What is the deadline for repairing a damaged or destroyed Crave Restaurant before relocation becomes a consideration?
Crave Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Your Restaurant may not be relocated, and your Food Truck may not relocate to another municipality or operate outside the Designated Territory, without our prior written consent. If, during the term of the Franchise Agreement, you wish to relocate your Restaurant or operate your Food Truck in a different municipality, or if the Restaurant is damaged or destroyed and cannot be repaired within 60 days, you must submit to us in writing the materials we require to consider your request, including information concerning the proposed new location for the Restaurant or new municipality for the Food Truck. You must also meet certain other requirements, such as being in compliance with the Franchise Agreement, the new location meets our then-current requirements for a Crave Restaurant or the new municipality meets our then-current requirements for a Crave Food Truck, and the new location (for a Restaurant) is located within your Designated Territory, and you must sign our then-current form of Franchise Agreement. If we permit you to relocate, you will not pay a new initial franchise fee when you sign the new Franchise Agreement, but you must pay our relocation fee.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 42–46)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Crave's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a Crave restaurant is damaged or destroyed, the franchisee has 60 days to repair it. After this 60-day period, relocation of the restaurant becomes a consideration.
If a franchisee wishes to relocate their Crave restaurant, or if repairs cannot be completed within the 60-day timeframe, the franchisee must submit a written request to Crave. This request must include all materials Crave requires to consider the relocation, such as information about the proposed new location.
In addition to submitting the required materials, the franchisee must also be in compliance with the Franchise Agreement. The new location must meet Crave's then-current requirements for a Crave Restaurant and be located within the franchisee's Designated Territory. The franchisee will also need to sign Crave's then-current form of Franchise Agreement. If Crave approves the relocation, the franchisee will not have to pay a new initial franchise fee, but they will have to pay a relocation fee.
This policy ensures that Crave maintains control over the location and standards of its restaurants, even in unforeseen circumstances like damage or destruction. It also provides a framework for franchisees to relocate their restaurants if necessary, while protecting Crave's brand and territorial integrity.