What benchmarks does All County use to evaluate approved suppliers?
All_County Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Approved Suppliers. We may require that you purchase all specified services and products from us, our affiliate, or our designated approved supplier, as we may specify periodically to you during the term of the Franchise Agreement. Approved suppliers and specifications are determined based on the current needs for operating the Franchise Business. We evaluate approved suppliers based on price, service, quality, and other commercially reasonable benchmarks. The identity of approved suppliers and these specifications are updated periodically in writing by modifying the appropriate sections of the Operations Manual. We will send you modified sections by updating our web site, through the United States mail, or by any other commercially reasonable means.
Proposed Suppliers. We have procedures in our Operations Manual for approving vendors and suppliers you propose. It takes up to 90 days to evaluate new vendors or suppliers. We may approve or disapprove any supplier, and we may approve a supplier conditionally, provided however, that approval will not be unreasonably withheld. If you propose to use any brand and/or supplier that is not then approved by us, then you must first notify us in writing. You must submit sufficient information, specifications and samples concerning the brand and/or supplier so that we can decide whether the brand complies with our specifications and standards and/or such supplier meets our approved supplier criteria. In evaluating any supplier you propose, we will, subject to reasonable restrictions and conditions to protect our trade secrets and confidential information, disclose to the proposed supplier applicable standards, specifications, processes, and procedures for the item in sufficient detail to enable the proposed supplier to demonstrate fully its capacity and capabilities to supply the items. Within 90 days after we receive all requested information, we will communicate to you in writing our decision to approve or disapprove your proposed supplier.
Source: Item 8 — Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services (FDD pages 16–19)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All County's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company evaluates potential suppliers based on several commercially reasonable benchmarks. These include price, service, and quality. All County also considers other factors relevant to the current needs for operating an All County franchise business when determining approved suppliers and their specifications.
All County maintains a procedure in its Operations Manual for franchisees to propose new vendors and suppliers. The evaluation process for these proposed suppliers can take up to 90 days. All County may approve or disapprove any supplier, and approvals may be conditional. If a franchisee wants to use a brand or supplier not already approved, they must notify All County in writing and provide sufficient information for All County to assess whether the brand meets their standards and if the supplier meets their criteria.
During the supplier evaluation, All County will disclose applicable standards, specifications, processes, and procedures to the proposed supplier, allowing them to demonstrate their capacity and capabilities. All County will then communicate its decision in writing within 90 days of receiving all the necessary information. All County may also require franchisees or approved suppliers to reimburse the company for reasonable costs associated with the approval process and ongoing monitoring of the supplier's compliance with All County's requirements.