What information must a Fat Shack franchisee submit for site approval?
Fat_Shack Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We base our approval of any proposed site on information you submit in a form sufficient to assess the location (Section 9.1.a, Franchise Agreement).
Location. We consider the following factors when we approve or disapprove your proposed Restaurant Location: the nature and location of other competitive FAT SHACK Restaurants and potential customers, population density, location to college campuses, traffic patterns and other factors we deem relevant on a case by case basis. There is no contractual limit on the time it takes us to approve or disapprove your proposed site and lease. Once we have all of the necessary documentation for review, we typically take 30 days to approve or disapprove your proposed Restaurant Location and lease.
We usually submit our initial lease review comments to you, or if we agree, to your landlord, within one to two weeks after receiving your lease but the entire lease negotiation process typically takes anywhere from two weeks to two months depending on the landlord's responsiveness.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 28–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Fat Shack FDD, a prospective franchisee must submit information in a form sufficient to assess the location for site approval. Fat Shack bases its approval of any proposed site on this submitted information.
When Fat Shack reviews a proposed Restaurant Location, they consider factors such as the nature and location of other competitive Fat Shack Restaurants and potential customers, population density, location to college campuses, and traffic patterns. Fat Shack also considers other factors they deem relevant on a case-by-case basis.
Fat Shack does not provide a contractual limit on the time it takes to approve or disapprove a proposed site and lease. However, once Fat Shack has all the necessary documentation for review, it typically takes 30 days to approve or disapprove a proposed Restaurant Location and lease. Fat Shack usually submits initial lease review comments within one to two weeks after receiving the lease, but the entire lease negotiation process typically takes anywhere from two weeks to two months, depending on the landlord's responsiveness.