What site design assistance does Dog Haus provide to franchisees?
Dog_Haus Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ion 5.5**).
If you execute the Franchise Agreement and the Remote Kitchen Addendum to Franchise Agreement, your Remote Kitchen must be operated from an Approved Supplier's Facility. (Remote Kitchen Addendum to Franchise Agreement, Section 2.2).
When you sign each Franchise Agreement under an Area Development Agreement, you must locate sites for your Dog Haus Restaurants. We must approve the site and our then-current standards for Dog Haus Restaurant sites will apply. After you have located a site, you must submit it to us for our review and request us to consider and approve the site. Following receipt of our acceptance of a site, you must negotiate a lease or purchase agreement for the site and submit a copy to us. (Area Development Agreement, Section 5.2). We will then give you execution copies of our then-current Franchise Agreement for the proposed location. You must return the signed Franchise Agreement to us within 30 days after you receive the execution copies of the Franchise Agreement. (Area Development Agreement, Section 5.2). You may not enter into any Lease for a site unless and until we have approved the site and the Lease in writing. (Area Development Agreement, Section 5.2).
You may not open your Franchised Restaurant at the Franchised Location for business until you have received our written authorization, which may be subject to our satisfactory inspection of the Franchised Restaurant at the Franchised Location. (Franchise Agreement, Section 5.4).
POS System; Tech Stack; Sound System
You must purchase, use and maintain a computerized point of sale cash collection system, including a POS System network router and software (the "POS System"). You must also purchase, use and maintain a computer system, consisting of terminals and affiliate software to accept online orders through our website and mobile applications, described below, printers, including all related hardware and software, cameras and a DVR, televisions, and a sound system, each as specified in the Manuals or otherwise by us in writing (collectively, the "Tech Stack").
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 locate sites for their Dog Haus restaurants when signing a Franchise Agreement under an Area Development Agreement. The franchisor must approve the site, and their current standards for Dog Haus Restaurant sites will apply.
After locating a site, the franchisee must submit it to Dog Haus for review and approval. Following acceptance of the site, the franchisee negotiates a lease or purchase agreement and submits a copy to Dog Haus. The franchisee cannot enter into any lease until Dog Haus has approved the site and the lease in writing.
If a franchisee requests consent to modify lease provisions, they must reimburse Dog Haus for reasonable attorney's fees incurred to review, revise, or negotiate changes. If purchasing the franchised location, the franchisee must submit the purchase contract for approval at least 15 days before signing and provide a fully signed copy within 15 days of closing. Franchisees cannot relocate their restaurant without prior written consent from Dog Haus.