When deciding whether to purchase a Bambu franchise, should I rely on the continued availability of any particular pricing arrangement?
Bambu Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We have purchasing arrangements to provide our franchisees with proprietary and designated food and drink items. You must participate in these arrangements; however, you should not at any time rely on the continued availability of any particular pricing arrangement, nor the availability of any particular product or brand in deciding whether to purchase the franchise.
If we designate another third party supplier and then establish a discount buying program or similar arrangement with the designated supplier of a product or menu item that you sell in your shoppe, we reserve the right to derive revenue from your purchases of such products or menu items.
We and our affiliates have the right to receive payments from suppliers on account of their dealings with you and franchisees.
We have an agreement with the approved suppliers for the Proprietary Items for our franchisees, which provides that we will receive between 4 and 10 percent of the amount paid to the supplier by our franchisees for purchases depending on our required commitment to the suppliers. We reserve the right to receive other payments from these and other designated suppliers in the future. We and our affiliates may retain the credit of any rebate, incentive or volume discounts received as a result of your purchases and are not required to share it with our you or our other franchisees.
Source: Item 8 — Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services (FDD pages 22–26)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bambu's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees should not rely on specific pricing arrangements when deciding to purchase a franchise. Bambu has purchasing arrangements to provide franchisees with proprietary and designated food and drink items, and franchisees must participate in these arrangements. However, the FDD cautions against relying on the continued availability of any particular pricing arrangement, product, or brand when making the decision to invest in a Bambu franchise.
Bambu retains the right to derive revenue from franchisee purchases of products or menu items if they designate another third-party supplier and establish a discount buying program or similar arrangement with that supplier. Additionally, Bambu and its affiliates can receive payments from suppliers based on their dealings with franchisees.
Bambu also has an agreement with approved suppliers for Proprietary Items, where they receive between 4 and 10 percent of the amount franchisees pay to the supplier, depending on Bambu's commitment to the suppliers. Bambu reserves the right to receive other payments from these and other designated suppliers in the future and may retain any rebates, incentives, or volume discounts received as a result of franchisee purchases, without sharing them with franchisees.