropriate. If a location is agreed upon before signing the Franchise Agreement, it will be specified in the agreement. Otherwise, the franchisee must find a site within a designated geographic area. This site must be submitted for Checkers' approval within 180 days of signing the Franchise Agreement.

Checkers will either approve or disapprove the proposed site based on their general criteria for Checkers or Rally's Restaurant locations. These criteria include demographic characteristics, traffic patterns, parking availability, the character of the neighborhood, competition from other businesses, proximity to other businesses, the size and appearance of the site, and other physical and commercial characteristics. While Checkers will offer reasonable efforts to help analyze the market area and determine site feasibility, they will not conduct site selection activities for the franchisee. Checkers will provide its standard site selection criteria and on-site evaluations as they deem appropriate.

The Checkers FDD does not specifically address requirements for creating a positive impact on the environment during site selection. However, Item 1 mentions that franchisees must consider federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations, including those related to air quality and emissions from food preparation. Prospective franchisees should discuss environmental considerations and any specific requirements or guidelines Checkers may have for environmentally friendly site selection and restaurant operations with the franchisor.

Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document and is provided for research purposes only. It does not constitute legal or financial advice. Consult with a franchise attorney before making any investment decisions.