If legal action is brought against Dog Haus, where must the venue be?
Dog_Haus Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
shall own at least ten percent (10%) of the Equity of Area Developer.
"Term" means the five (5) year period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the Expiration Date.
"Then-Current" means the form of agreement then-currently provided by Franchisor to similarly situated prospective Dog Haus area developers and franchisees which may contain terms and conditions that are materially different from this Agreement, or if not then being so provided, then a form of agreement selected by Franchisor in its discretion which previously has been delivered to and executed by a Dog Haus area developer or a franchisee; (ii) the fees then-currently charged by Franchisor or its Affiliates; (iii) the then-current qualifications or financial conditions required by Franchisor for Dog Haus area developers or franchisees; or (iv) then-current appearance, design standards and equipment specifications applicable to Dog Haus Restaurants.
"Transfer Fee" means the $17,500 fee that Area Developer must pay Franchisor as a condition precedent to an Assignment of this Agreement.
"Venue" means any site other than a Non-Traditional Venue.
2. EXCLUSIVE LICENSE
- 2.1 Grant and Minimum Development Obligation. Franchisor hereby grants Area Developer, and Area Developer hereby accepts the right and obligation to use the Dog Haus Marks and the Dog Haus System to develop, open and operate the cumulative number of Dog Haus Restaurants set forth in Exhibit A in the Development Area during the Term. Except as provided in Section 2.6, Area Developer may not develop, open or operate more Dog Haus Restaurants than the number of Dog Haus Restaurants set forth on Exhibit A during the Term. Area Developer shall not subcontract, sublicense, share, divide or partition this Agreement or enter into any agreement with any third party providing for the right to develop, open or operate Dog Haus Restaurants or to use the Dog Haus Marks or the Dog Haus System and nothing in this Agreement will be construed as granting Area Developer the right to do so.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 87–328)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Dog Haus Franchise Disclosure Document, the term "Venue" is defined as any site other than a Non-Traditional Venue.
The FDD also defines "Non-Traditional Venues" as atypical sites, such as those within captive market sites, another primary business, or in conjunction with other businesses or at institutional settings including office buildings and business complexes, arenas, stadiums and entertainment venues, health clubs and recreational facilities, beaches, parks, prisons, airports, train and bus stations, travel plazas, toll road facilities and other transportation terminals and related facilities, educational, medical, governmental and other types of institutional facilities, restaurant-in retail locations or restaurant-in-store (for example, a cafe within a grocery store), trucks, cafeterias, casinos, food delivery fulfilment centers, food courts operated by a master concessionaire and any site for which the lessor, owner or operator limits the operation of its beverages and/or food service facilities to a master concessionaire or contract food service provider.
Therefore, if legal action is brought against Dog Haus, the venue must be any site that does not fall under the definition of "Non-Traditional Venues".