How often must a Noodles & Company franchisee have food safety audits conducted at their restaurant?
Noodles_Company Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
To further ensure quality and safety standards, you shall also participate in our then-current food safety audit program and have food safety audits conducted at your Noodles & Company Restaurants at least once every six months at your sole cost. In the event the results of any such audit are not satisfactory to Noodles & Company, as determined it our sole discretion, you may be required, at your own cost, to have your Restaurant re-audited upon notice by us. You shall, at our request, participate in an alcoholic beverage server training program approved by Noodles & Company in its sole discretion. Failure to meet these obligations in a timely manner is a material breach of this Agreement and a material default hereunder.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 99–350)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Noodles & Company's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must participate in the brand's food safety audit program and have audits conducted at their restaurants at least once every six months. The franchisee bears the cost of these audits.
If a Noodles & Company restaurant receives an unsatisfactory audit result, the franchisee may be required to have the restaurant re-audited at their own expense upon notice from Noodles & Company. This ensures that all locations meet the brand's standards for food safety and quality.
Failure to meet the obligation of regular food safety audits and to maintain satisfactory results is considered a material breach of the Franchise Agreement, which could lead to further action from Noodles & Company.