Can Augusta Lawn Care modify specifications and standards for any item?
Augusta_Lawn_Care Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Our standards, specifications and other criteria, for supplier or distributor approval have been developed by us, our affiliates, and/or or principals through the expenditure of extensive work and time, and are considered confidential information. Therefore, we do not make our standards and specifications or our other criteria for supplier or distributor approval available to you or suppliers.
- (d) Modifications. We may modify our specifications and standards for any item or revoke our approval of any supplier or distributor who fails to adhere to our quality standards or other requirements. We may limit the number of potential suppliers that we consider for approval and, for some categories of products, we may designate a third-party or ourselves as an exclusive supplier.
- NEITHER AUGUSTA LAWN CARE, ITS PARENTS OR AFFILIATES, MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES REGARDING ANY ITEM OR SERVICE, AND AUGUSTA LAWN CARE AND ITS AFFILIATES EXCLUDE (AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM) ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, except as set forth in a particular written warranty, if any, provided in connection with a particular item or service.
- (e) Further Restrictions. You shall not offer or sell any product, item or service we have not designated or expressly approved in writing without our prior written consent, which may be granted or withheld in our sole and absolute discretion. We reserve the right to sell products and services to you for a profit.
- (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 Augusta Lawn Care's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Augusta Lawn Care has the authority to modify specifications and standards for any item. The FDD states that Augusta Lawn Care may modify its 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.
This means that as an Augusta Lawn Care franchisee, you must adhere to any changes Augusta Lawn Care makes to the standards, specifications, and approved suppliers for products and services used in your business. Augusta Lawn Care does not make their standards and specifications or their other criteria for supplier or distributor approval available to franchisees or suppliers, as this information is considered confidential.
Augusta Lawn Care also reserves the right to limit the number of potential suppliers considered for approval and may designate a third party or themselves as an exclusive supplier for some product categories. Furthermore, Augusta Lawn Care may revoke its approval of particular items, services, products, or suppliers at its sole discretion. Upon receiving notice of such revocation, franchisees must immediately stop offering, selling, or using any disapproved item, product, or service and cease purchasing from any disapproved supplier. These changes will be communicated through the manual or other written communication, including via electronic mail.