What is the deadline for Crave to notify me of objections to my restaurant design plans?
Crave Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must obtain any architectural, engineering and design services required for the construction of the Restaurant at your own expense from an architectural design firm approved or designated by us. You shall adapt the prototypical architectural and design plans and specifications for construction of the Restaurant provided to you by us in accordance with Section 5.3 as necessary for the construction of the Restaurant and shall submit such adapted plans to us for our review. Such plans must comply with applicable laws (including the Americans with Disabilities Act), ordinances and building codes for the city and state in which the Restaurant will be located. If we determine, in our reasonable discretion, that any such plans are not consistent with the best interests of the System, we may prohibit the implementation of such plans, and in this event will notify you of any objection(s) within ten (10) days of receiving such plans. If we fail to notify you of an objection to the plans within this time period, you may use such plans. If we object to any such plans, we shall provide you with a reasonably detailed list of changes necessary to make the plans acceptable. We shall, upon a re-submission of the plans with such changes, notify you within ten (10) days of receiving the resubmitted plans whether the plans are approved. If we fail to notify you in writing of any objection within such time period, you may use the resubmitted plans. You acknowledge that our review of such plans relates only to compliance with the System and that approval by us of such plans does not constitute a representation, warranty, or guarantee, express or implied, by us that such plans are accurate or free of error concerning their design or structural application, or that such plans comply with any laws, ordinances or building codes applicable to the Accepted Location.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 63–253)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Crave's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, after you submit your adapted restaurant design plans, Crave has ten days to notify you of any objections. If Crave does not notify you of any objections within that ten-day period, you are permitted to use the submitted plans.
Should Crave object to your plans, they must provide a reasonably detailed list of the changes required to make the plans acceptable. Upon resubmission of the plans with the required changes, Crave again has ten days to notify you whether the resubmitted plans are approved. If Crave fails to notify you of any objections within this second ten-day period, you are then permitted to use the resubmitted plans.
The FDD specifies that Crave's review of your plans relates only to compliance with the Crave system standards. Crave's approval does not constitute a warranty or guarantee that the plans are accurate, free of errors, or compliant with all applicable laws, ordinances, and building codes. It is the franchisee's responsibility to ensure full compliance with all local regulations and legal requirements.