Are Amorino Trading and -18° considered approved suppliers for Amorino?
Amorino Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
vices from Approved or Designated Suppliers
You must purchase all furniture, equipment, casework, and restaurant supplies from our approved third-party vendor, and/or our affiliates Amorino Trading or -18°. If we so require, you must maintain a maintenance agreement with the applicable manufacturers for the term of the franchise.
We may from time to time inspect and evaluate the facilities and products of any approved supplier and revoke its general approval of particular products or suppliers when we determine, in our sole discretion, that such products or suppliers no longer meet our standards. We will provide the Store with written notice of such revocation, at which time (or at the time set forth in the notice) the Store must stop selling any disapproved products and stop purchasing any products from any disapproved supplier.
Each Store must purchase and maintain an inventory of Proprietary Products as needed to meet reasonably anticipated consumer demand. A Store must purchase our gelato and sorbet from us, from our affiliate Amorino Trading, from our affiliate -18°, or from a producer, manufacturer, distributor or supplier designated or approved by us. You must purchase all products which bear any of our trademarks solely and exclusively from us or our affiliate -18° or from a producer, manufacturer, distributor or supplier we designate or approve.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 32–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Amorino's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Amorino Trading and -18° are considered approved suppliers. The document specifies that franchisees must purchase certain items from approved third-party vendors, including Amorino Trading and -18°. These items include furniture, equipment, casework, and restaurant supplies.
Amorino franchisees are also required to purchase gelato and sorbet from Amorino, Amorino Trading, -18°, or other designated or approved suppliers. Products bearing Amorino's trademarks must be purchased exclusively from Amorino, -18°, or designated/approved suppliers. The document notes that Amorino's officers have ownership interests in both Amorino Trading and -18°.
The FDD indicates that Amorino estimates franchisees will be required to purchase 100% of their consumables and 30% of their other purchases from Amorino Trading or -18°. In 2024, Amorino's affiliates derived $5,826,042.57 in revenue from sales to franchisees. The document clarifies that the prices franchisees pay for required products, including gelato, are marked up from wholesale prices, which allows Amorino's owners to derive revenue similar to what would be charged as royalties.