What development materials must a prospective Lees Famous Recipe franchisee submit for location approval?
Lees_Famous_Recipe Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must locate a site for your Restaurant that we approve (the "Authorized Location"), and you may not sign a lease or enter into a purchase agreement to acquire any land or building for the Authorized Location until we have given our approval in writing. As part of the approval process, you must submit to us certain development materials for the proposed Authorized Location, including a written description of your proposed Authorized Location together with evidence satisfactory to us that confirms your favorable prospects for obtaining the proposed location. We approve locations on a case-by-case basis, considering items such as size, appearance, and other physical characteristics of the site, demographic characteristics, traffic patterns, competition from other businesses in the area and other commercial characteristics, such as purchase price and financing if you are acquiring the land and buildings and rental obligations and other lease terms (including those that we require be in the lease) if you lease the premises for your Restaurant. We
will give you written notice of our approval or rejection of the proposed location within 30 days after receiving all required materials from you.
Prior to executing the lease for the Restaurant (if you are leasing the Restaurant premises), you must submit to us a copy of the lease for examination and approval. We will review the lease to ensure that it contains the terms that we require in all leases. We will give you written notice of our approval or rejection of the proposed lease within 30 days after receiving all required materials from you. You and your landlord must also execute a lease addendum in the form that we prescribe (see Exhibit C of the Franchise Agreement).
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 26–33)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Lees Famous Recipe's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a prospective franchisee must submit certain development materials for the proposed authorized location as part of the location approval process. These materials include a written description of the proposed authorized location, along with evidence that confirms the franchisee's favorable prospects for obtaining the location.
Lees Famous Recipe approves locations on a case-by-case basis, considering factors such as the site's size, appearance, physical characteristics, demographic characteristics, traffic patterns, competition from other businesses, and other commercial characteristics. These commercial characteristics include the purchase price and financing if the franchisee is acquiring the land and buildings, as well as rental obligations and other lease terms, including those that Lees Famous Recipe requires to be in the lease, if the franchisee is leasing the premises for their restaurant.
Prospective franchisees must submit a copy of the lease for examination and approval before executing it if they are leasing the restaurant premises. Lees Famous Recipe will review the lease to ensure it contains the terms they require in all leases. The franchisee and their landlord must also execute a lease addendum in the form that Lees Famous Recipe prescribes. Lees Famous Recipe will provide written notice of approval or rejection of the proposed location and lease within 30 days after receiving all required materials.