May Augusta Lawn Care establish national or regional purchasing programs?
Augusta_Lawn_Care Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (f) Purchasing Programs, Promotional Programs. We may establish national or regional purchasing programs for the purpose of negotiating purchases of certain products and/or services from approved or designated suppliers. The purchasing programs may (but are not required to) benefit you by reducing prices, increasing reliability in supply, improving distribution, and establishing consistent pricing for reasonable periods to avoid market fluctuations. If a national and/or regional purchasing program is established for the region where your Franchised Business is located, you must participate in the program.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 44–184)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, Augusta Lawn Care has the option to establish national or regional purchasing programs. These programs would be designed to negotiate the purchase of certain products or services from approved or designated suppliers. Augusta Lawn Care states that these programs may potentially benefit franchisees through reduced prices, more reliable supply chains, improved distribution, and more consistent pricing that can help avoid market fluctuations.
If Augusta Lawn Care establishes a national or regional purchasing program in the region where a franchisee's business is located, participation in the program is mandatory for the franchisee. This means that franchisees would be required to purchase designated products and services from the approved suppliers within the program.
Augusta Lawn Care also reserves the right to sell products and services to franchisees for a profit. They can modify the specifications and standards for any item or revoke approval of any supplier or distributor who fails to adhere to their quality standards or other requirements. Augusta Lawn Care may also limit the number of potential suppliers and, for some product categories, designate a third party or themselves as an exclusive supplier. This gives Augusta Lawn Care significant control over the supply chain and product offerings within the franchise system.