What on-site opening assistance does Crave provide, and for how long?
Crave Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We shall, at our expense, provide the following services:
8.1 Review your site selection for conformity to our standards and criteria for selection and acquisition of sites upon our receipt of your written request for approval thereof.
You shall commence and diligently pursue construction or remodeling (as applicable) of the Restaurant. Commencement of construction shall be defined as the time at which any site work is initiated by you or on your behalf at the location approved for the Restaurant. Site work includes, without limitation, paving of parking areas, installing outdoor lighting and sidewalks, extending utilities, demising of interior walls and demolishing of any existing premises. During the time of construction or remodeling, you shall provide us with such periodic reports regarding the progress of the construction or remodeling as may be reasonably requested by us. In addition, we may make such on-site inspections as we may deem reasonably necessary to evaluate such progress. You shall notify us of the scheduled date for completion of construction or remodeling no later than thirty (30) days prior to such date. Within a reasonable time after the date of completion of construction or remodeling, we may, at our option, conduct an inspection of the completed Restaurant.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 63–253)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 Crave Franchise Disclosure Document, Crave provides assistance with site selection by reviewing the franchisee's site selection for conformity to their standards and criteria for site selection and acquisition upon receipt of a written request for approval.
Crave may also make on-site inspections as they deem reasonably necessary to evaluate the progress of the construction or remodeling of the restaurant. The franchisee must notify Crave of the scheduled date for completion of construction or remodeling no later than thirty (30) days prior to such date.
Within a reasonable time after the date of completion of construction or remodeling, Crave may conduct an inspection of the completed Restaurant. However, the FDD does not specify the duration of the on-site opening assistance provided by Crave.