Will Desi District Franchise Group review and advise franchisees regarding potential locations submitted by the franchisee for a Desi District franchise?
Desi_District Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
(a) Selecting Location. Desi District Franchise Group shall provide its criteria for Desi District locations to Franchisee. Desi District Franchise Group will review and advise Franchisee regarding potential locations submitted by Franchisee.
(iii) Desi District Franchise Group's advice regarding or acceptance of a site is not a representation or warranty that the Business will be successful, and Desi District Franchise Group has no liability to Franchisee with respect to the location of the Business.
6.1 Determining Location and Territory. If the Location and Territory are not stated on the Summary Page:
(i) Franchisee shall find a potential Location within the Development Area described on the Summary Page.
Franchisee shall submit its proposed Location to Desi District Franchise Group for acceptance, with all related information Desi District Franchise Group may request.
If Desi District Franchise Group does not accept the proposed Location in writing within 30 days, then it is deemed rejected.
- (ii) When Desi District Franchise Group accepts the Location, it will issue a Location Acceptance Letter in the form of Attachment 2 which states the Location and Territory.
Desi District Franchise Group shall determine the Territory in its good faith discretion, substantially in accordance with Item 12 of the Franchise Disclosure Document.
If Desi District Franchise Group fails to state the Territory in writing within 60 days after Franchisee opens the Business to the public, the Territory will be deemed to be the zip code which includes the location of the franchised business and the immediately surrounding zip codes which together comprise a total of 100,000 population from the location of the franchised business.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 52)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Desi District's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Desi District Franchise Group will review and advise franchisees regarding potential locations that the franchisee submits. Desi District Franchise Group will also provide its criteria for Desi District locations to the franchisee. However, the franchisor's advice or acceptance of a site does not represent or warrant the success of the business, and Desi District Franchise Group has no liability to the franchisee regarding the business's location.
If the location and territory are not stated on the Summary Page, the franchisee must find a potential location within the Development Area described on the Summary Page and submit the proposed location to Desi District Franchise Group for acceptance, along with all related information that Desi District Franchise Group may request. If Desi District Franchise Group does not accept the proposed location in writing within 30 days, it is considered rejected.
When Desi District Franchise Group accepts the location, it will issue a Location Acceptance Letter, which states the location and territory. Desi District Franchise Group will determine the territory in its good faith discretion, substantially in accordance with Item 12 of the Franchise Disclosure Document. If Desi District Franchise Group fails to state the territory in writing within 60 days after the franchisee opens the business to the public, the territory will be deemed to be the zip code that includes the location of the franchised business and the immediately surrounding zip codes, which together comprise a total of 100,000 population from the location of the franchised business.