What factors does Dog Haus consider when accepting Franchised Restaurant locations?
Dog_Haus Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We will provide you with our site criteria that include the factors we consider in accepting Franchised Restaurant locations, such as general location and neighborhood, traffic patterns, parking, size, physical characteristics of existing buildings and lease terms. Upon locating a proposed site, you must submit in writing certain information we request in the form we prescribe. (Franchise Agreement, Section 5.1). You are solely responsible for selection of the proposed site of your Franchised Restaurant, which will be subject to our review and acceptance. After you sign your Franchise Agreement, you must identify one or more sites that meet our then current standards and specifications and submit the site to us for approval. We will notify you in writing whether the site is accepted or rejected within about 30 days after we receive all of the information we require to evaluate the site If you are purchasing the site for your Franchised Restaurant, you must submit the purchase contract to us for acceptance at least 15 days before you sign it and provide us with a fully signed copy within 15 days of the closing of the purchase transaction.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, MARKETING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 38–53)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Dog Haus's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company provides site criteria that include factors they consider when accepting franchise restaurant locations. These factors include the general location and neighborhood, traffic patterns, parking availability, size of the location, physical characteristics of existing buildings, and lease terms.
Prospective franchisees are primarily responsible for selecting a proposed site for their Dog Haus restaurant. However, this selection is subject to review and acceptance by Dog Haus. Franchisees must identify one or more sites that meet Dog Haus's current standards and specifications and submit the site to them for approval after signing the Franchise Agreement.
Dog Haus will then notify the franchisee in writing whether the site is accepted or rejected, typically within about 30 days after receiving all the necessary information to evaluate the site. If a franchisee is purchasing the site, the purchase contract must be submitted to Dog Haus for acceptance at least 15 days before signing, and a fully signed copy must be provided within 15 days of the closing of the purchase transaction.