Can a Bambu franchisee transship or reship products?
Bambu Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You may offer and sell only those products and services approved by us and may not use your shoppe or the Franchised Location for any purposes other than the operation of a Bambū shoppe. You may not fill "wholesale orders" selling products or programs on- or off-premises, by mail order or through catalogs or the Internet, or transship or reship products. You may offer catering or utilize third-party app delivery and other online delivery programs, in accordance with our standards and specifications for these programs. You must sell all of the products and services approved by us. You must comply with our quality, compliance, and operations standards and specifications. You must prepare all of the drinks sold at your Bambū shoppe in accordance with our recipes and using the ingredients we approve. You must comply with the terms of any mandatory ingredient or product recall promptly upon receipt of notice from us of such recall. We have the right to change or supplement the types of authorized products and services, including reducing or adding menu items, or implementing new programs. There are no limits on our right to do so.
Source: Item 16 — Restrictions on What the Franchisee May Sell (FDD pages 43–44)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bambu's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are restricted from transshipping or reshipping products. The FDD states that franchisees "may not fill 'wholesale orders' selling products or programs on- or off-premises, by mail order or through catalogs or the Internet, or transship or reship products." This restriction is in place to maintain control over the distribution and quality of Bambu products.
This restriction means that a franchisee's sales are generally limited to direct sales from their physical Bambu location. They cannot act as a distributor or supplier to other businesses or customers outside of the approved sales channels. This limitation helps Bambu ensure brand consistency and prevent unauthorized sales or distribution of its products.
However, the FDD does state that franchisees may offer catering services or utilize third-party app delivery and other online delivery programs, provided they adhere to Bambu's standards and specifications for these programs. This provides some avenues for expanding sales beyond the traditional in-store model, but these options are subject to Bambu's oversight and approval.