What site criteria does Dog Haus provide to franchisees for selecting a Franchised Restaurant location?
Dog_Haus Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If you do not already have a location when you sign your Franchise Agreement, you must purchase or lease a site for your Franchised Restaurant promptly after you sign your Franchise Agreement. You must submit all demographic and other information regarding the proposed site and neighboring areas that we may require. If you will be operating a Fast Casual Restaurant or Biergarten, you must submit your proposed lease to us for approval to allow us at least 15 days to confirm that the required provisions in Section 5.2 of the Franchise Agreement have been included in the lease, and/or that you and your landlord have executed an Option to Obtain Lease Assignment in the form we specify. (Franchise Agreement, Section 5.2). You must provide us with a fully signed copy of your lease within 180 days of signing your Franchise Agreement. Our acceptance of your lease is based solely on our own interests. If we accept the proposed site, we will notify you of our preliminary acceptance of the site within about 30 days (or 15 days after you provide any supplemental information we request). Your lease must not (i) obligate us in any manner, or (ii) contain any provision inconsistent with your Franchise Agreement. In addition, you and your Landlord must enter into our Option to Obtain Lease Assignment and/or your lease must provide for the following: (i) the Lease may not be amended, assigned or sublet without our prior written consent; (ii) we have the right (but not the obligation) to succeed to your rights under the Lease if you fail to exercise any option to renew, and/or extend the term of the Lease; (iii) if you default under the Lease, the Landlord must notify us in writing at least 15 days prior to the termination or non-renewal of the Lease; (iv) we have an option to assume the Lease upon the termination or expiration of the Lease for any reason by giving written notice of the election to you and the Landlord; (v) you have the unrestricted right, without the Landlord's consent, to assign or sublet the Franchised Location to us, or any franchisee or licensee approved by us; and (vi) we have the right to enter the Franchised Location to remove all of the Dog Haus Marks from the Franchised Location and modify the décor of the Franchised
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, franchisees must either purchase or lease a site for their Franchised Restaurant promptly after signing the Franchise Agreement. Franchisees are required to submit all demographic and other information regarding the proposed site and neighboring areas as required by Dog Haus. If operating a Fast Casual Restaurant or Biergarten, the proposed lease must be submitted for approval at least 15 days before signing, to ensure that the lease includes provisions outlined in Section 5.2 of the Franchise Agreement, and/or that an Option to Obtain Lease Assignment is executed in the specified form. A fully signed copy of the lease must be provided within 180 days of signing the Franchise Agreement.
Dog Haus's acceptance of the lease is based solely on their own interests. If the proposed site is accepted, Dog Haus will notify the franchisee of preliminary acceptance within approximately 30 days, or 15 days after receiving any requested supplemental information. The lease must not obligate Dog Haus in any manner or contain provisions inconsistent with the Franchise Agreement.
Furthermore, the franchisee and landlord must enter into Dog Haus's Option to Obtain Lease Assignment, and the lease must include specific provisions. These provisions include that the lease cannot be amended, assigned, or sublet without Dog Haus's prior written consent. Dog Haus retains the right, but not the obligation, to succeed to the franchisee's rights under the lease if the franchisee fails to exercise any option to renew or extend the lease term. The landlord must notify Dog Haus in writing at least 15 days before the termination or non-renewal of the lease if the franchisee defaults. Dog Haus has an option to assume the lease upon termination or expiration for any reason, and the franchisee has the unrestricted right to assign or sublet the Franchised Location to Dog Haus or any approved franchisee or licensee without the landlord's consent. Finally, Dog Haus has the right to enter the Franchised Location to remove all Dog Haus Marks and modify the décor if the franchisee fails to do so.