What aspects of my relationship with an F&B Operator does The Standardx need to approve?
The_Standardx Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
pliers, Hotel System and System Standards
Promptly after preparing the plans for your Hotel's construction or remodeling, you must prepare and deliver to us for our approval a plan for conducting and administering the F&B Operations at the Hotel (the "F&B Operations Plan"). The F&B Operations Plan will contain the identity of any proposed restaurant operator or other operator of some or all F&B Operations at the Hotel (other than you or your approved management company) (each an "F&B Operator") and the restaurant concept(s) that you plan to incorporate as part of or adjacent to the Hotel. You must make the modifications to the F&B Operations Plan that we reasonably specify and ensure that the Hotel and its F&B Operations operate according to the approved F&B Operations Plan. You may
not make any material changes to the F&B Operations Plan (including any changes to the proposed restaurant concept(s) and/or F&B Operator(s)) without our prior written approval. Before the Hotel begins operating under the Proprietary Marks, you must require each F&B Operator to sign the documents we reasonably specify to protect our (and our affiliates') intellectual property and other rights. At our option, you must submit to us for our prior approval any proposed lease or other agreement between you (or your affiliate or management company) and the F&B Operator under which the F&B Operator will conduct F&B Operations, in which case you may not sign (or permit your affiliate or management company to sign) any lease or other agreement that we have not approved.
If you or your management company do not have in-house technology services support, you must contract with a third party technology consultant that meets our qualifications for "break/fix" support. You must also use our designated cyber end point protection and web filtering tools and enter into agreements with suppliers of such services, as applicable.
You currently must use our designated third party provider of travel agent commission program services. This provider calculates travel agent commissions, remits them to travel agents and collects them from participating hotels. You also must use our designated provider of quality assurance and inspection services.
Source: Item 16 — RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE FRANCHISEE MAY SELL (FDD pages 74–75)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to The Standardx's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, several aspects of your relationship with a Food and Beverage (F&B) Operator require approval. The Standardx mandates approval of the F&B Operations Plan, which details how F&B operations will be conducted at the hotel, including the restaurant concepts. Any material changes to this plan, including changes to restaurant concepts or the F&B Operator, also require prior written approval from The Standardx.
Furthermore, The Standardx has the option to require that any proposed lease or agreement between the franchisee (or its affiliates/management company) and the F&B Operator be submitted for prior approval. In such cases, the franchisee cannot sign any lease or agreement that The Standardx has not approved. The Standardx also needs to approve the F&B Operator themselves.
If an F&B Operator fails to comply with applicable laws, rules, regulations, System Standards, or any agreement with The Standardx, The Standardx may revoke its approval of the F&B Operator. In this case, the franchisee must terminate the arrangement with the F&B Operator and either assume direct control of the F&B Operations (if approved to manage the hotel) or engage another approved F&B Operator.