What is the length of each extension period for selecting a location and signing a lease for a Fat Shack restaurant?
Fat_Shack Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must select your Restaurant Location and sign a lease or otherwise acquire the right to use the location within 270 days of signing the Franchise Agreement. We will extend this deadline for up to three successive 90-day periods if (i) factors beyond your reasonable control prevent you from meeting the applicable deadline, (ii) you have made reasonable and continuing efforts to obtain and submit for approval an acceptable site and lease, (iii) you deliver a written request to extend the time to sign a lease at least five days prior to the applicable deadline, and (iv) for any extensions past the first 90-day extension, at the time you deliver the written request to us, you pay us the Site Acquisition Extension Fee for each additional 90-day extension period. You do not have any right to extend these deadlines if you are otherwise in default of the Franchise Agreement or any other agreement with us.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 28–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Fat Shack's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee has 270 days from signing the Franchise Agreement to select a restaurant location and secure the lease. However, Fat Shack may grant up to three successive 90-day extensions to this deadline.
To qualify for an extension, the franchisee must meet specific conditions. These include demonstrating that factors beyond their control hindered meeting the initial deadline, proving they made consistent efforts to find and submit an acceptable site and lease for approval, and submitting a written request for an extension at least five days before the deadline.
For any extension beyond the first 90-day period, the franchisee must also pay a Site Acquisition Extension Fee at the time of submitting the written request for the additional extension period. It is important to note that a franchisee in default of the Franchise Agreement or any other agreement with Fat Shack is not eligible for these extensions.