May All County prescribe procedures for the submission of requests for approval from suppliers?
All_County Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We may prescribe procedures for the submission of requests for approval and impose obligations on approved suppliers, which will be incorporated in a written license agreement with the supplier. We may obtain from you and/or the approved supplier's reimbursement of our reasonable costs and expenses incurred in the approval process and on-going monitoring of the supplier's compliance with our requirements. We do not act as an agent, representative or in any other intermediary or fiduciary capacity for you in our relationship with an alternative supplier you propose and we approve. We may impose limits on the number of approved suppliers. We have the right to monitor the quality of goods or services provided by approved suppliers in a manner we deem appropriate and may terminate any supplier who does not meet our quality standards and specifications, as may be periodically in effect. We may disapprove any supplier whom we previously approved, and you may not, after receipt of notice of disapproval, reorder from any supplier we have disapproved.
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, All County has the authority to prescribe procedures for franchisees to submit requests for supplier approval. These procedures and any obligations imposed on approved suppliers will be detailed in a written license agreement with the supplier.
All County may seek reimbursement from the franchisee or the approved supplier to cover the costs associated with the approval process and the ongoing monitoring of the supplier's compliance with All County's requirements. However, All County does not act as an agent or representative for the franchisee in their relationship with a proposed alternative supplier that All County approves. All County also reserves the right to limit the number of approved suppliers.
All County retains the right to monitor the quality of goods or services provided by approved suppliers and can terminate any supplier that fails to meet their quality standards. Furthermore, All County can disapprove a previously approved supplier, and franchisees are prohibited from reordering from any disapproved supplier after receiving notice of the disapproval. The FDD also states that All County has procedures in place within its Operations Manual for franchisees to propose vendors and suppliers, with an evaluation period of up to 90 days. All County may approve or disapprove any supplier, conditionally or unconditionally, provided that approval will not be unreasonably withheld.