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What agreement does a franchisee sign to operate a single Marble Slab Creamery restaurant?

Marble_Slab_Creamery Franchise · 2025 FDD

Answer from 2025 FDD Document

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  • (a) Single Restaurant Program. If we approve your application to become a franchisee, you will sign a Franchise Agreement (Exhibit A) to operate a single Restaurant under our trademarks and in accordance with our system during the term of your Franchise Agreement. If you are purchasing an existing Restaurant, you will sign a Franchise Agreement.
  • (b) Multi-Unit Restaurant Program. Under this program, we assign a defined area (the "Development Area") within which you must develop and operate a specified number of Marble Slab Creamery Restaurants, within a specified period of time. The development area may be one city, one or more counties, or some other defined area, and may be non-exclusive or may be granted certain territorial protection. You will sign a Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreement (Exhibit E), which will describe your development area, your development schedule and obligations, and your territorial protection, if applicable. For each Restaurant you open pursuant to the Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreement, promptly after our acceptance of the location for the Restaurant, you will sign a separate Franchise Agreement on our then-current form, which may contain materially different terms from

the form attached to this Franchise Disclosure Document, and pay our then-current initial franchise fee. On occasion, in order to resolve a dispute with a franchisee whose Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreement or Franchise Agreement was terminated for failing to meet its development obligation, we may in our discretion offer the franchisee the right to enter into a new Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreement. The new Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreement will permit the franchisee to open Restaurants, but may or may not be exclusive and may or may not require the franchisee to open a particular number of Restaurants, or specify particular development periods or require a development fee.

Satellites

You may purchase the right to offer approved products from one or more Satellites that you operate within the same shopping center or venue as your Restaurant. If we grant you the right to operate a Satellite in addition to your Restaurant, you must sign our Satellite Addendum ("Satellite Addendum") to the Franchise Agreement for the Restaurant. A copy of the Satellite Addendum is attached to the Franchise Agreement.

Management Agreement

Under either the Single Restaurant Program or the Multi-Restaurant Program, you may also enter into a Management Agreement with us or our affiliate, if we agree (or our affiliate agrees) to do so. If we or our affiliate do sign a Management Agreement with you, we will provide you with additional advice regarding the operation and management of your Restaurant. The precise level of advice and service, and, if agreed upon, our obligation to manage your Restaurant and supervise your management and supervisory personnel and other employees will be identified in the Management Agreement. Except to the limited extent provided in the Management Agreement, if at all, neither we nor our affiliate perform other services, such as accounting, human resources, and record-keeping, and you will continue to be responsible for these.

Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 10–16)

What This Means (2025 FDD)

According to the 2025 Marble Slab Creamery Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee will sign a Franchise Agreement to operate a single restaurant. This agreement allows the franchisee to operate under Marble Slab Creamery's trademarks and system for the duration of the agreement. If the franchisee is purchasing an existing restaurant, they will still sign a Franchise Agreement.

Marble Slab Creamery also offers a Multi-Unit Restaurant Program. Under this program, franchisees sign a Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreement, which outlines a development area and the number of Marble Slab Creamery restaurants the franchisee must develop within a specific timeframe. For each restaurant opened under the Multi-Unit Restaurant Agreement, the franchisee will sign a separate Franchise Agreement.

Additionally, if a franchisee is granted the right to operate a Satellite location in addition to their restaurant, they must sign a Satellite Addendum to the Franchise Agreement for the restaurant. Marble Slab Creamery may also offer the right to operate a Great American Cookies-Marble Slab Creamery co-brand restaurant, in which case the franchisee will sign a franchise agreement with GAC and a Marble Slab Creamery Franchise Agreement and Co-brand Addendum.

Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document and is provided for research purposes only. It does not constitute legal or financial advice. Consult with a franchise attorney before making any investment decisions.