Can Cinnaholic change its standards and specifications for bakery construction and design?
Cinnaholic Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must also adhere to our standards and specifications for the construction and design of the Bakery, which will include requirements for the interior and exterior layout, signage, fixtures, and trade dress including the color scheme. You may purchase these items from any supplier that meets our standards and specifications, unless we designate an approved supplier for an item. In which case, you must purchase the item from the approved supplier. We may, at any time, change, delete, add to, or modify any of our standards and specifications. These changes, deletions, additions, or modifications, which will be uniform for all franchisees, may require additional expenditures by you.
You must prepare all required construction plans and specifications and ensure they comply with building codes and ordinances. If your construction plans and specifications deviate from our plans and specifications, you must obtain our approval of the changes. It is your responsibility to obtain all required licenses, permits, and approvals associated with constructing and operating your Bakery.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 21–25)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cinnaholic's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Cinnaholic has the right to modify its standards and specifications for bakery construction and design. The FDD states that Cinnaholic may change, delete, add to, or modify any of their standards and specifications at any time. These changes will be uniform for all franchisees but may require additional expenditures.
Specifically, franchisees must adhere to Cinnaholic's standards and specifications for the construction and design of the bakery, including requirements for interior and exterior layout, signage, fixtures, and trade dress, including the color scheme. Franchisees can purchase these items from any supplier that meets Cinnaholic's standards, unless Cinnaholic designates an approved supplier, in which case the franchisee must purchase the item from the approved supplier.
Furthermore, if a franchisee's construction plans and specifications deviate from Cinnaholic's plans and specifications, the franchisee must obtain Cinnaholic's approval for the changes. It is the franchisee's responsibility to obtain all required licenses, permits, and approvals associated with constructing and operating their Cinnaholic bakery.