What is the Area Developer's responsibility regarding identifying and obtaining locations for Dog Haus Restaurants?
Dog_Haus Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 5.2 Franchised Locations. Area Developer shall, at all times during the Term, exert Area Developer's best efforts to diligently identify proposed sites for the Dog Haus Restaurants. When Area Developer identifies a proposed site for a Dog Haus Restaurant, Area Developer shall submit to Franchisor all demographic and other information regarding the proposed site and neighboring areas that Franchisor shall require, in the form prescribed by Franchisor, and shall request Franchisor to consider and approve the site. If Franchisor accepts a proposed site, Franchisor shall notify Area Developer of its acceptance of the Franchised Location. Area Developer acknowledges and agrees that it is Area Developer's sole responsibility to identify and obtain each Franchised Location for the Dog Haus Restaurants to be developed under this Agreement. Area Developer further acknowledges and agrees that it is Area Developer's sole responsibility to review and approve each Lease or purchase agreement for each Dog Haus Restaurant to be developed under this Agreement. Each Lease shall comply with the requirements set forth in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 of Franchisor's current Franchise Agreement. Following Franchisor's approval of a Franchised Location, Area Developer shall execute Franchisor's Then-Current Franchise Agreement for the Dog Haus Restaurant to be located at a Franchised Location and return it to Franchisor within thirty (30) days after receipt of the execution copies of the Then-Current Franchise Agreement together with the applicable Initial Franchise Fee. If Area Developer has executed and returned the signed Then-Current Franchise Agreement and paid Franchisor the Initial Franchise Fee, Franchisor shall execute the Franchise Agreement and return one (1) fully executed copy of the Franchise Agreement to Area Developer.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 87–328)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Dog Haus's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Area Developer is primarily responsible for identifying and securing locations for Dog Haus restaurants within their designated area. The Area Developer must exert their best efforts to find suitable sites throughout the term of the agreement.
Specifically, the Area Developer is required to submit demographic and other relevant information about proposed sites to Dog Haus for approval. This information must be presented in the format prescribed by Dog Haus. While the Area Developer is responsible for identifying potential locations, Dog Haus retains the right to approve or reject these sites.
The document emphasizes that it is the Area Developer's sole responsibility to both identify and obtain the locations for the Dog Haus restaurants they plan to develop. This includes reviewing and approving all lease or purchase agreements, ensuring that these agreements comply with the requirements outlined in Dog Haus's current Franchise Agreement. After Dog Haus approves a location, the Area Developer must execute the current Franchise Agreement for that specific location and return it to Dog Haus within 30 days, along with the initial franchise fee.