What are the fulfillment costs included in for Aunt Millies Bakeries?
Aunt_Millies_Bakeries Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
to be sold as frozen or refrigerated, unbranded, plain wrapped, or damaged, stale, or off code products or product produced to supplement bakery thrift store inventory to facilitate a thrift recovery system.
Perfection Bakeries, Inc.
350 Pearl Street Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802
SCHEDULE "C"
Independent Operator Special Charge Schedule
Special Delivery Fee: $60 per hour, when personnel and truck are available
(Special Deliveries made by Company, instances where customer demands product and I.O. cannot or will not
make the delivery)
Truck Drop Shipment Fee: $30 per hour
Short-Term Company Route Relief Fee: $275 per day, when personnel available
Settlement Inventory
Report Failure:
$300 per occurrence (for Quarterly Inventory Settlement
Only)
Special and/or
Short-Term
Merchandising Fee:
$40 per hour, when personnel available
(When Company personnel is needed to help merchandise at an I.O.'s request, or in instance wher
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 44–196)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, fulfillment costs for an Aunt Millies Bakeries independent operator (I.O.) can include several different fees. A special delivery fee is charged at $60 per hour when company personnel and a truck are used to make deliveries that the I.O. cannot or will not make. A truck drop shipment fee is $30 per hour. There is also a short-term company route relief fee of $275 per day when personnel are available.
Additional fulfillment-related costs may arise from inventory management and merchandising. A settlement inventory report failure incurs a charge of $300 per occurrence, applicable only for quarterly inventory settlements. If company personnel are needed to help with merchandising at the I.O.'s request, or if the customer demands merchandising that the I.O. cannot or will not provide, a special and/or short-term merchandising fee of $40 per hour is applied when personnel are available.
Other potential fulfillment costs for an Aunt Millies Bakeries I.O. include the cost of miscellaneous equipment, such as hand carts and price guns, sold by the company at its current cost, subject to availability. Furthermore, the schedule specifies that "Other" costs can include items such as fuel costs, truck rental, and toll fees, which are directly related to the fulfillment and delivery of Aunt Millie's products. These costs provide a detailed picture of the potential expenses an I.O. might face beyond the standard product costs.