What items in the Crave Cookies FDD provide more information regarding pre-opening purchases/leases?
Crave_Cookies Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 11: FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING]
for optimal franchise performance. The franchisee is solely responsible for all staffing decisions and their associated outcomes. Crave Cookies Franchising shall provide a training manual (Section 5.3). All hiring decisions and conditions of employment are your sole responsibility.
- D. Necessary equipment, signs, fixtures, opening inventory, and supplies. We will provide you a list of our specifications and approved suppliers for equipment, signs, fixtures, opening inventory, and supplies necessary to open your business. (Section 5.4) We do not provide these items directly; we only provide the names of approved suppliers. We do not deliver or install these items. You are required to place a sign in a location visible to all of your employees which states, "Employees of the (location) Crave Cookies are employees of (name of your business entity)." [Item 22: CONTRACTS]
5.4 Pre-Opening Assistance.
(a) Selecting Location. Crave Cookies Franchising shall provide its criteria for Crave Cookies locations to Franchisee. Crave Cookies Franchising will review and advise Franchisee regarding potential locations submitted by Franchisee.
- (b) Pre-Opening Plans, Specifications, and Vendors. Within a reasonable period of time after the Effective Date, Crave Cookies Franchising shall provide Franchisee with (i) Crave Cookies Franchising's sample set of standard building plans and specifications and/or standard recommended floor plans; (ii) the applicable System Standards, (iii) other specifications as Crave Cookies Franchising deems appropriate (which may include specifications regarding inventory, supplies, materials, and other matters), and (iv) Crave Cookies Franchising's lists of Approved Vendors and/or Required Vendors.
- 6.2 Lease. In connection with any lease between Franchisee and the landlord of the Location: (i) if requested by Crave Cookies Franchising, Franchisee must submit the proposed lease to Crave Cookies Franchising for written approval, (ii) the term of the lease (including renewal terms) must be for a period of not less than the term of this Agreement, and (iii) Franchisee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the landlord's signature to a rider to the lease in the form required by Crave Cookies Franchising.
Source: Item 9 — FRANCHISEE'S OBLIGATIONS (FDD pages 20–21)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Crave Cookies' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Item 11 and Item 22 provide information regarding pre-opening purchases and leases. Specifically, Section 5.4 of Item 22 discusses pre-opening assistance, including providing standard building plans and specifications, system standards, and lists of approved vendors.
Item 11 mentions that Crave Cookies will provide a list of specifications and approved suppliers for necessary equipment, signs, fixtures, opening inventory, and supplies. However, Crave Cookies does not provide these items directly, nor do they deliver or install them. The franchisee is responsible for purchasing or leasing these items from approved suppliers.
Additionally, Section 6.2 of Item 22 discusses leases, stating that if requested by Crave Cookies Franchising, the franchisee must submit the proposed lease for written approval. The lease term must be no less than the term of the Franchise Agreement, and the franchisee must use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the landlord's signature to a rider to the lease in the form required by Crave Cookies Franchising. This indicates that franchisees have some flexibility in selecting their location, but Crave Cookies retains approval rights over the lease terms and conditions.