Where will the list of Approved Suppliers for Augusta Lawn Care be provided to franchisees?
Augusta_Lawn_Care Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
roved Suppliers
While we do not currently do so, we have the right to require you to purchase any items or services necessary to operate your Franchised Business from a supplier that we approve or designate (each, an "Approved Supplier"), which may include us or our affiliate(s). If we choose to do so, we will provide you with a list of our Approved Suppliers in writing as part of the Manuals or otherwise in writing, and we may update or modify this list as we deem appropriate.
We may develop proprietary products for use in your Franchised Business, including private-label products that bear our Marks, and require you to purchase these items from us or our affiliate(s).
If you wish to purchase a product or service that we require you to purchase from an Approved Supplier from an alternate source, then you must obtain our prior written approval as outlined more fully in this Item. We may provide our standards and specifications for our Approved Products and Services directly to our Approved Suppliers, and may provide these standards and specifications to an alternative supplier you propose if: (i) we approve the supplier in writing as outlined more fully in this Item; and (ii) the alternative supplier agrees to sign our prescribed form of non-disclosure agreement with respect to any confidential information we disclose.
Except as provided above in this Item: (i) neither we nor any of our affiliates are an Approved Supplier for any items you are required to purchase in connection with your Franchised Business; and (ii) none of our officers own an interest in any of our Approved Suppliers other than us.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 17–20)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Augusta Lawn Care's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the list of Approved Suppliers will be provided to franchisees in writing as part of the Manuals or otherwise in writing. Augusta Lawn Care also retains the right to update or modify this list as they deem appropriate.
This means that as an Augusta Lawn Care franchisee, you will receive a list of approved suppliers either within the franchise's operational manual or through a separate written communication. It is important to note that while Augusta Lawn Care does not currently require franchisees to purchase items or services from Approved Suppliers, they retain the right to do so in the future. If they choose to exercise this right, they will provide franchisees with a list of Approved Suppliers in writing.
Augusta Lawn Care may develop proprietary products, including private-label products, and require franchisees to purchase these items from them or their affiliates. As of May 2023, Augusta Lawn Care owns and operates Copilot Software LLC, an approved CRM provider, and as of January 2025, they own and operate Mike Andes Media Group LLC, an approved media provider. Franchisees are recommended to use Copilot CRM software at a cost of $250.00 per month. The computer system franchisees must purchase, including hardware, software, and network connections, must be purchased from Approved Suppliers.