If a Crave franchisee is permitted to relocate, what fee, if any, must they pay?
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, a franchisee must obtain prior written consent from Crave to relocate their Restaurant or Food Truck. If a franchisee wishes to relocate their Restaurant or operate their Food Truck in a different municipality, they must submit a written request with the required materials for Crave to consider. These materials include information about the proposed new location for the Restaurant or the new municipality for the Food Truck.
To relocate, the franchisee must be in compliance with the Franchise Agreement, and the new location must meet Crave's then-current requirements for a Crave Restaurant or Food Truck. For a Restaurant, the new location must be within the franchisee's Designated Territory. If Crave permits the relocation, the franchisee will sign a new Franchise Agreement.
While the franchisee will not pay a new initial franchise fee when signing the new Franchise Agreement, they are required to pay Crave's relocation fee. The specific amount of this relocation fee is not specified in Item 12, so a prospective franchisee should inquire about the amount of this fee.