How will Anago notify a franchisee regarding the approval or disapproval of a supplier?
Anago Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
rary, pending our additional evaluation of the supplier. If we later disapprove a supplier, we will timely notify you in writing of the disapproval. You must cease purchasing from that supplier within a reasonable time (but in any event, within 30 days) after your receipt of our notice of disapproval.
We may, at our option, arrange with certain vendors to collect or have our affiliates collect costs and expenses associated with products and services they provide to you and, in turn, pay the vendor, on your behalf, for such products or services. If we choose to do so, you must allow us or our designated affiliates to auto debit your escrow account for such amounts in the same manner and using the same authorization that you grant us with respect to payment of Royalty and other fees.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 23–26)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Anago's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Anago will notify franchisees in writing regarding the approval or disapproval of a supplier. Specifically, if Anago later disapproves a supplier, they will provide timely written notification of the disapproval to the franchisee.
Upon receiving a notice of disapproval from Anago, franchisees must stop purchasing from the disapproved supplier within a reasonable timeframe, but no later than 30 days after receiving the notice. This requirement ensures that Anago franchisees adhere to the brand's standards and maintain consistency in the products and services used within the Anago system.
For new suppliers, franchisees must submit a written request for approval. Anago may inspect the supplier's facilities and require samples. Anago will notify the franchisee in writing within 30 days of the approval or disapproval.