What criteria will Nothing Bundt Cakes provide to help me select a Bakery site?
Nothing_Bundt_Cakes Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We will give you our then-current criteria for Nothing Bundt Cakes® Bakery sites (including, without limitation, population density and other demographic characteristics, visibility, traffic flow, competition, accessibility, ingress and egress, size, and other physical and commercial characteristics) to help you select and identify each Bakery site.
We will not unreasonably withhold acceptance of a site if, in our and our affiliates' experience and based on the factors outlined above, the proposed site is not inconsistent with sites that we and our affiliates regard as favorable or that otherwise have been successful sites in the past for Nothing Bundt Cakes® Bakeries.
However, we have the absolute right to reject any site not meeting our criteria or to require you to acknowledge in writing that a site you have chosen, while acceptable to us, is not recommended due to its incompatibility with certain factors bearing on a site's suitability as a location for a Nothing Bundt Cakes® Bakery.
We agree to use reasonable efforts to review and accept (or not to accept) sites you propose within thirty (30) days after we receive all requested information and materials.
You may not proceed with a site that we have not accepted.
- (c) You also must send us for written acceptance, which we will not unreasonably withhold, any lease or sublease that will govern your occupancy and lawful possession of each Bakery site before you sign it.
You may not sign any lease or sublease that we have not consent to in writing.
We may (but have no obligation to) guide you in the leasing process but will not negotiate the lease or sublease for you or provide any legal advice.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 93–309)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Nothing Bundt Cakes's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for locating, evaluating, and selecting the Bakery's site. However, Nothing Bundt Cakes will provide its then-current criteria for Bakery sites. These criteria include factors such as population density and other demographic characteristics, visibility, traffic flow, competition, accessibility, ingress and egress, size, and other physical and commercial characteristics.
Nothing Bundt Cakes has the right to reject any site that does not meet their criteria or to require the franchisee to acknowledge in writing that a chosen site, while acceptable to them, is not recommended due to its incompatibility with certain factors. The franchisor agrees to review and accept (or not accept) proposed sites within thirty (30) days after receiving all requested information and materials. The franchisee may not proceed with a site that Nothing Bundt Cakes has not accepted.
Before signing any lease or sublease, the franchisee must send it to Nothing Bundt Cakes for written acceptance, which will not be unreasonably withheld. Nothing Bundt Cakes may offer guidance in the leasing process but will not negotiate the lease or provide legal advice. This process ensures that the location aligns with Nothing Bundt Cakes's brand standards and has the potential for commercial success, although the franchisor's approval does not guarantee financial outcomes.