Does Crave Cookies select the site for my franchise?
Crave_Cookies Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Except as listed below, we are not required to provide you with any assistance.
Our Pre-Opening Obligations
Before you open your business:
- A. Your site. We will review and advise you regarding potential locations that you submit to us. (Section 5.4). If you sign a Multi-Unit Development Agreement, we will approve the location of future sites and territories for those sites, and our then-current standards for sites and territories will apply. We are not obligated to further assist you in locating a site or negotiating the purchase or lease of the site.
- (i) We generally do not own your premises.
- (ii) If your site is not already known and approved by us when you sign your franchise agreement, then we and you will specify in your franchise agreement the area in which you must select a site (Franchise Agreement, Summary Page). We do not select your site. Your site is subject to our approval. To obtain our approval, you must provide all information and documents about the site that we require. If your selected site is different from the site listed in your franchise agreement, you will be required to sign an addendum to your franchise agreement which lists the actual location.
- (iii) The factors we consider in approving sites are general location and neighborhood, competition, trade area demographics, traffic patterns, parking, size, physical characteristics of existing buildings, and lease terms.
- (iv) The time limit for us to approve or disapprove your proposed site is 30 days after you submit all of our required documents and information. (Section 6.1). If we and you cannot agree on a site, you will be unable to comply with your obligation to develop and open the franchise by the deadline stated in the franchise agreement. Unless we agree to extend the deadline, you will be in default and we may terminate your franchise agreement.
- (v) We are not obligated to assist you in conforming the premises of your site to local ordinances and building codes and obtaining any required permits. This will be your responsibility.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 22–29)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Crave Cookies's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for selecting the site for their franchise. However, Crave Cookies will review and advise the franchisee regarding potential locations that are submitted to them. If the franchisee signs a Multi-Unit Development Agreement, Crave Cookies will approve the location of future sites and territories for those sites, applying their then-current standards.
The FDD specifies that Crave Cookies is not obligated to further assist in locating a site or negotiating the purchase or lease of the site. The document also states that Crave Cookies generally does not own the premises. The area in which the franchisee must select a site will be specified in the franchise agreement if the site is not already known and approved. If the selected site differs from the one listed in the franchise agreement, an addendum will be required.
Crave Cookies considers factors such as general location, neighborhood, competition, trade area demographics, traffic patterns, parking, size, physical characteristics of existing buildings, and lease terms when approving sites. The franchisor has 30 days to approve or disapprove a proposed site after receiving all required documents and information. Failure to agree on a site can result in a default of the franchise agreement unless an extension is agreed upon. The franchisee is responsible for conforming the premises to local ordinances and building codes and obtaining necessary permits.