Does Petro Stopping Center require periodic remodeling of my Petro Center?
Petro_Stopping_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (a) design, layout, decor, appearance and lighting; periodic maintenance, cleaning and sanitation; periodic remodeling; replacement of obsolete or worn-out leasehold improvements, fixtures, furnishings, equipment and signs; periodic painting; and use of interior and exterior signs, emblems, lettering and logos, and illumination;
We may periodically modify Petro System Standards, which may accommodate regional or local variations as we determine, and any such modifications may obligate you to invest additional capital in the Petro Center ("Capital Modifications") and/or incur higher operating costs; provided, however, that such modifications will not alter your fundamental status and rights under this Agreement.
You understand and acknowledge that our changes to Petro System Standards may include, among other things, changes to the Marks, the Petro Center facade and structure, Operating Assets, the Products and Services to be offered at the Petro Centers, interior specifications and equipment.
You agree to comply with these changes to Petro System Standards.
We agree to give you 60 days to comply with Capital Modifications we require, but if a Capital Modification requires an expenditure of more than $25,000 we agree to give you four months from the date such request is made to comply with such Capital Modification.
You are obligated to comply with all modifications to Petro System Standards within the time period we specify.
Capital Modifications are in addition to the
costs you will incur to repair, replace or refurbish your Petro Center, inventory, supplies, equipment and fixtures from time to time.
Capital Modifications do not include any expenditures you must, or choose, to make solely in order to comply with applicable laws, or governmental rules or regulations.
Source: Item 14 — Other investments (FDD pages 131–208)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Petro Stopping Center's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees may be required to periodically remodel their Petro Centers. The franchisor may periodically modify Petro System Standards, potentially obligating franchisees to invest additional capital in the Petro Center. These Capital Modifications can include changes to the Petro Center's facade and structure, interior specifications, and equipment.
Petro Stopping Center will provide 60 days to comply with Capital Modifications. However, if a Capital Modification requires an expenditure of more than $25,000, Petro Stopping Center will allow four months for compliance. These Capital Modifications are in addition to the costs franchisees will incur to repair, replace, or refurbish their Petro Center, inventory, supplies, equipment, and fixtures from time to time. Capital Modifications do not include expenditures made to comply with applicable laws or governmental rules and regulations.
In addition to Capital Modifications, franchisees are responsible for the design, layout, decor, appearance, and lighting of their Petro Centers, as well as periodic maintenance, cleaning, and sanitation. They are also responsible for replacing obsolete or worn-out leasehold improvements, fixtures, furnishings, equipment, and signs, as well as periodic painting and the use of interior and exterior signs, emblems, lettering, logos, and illumination.