Where must my Chop5 Salad Kitchen restaurant be located?
Chop5_Salad_Kitchen Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
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Site Selection (§7.1 & 7.2)
Restaurants are typically located in downtown commercial areas or residential areas, including within shopping malls, shopping centers and strip malls. The premises may be an inline, end-cap or freestanding retail location. Restaurants are expected to range in size from 1,700 to 2,500 square feet.
We do not select the site for your Restaurant and we do not purchase the premises and lease it to you. You must contract with our designated Real Estate Company to assist you in finding suitable sites. However, you retain ultimately responsibility for finding the approved site for your Restaurant. You must identify and obtain our approval of the site for your Restaurant within 180 days after signing the Franchise Agreement. We may terminate your Franchise Agreement if you fail to meet this deadline.
Your Restaurant must be located within the Site Selection Area identified in Part C of ATTACHMENT "A" to the Franchise Agreement (the "Site Selection Area") and conform to our minimum site selection criteria. You must send us a complete site report that includes all information we require about your proposed site.
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.
The Real Estate Company will assist you in reviewing and negotiating the terms of your lease (or your purchase agreement if you purchase the property).
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, restaurants are typically located in downtown commercial or residential areas, including shopping malls, shopping centers, and strip malls. The premises can be an inline, end-cap, or freestanding retail location. The restaurants are expected to range in size from 1,700 to 2,500 square feet. The franchisee must contract with Chop5 Salad Kitchen's designated Real Estate Company to assist in finding suitable sites, but the franchisee retains ultimate responsibility for finding the approved site.
The site for the Chop5 Salad Kitchen restaurant must be located within the Site Selection Area identified in Part C of ATTACHMENT "A" to the Franchise Agreement and conform to Chop5 Salad Kitchen's minimum site selection criteria. The franchisee must send Chop5 Salad Kitchen a complete site report that includes all required information about the proposed site. Chop5 Salad Kitchen tries to approve or disapprove sites within 30 days after receiving all the necessary materials; otherwise, the site is deemed disapproved.
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 when reviewing proposed sites. If Chop5 Salad Kitchen approves the site before the Franchise Agreement is signed, the address will be listed in Part D of ATTACHMENT "A" to the Franchise Agreement. If the site is approved after signing, Chop5 Salad Kitchen will send a Site Approval Notice (ATTACHMENT "B") within 15 days of approval, listing the approved site's address. If the franchisee signs an Area Development Agreement (ADA), Chop5 Salad Kitchen must approve the site for each restaurant developed, applying their then-current site selection criteria.