Is FSSC 22000 (Cat G) certification transferrable if facility moves to a new location after getting initial certification?

We have a Distribution Centre (activities include receiving and storage and distribution of shelf stable food to a restaurant chain) that is planning to get FSSC 22000 certification this year in order to meet our franchisor's compliance requirements, which is to get GFSI benchmark certification by end of 2024.

However, the company's management has plans for this facility to relocate probably next year.

1. Their main concern is, if management invests to proceed with the audits and certification process now, only to relocate the following year, then would the facility need to undergo the certification process from scratch?

2. Is the certification 'transferrable' if the food safety management systems are essentially the same, just that they would have relocated? 

3. If certification 'transfer' is feasible, what & how to do it? What additional costs would be involved? Extra audits? Extension of scope, etc?

Delaying certification until they've relocated is what the management is pushing for, but this would come at the expense of being non-compliant to our franchisor's requirements which is something which our regulatory dept liaison would want to avoid at all costs. 

I'm unsure if this topic is in the right sub, but I'd be eternally grateful for any insight on the above matter, thanks in advance! 

I'm going to have to deal with this as well at some point, as we're planning on a new building in the next 10 years.    We haven't discussed it a ton yet, but I'm thinking I'll start from scratch on the new building, other than process stuff like hazard analysis, etc.    But everything else will be different anyway, and I'm guessing we'll have our current facility run until the new is up and running and we can make the swap as seamlessly as possible.

Certificates are issued to cites, no business names

you cannot transfer it

New location = New certification.

As far as the transition being as seamless as possible I would suggest contacting your CB asa gap between the 2 cert'd locations may not be desirable to your customers - a little bit of fancy (but calculated) footwork may be needed.

We've been involved with doing this a number of times, it really can be easy to do - communications with your CB and customers is paramount. 

Agree, we're now going through this: having GFSI audit for a new location.