Does Crisp & Green have to approve the site for my Franchised Restaurant?
Crisp_Green Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
Before you open your Franchised Restaurant, we will:
- (2) Review and make a decision regarding approval of sites for your Franchised Restaurant. (Franchise Agreement Sections 3.02 and 14.02).
You must submit all site surveys, construction and remodeling plans, and specifications to us for our approval before beginning build-out for the Franchised Restaurant and all revised or "as built" plans and specifications during construction and development.
We will evaluate each proposed site based on the market area, population density and other demographic characteristics, visibility, traffic flow, competition, accessibility, parking, size, and other physical and commercial characteristics. In general, we believe that ideal sites for Restaurants are between 2,000 – 2,500 square feet, are located in an upscale urban or suburban multi-tenant development, are located on a building end-cap, have a patio, and have plentiful free parking spaces. However, we evaluate sites on a case by case basis and sites that are suitable for Restaurants may not necessarily have all of these characteristics.
If we cannot agree on a proposed site, we may elect to terminate that Franchise Agreement and retain the entire initial franchise fee.
Under the Franchise Agreement and Area Development Agreement, our approval of a site indicates only that we believe the site meets our then-applicable criteria. Applying criteria that have appeared to be effective with other sites does not guarantee that each approved site will be successful due to demographic or other factors of each particular site. We are not responsible if a site that we approve for your Franchised Restaurant fails to meet your expectations.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 33–44)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Crisp & Green's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Crisp & Green must approve the site for your Franchised Restaurant. Before a franchisee opens a Franchised Restaurant, Crisp & Green will review and make a decision regarding approval of sites. The franchisee must submit all site surveys, construction and remodeling plans, and specifications to Crisp & Green for approval before beginning build-out for the Franchised Restaurant, including any revised plans during construction.
Crisp & Green will evaluate each proposed site based on the market area, population density and other demographic characteristics, visibility, traffic flow, competition, accessibility, parking, size, and other physical and commercial characteristics. Crisp & Green states that ideal sites are between 2,000 and 2,500 square feet, located in an upscale urban or suburban multi-tenant development, located on a building end-cap, have a patio, and have plentiful free parking spaces. However, Crisp & Green evaluates sites on a case by case basis and sites that are suitable for Restaurants may not necessarily have all of these characteristics.
If Crisp & Green and the franchisee cannot agree on a proposed site, Crisp & Green may elect to terminate that Franchise Agreement and retain the entire initial franchise fee. Even if Crisp & Green approves a site, it does not guarantee the success of the location. Crisp & Green is not responsible if a site that they approve for your Franchised Restaurant fails to meet your expectations.