Does Noodles & Company require approval of plans for additional restaurants beyond the first three?
Noodles_Company Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We will provide you with our layout requirements for your Noodles & Company restaurants, and, except in the case where you are an Affiliate of an existing area operator of Noodles & Company restaurants who has already opened restaurants, we will provide the space plans and signage layouts for your first three restaurants. We must approve your plans for additional restaurants you develop.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 36–48)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Noodles & Company Franchise Disclosure Document, if you are not an affiliate of an existing area operator who has already opened restaurants, Noodles & Company will provide space plans and signage layouts for your first three restaurants. However, Noodles & Company must approve your plans for any additional restaurants you develop beyond the initial three.
Before acquiring a site for a Noodles & Company restaurant, franchisees must submit a complete Site Package to Noodles & Company for approval. Noodles & Company will provide training to assist in completing the Site Package for the first restaurant. The Site Approval Form from Noodles & Company is the exclusive means by which a site is approved.
Noodles & Company specifies that the location of future units must adhere to their current standards for sites. Failure to comply with these standards could result in a violation of the Area Development Agreement and its potential termination. Franchisees are responsible for finding proposed restaurant sites and submitting them for review in a timely manner to meet their development obligations.