If I sign an ADA, how does Chop5 Salad Kitchen approve the site for each restaurant I develop?
Chop5_Salad_Kitchen Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
If you sign an ADA, we must approve the site for each Restaurant you develop applying our then-current site selection criteria.
We try to approve or disapprove sites you propose within 30 days after we receive all of the requisite materials. Your site is deemed disapproved if we fail to issue our written approval within the 30-day period. We consider the following factors when reviewing proposed sites:
- parking
- visibility, size, condition and characteristics of the building
- traffic counts
- general location
- existence and location of competitive businesses
- general character of the neighborhood
- local demographic information
- various economic indicators
If we approve your site before signing the Franchise Agreement, we will list the address in Part D of ATTACHMENT "A" to the Franchise Agreement. If we do not approve your site before signing, we will send you a Site Approval Notice (in the form attached to the Franchise Agreement as ATTACHMENT "B") within 15 days after approving your site, which will list the address of your approved site.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 24–36)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Chop5 Salad Kitchen's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, if you sign an Area Development Agreement (ADA), Chop5 Salad Kitchen must approve the site for each restaurant you develop, using their then-current site selection criteria.
Chop5 Salad Kitchen tries to approve or disapprove sites within 30 days of receiving all required materials. If they fail to issue written approval within this 30-day period, the site is considered disapproved. When reviewing proposed sites, Chop5 Salad Kitchen considers factors such as parking, visibility, size, condition and characteristics of the building, traffic counts, general location, the existence and location of competitive businesses, the general character of the neighborhood, local demographic information, and various economic indicators.
If Chop5 Salad Kitchen approves your site before you sign the Franchise Agreement, the address will be listed in Part D of ATTACHMENT "A" to the Franchise Agreement. If the site is approved after signing the Franchise Agreement, Chop5 Salad Kitchen will send you a Site Approval Notice (ATTACHMENT "B") within 15 days of approval, listing the approved site's address.