What pre-opening assistance does Checkersrallys offer in Item 11, and how does this assistance relate to the franchisee's site selection obligations in Item 9?
Checkersrallys Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We will provide the following pre-opening assistance:
- 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 Checkersrallys's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Item 11 outlines the pre-opening assistance the company provides to franchisees, which is directly related to the franchisee's site selection obligations detailed in Item 9. Checkersrallys will provide guidance in locating and developing the Franchised Restaurant as they deem appropriate.
Specifically, Checkersrallys offers guidance in locating and developing the restaurant. If the franchisee suggests a location that Checkersrallys approves either before or when the Franchise Agreement is signed, that location will be specified in the agreement. If a location isn't agreed upon before signing, the franchisee has 180 days from the agreement date to find and propose a site within a designated geographic area. Checkersrallys will then either approve or disapprove the proposed site based on their general criteria.
These criteria include demographic characteristics, traffic patterns, parking, neighborhood character, competition, proximity to other businesses, size, appearance, and other physical and commercial characteristics. While Checkersrallys will make reasonable efforts to help analyze the market area and determine site feasibility, they will not conduct site selection activities for the franchisee. Checkersrallys will provide their standard site selection criteria and on-site evaluations as they deem appropriate. This assistance is crucial because, as outlined in Item 9, site selection and acquisition/lease are key obligations of the franchisee, with Item 11 providing the necessary support and guidelines for fulfilling these obligations.