What conditions might Marble Slab Creamery impose when granting consent for a restaurant relocation?
Marble_Slab_Creamery Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Relocation
You may not relocate your Restaurant without our prior written consent, which may be granted or withheld in our discretion and may be subject to such conditions including (i) the new location for your Restaurant premises being satisfactory to us, (ii) your lease, if any, for the new location complies with our then-current requirements, (iii) you comply with our then-current requirements for constructing and furnishing the new location, (iv) the new location will not, as determined in our sole discretion, materially and adversely affect any other Marble Slab Creamery restaurant, (v) the relocated Restaurant must be open and operating within 120 days from the closure of the original restaurant, (vi) you have fully performed and complied with each provision of the franchise agreement within the last three years prior to, and as of, the date we consent to such relocation (the "Relocation Request Date"), (vii) no event of default, or event which with the giving of notice and/or passage of time would constitute an event of default, exists as of the Relocation Request Date, and (viii) you pay us a relocation fee of $2,000. We reserve the right to terminate the franchise agreement if you fail to meet any of the requirements for the relocation, including the failure to reopen the relocated Restaurant within 120 days of t
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 62–68)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Marble Slab Creamery's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, relocating a restaurant requires the franchisor's prior written consent, which Marble Slab Creamery may grant or withhold at their discretion. This consent is subject to several conditions.
First, Marble Slab Creamery must find the new location satisfactory. The lease for the new location, if applicable, must comply with Marble Slab Creamery's current requirements. The franchisee must also meet Marble Slab Creamery's current standards for constructing and furnishing the new location. Marble Slab Creamery will assess whether the new location could negatively impact other Marble Slab Creamery restaurants. The relocated restaurant must be operational within 120 days of the original restaurant's closure.
Additionally, the franchisee must have fully complied with all franchise agreement provisions for the three years leading up to the relocation request date, and no default events can be in effect at the time of the request. Finally, the franchisee must pay a relocation fee of $2,000. Failure to meet any of these relocation requirements, including reopening within 120 days, gives Marble Slab Creamery the right to terminate the franchise agreement, even if relocation approval was initially granted.