Process

Step 1: Request for Consideration The first step to owning your own Schlotzsky's franchise is to complete Schlotzsky's Request for Consideration Form (RFC) with as much detail as possible (if you have not already done so). This will give us the necessary information to help us better understand your background and your plans for owning a Schlotzsky's. Step 2: Franchise Sales Director Meeting After completing the RFC and submitting it to us, the next step is to discuss your plans and the information from your completed RFC with one of our Regional Franchise Sales Directors. They will contact you shortly after receiving and reviewing your RFC. Step 3: Franchise Disclosure and Due Diligence If, after the first meetings with our sales director, you are interested in continuing the process towards becoming a Schlotzsky's franchisee, our sales director will provide you with our disclosure document, commonly referred to as the UFOC. This document is required by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and certain state laws and explains in detail the Schlotzsky's franchise offering. The franchise agreement that you would sign is included in the UFOC for you to start reviewing. We will need the signature receipt page at the back of the UFOC as a record that we properly gave you this document. The FTC requires that you not sign a franchise agreement or pay the franchise fee if you have not first been given the UFOC to review for 10 business days. This is the time you should be conducting your due diligence on the Schlotzsky's brand.

Step 4: Franchise Application
After you have addressed all of the pre-ownership issues listed above and you are ready and committed to own your own Schlotzsky's restaurant, the next step is to complete the franchise application. The Franchise Sales Director will collect your application and put together the complete "review package" for Schlotzsky's franchise review committee.

Step 5: Signing the Franchise Agreement & Paying the Franchise Fee
If Schlotzsky's franchise review committee approves your application, you will be sent the franchise agreements that you will be required to sign. Again, an exact copy of these agreements is incorporated in the UFOC. Once we receive the signed agreements into our Atlanta office with the franchise fee and all necessary documentation, we will countersign your agreements and send you back a copy.

Step 6: The Fun Begins!
Once we have countersigned your agreement, you are now officially a Schlotzsky's franchisee and our franchise services team will begin working directly with you to find, develop and open your restaurant as quickly and efficiently as possible.

You can take the first step NOW towards owning your very own Schlotzsky's by completing the Schlotzsky's Request for Consideration Form (RFC) with as much detail as possible (if you have not already done so). This will give us the necessary information to help us better understand your background and your plans for owning a Schlotzsky's.