Does Crepe De Licious require on-site evaluation for each Franchised Restaurant?
Crepe_De_Licious Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Pre-opening Obligations
Before you open your Crepe de licious Franchise, we (or our designee(s)) will provide the following assistance and services to you:
- 1 Provide site selection guidelines and criteria, and provide site selection assistance to determine an acceptable location for your Crepe de licious Franchise (See Franchise Agreement – Section 7.01).
- 2 Review your lease agreement for the Restaurant or Kiosk to ensure that its terms contain our required provisions and otherwise meets our minimum standards (See Franchise Agreement – Section 7.02).
- 3 Review and authorize a final lease for your Restaurant or Kiosk (See Franchise Agreement – Section 4.02).
- 4 Provide restaurant design preparation services and specifications for furniture, fixtures, equipment, inventory, and supplies required to operate your Crepe de licious Business. You must submit final construction plans and specifications to us for our approval before you begin construction at the premises, and must construct your Restaurant, Kiosk, or Food Truck in accordance with those approved plans and specifications (See Franchise Agreement – Sections 7.03, 7.05 and 7.06).
- 5 Counsel you on necessary pre-opening procedures and assist you with inventory ordering of products, equipment, and supplies through our affiliate or other suppliers, as applicable, which are necessary for commencement of operations (See Franchise Agreement – Sections 7.05, 7.06, 7.07 and 7.10).
- 6 Loan to you, or make available to you on our website, one copy of the Operations Manual. The Operations Manual contains approximately 197 pages. The table of contents for the Operations Manual is attached to this Franchise Disclosure Document as Exhibit F (See Franchise Agreement - Section 7.04).
- 7 Provide a list of our approved items, services, and suppliers, and consultation on required purchases as we deem necessary and appropriate (See Franchise Agreement – Sections 7.05 – 7.07).
- 8 Provide assistance with your grand opening marketing programs (See Franchise Agreement Section 5.13(b) and Section 7.10).
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 29–40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Crepe De Licious's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company provides site selection assistance to help franchisees determine an acceptable location. Crepe De Licious offers site selection guidelines and criteria. The franchisee must submit required documents for each proposed site under the Area Development Agreement, and Crepe De Licious will approve or disapprove the location at their sole discretion.
Crepe De Licious will review the lease agreement to ensure it meets their minimum standards and contains required provisions. Factors considered for site approval include location, neighborhood, traffic patterns, visibility, parking facilities, size, lease, and zoning. However, the FDD states that the franchisee has the ultimate responsibility in choosing, obtaining, and developing the site.
Before opening a Crepe De Licious franchise, the franchisor provides restaurant design preparation services and specifications for furniture, fixtures, equipment, inventory, and supplies. The franchisee must submit final construction plans for approval before starting construction and must build according to the approved plans. Crepe De Licious also provides pre-opening counseling and assistance with ordering products, equipment, and supplies through their affiliate or other suppliers.
Additionally, Crepe De Licious provides three to five days of on-site training at no charge before the business opens. Franchisees must also complete a training program with the POS system provider and Ecolab, the cleaning product supplier, before opening. The POS and Ecolab training may be on-site or online, and as of the issuance date, there is no charge for these trainings.