Where can I find the list of approved and designated suppliers for Bang Cookies?
Bang_Cookies Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
tricted Purchases and Leases – Generally**
We require that you purchase or lease certain source restricted goods and services for the development and operation of your Shop. Source restricted goods and services are goods and services that must meet our specifications and/or that must be purchased from an approved or designated supplier that may include us or our affiliates. We may designate a supplier, including ourselves or our affiliates, as the exclusive supplier for the System. Our specifications and list of approved and designated suppliers is contained in our Manuals. We will notify you of any changes to our specifications or list of approved or designated suppliers. We may notify you of these changes in various ways, including written or electronic correspondence, amendments and updates to our Manuals, and other forms of communication. We formulate and modify our standards and specifications for products and services based on our industry experience and our management decisions as to the overall operation and expansion of the System.
Suppliers and Supplier Criteria
We may designate ourselves and our affiliates as exclusive suppliers of source restricted goods and services. We may designate ourselves or a third party as the sole and exclusive supplier irrespective of the existence of competing suppliers. If, in the Manuals, we do not designate a supplier for a particular item, you will purchase all such products, supplies and services from suppliers who meet our specifications and standards. Currently, we are not and our affiliates are not approved suppliers of the source restricted goods and services identified below. Currently no officer of ours owns an interest in any of our designated suppliers.
If you want to purchase or lease a source restricted item from a supplier that has not been previously approved or designated by us in writing, you must send us a written request for approval and submit additional information, samples, and testing data that we may request. We may charge you a fee equal to the costs and expenses that we incur in reviewing and evaluating an alternate supplier, product, and/or service requested by you. We may request that you send us samples from the supplier for testing and documentation from the supplier for evaluation. We may also require, subject to our discretion, that we be allowed to inspect the supplier's facilities. We will notify you of our approval or disapproval within a reasonable time not exceeding 60 days after we receive your written request and all additional information and samples that we request.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 24–28)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Bang Cookies's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the list of approved and designated suppliers is found in their Manuals. Bang Cookies requires franchisees to purchase or lease certain goods and services from approved or designated suppliers, which may include Bang Cookies or its affiliates. These are termed 'source restricted goods and services'.
Bang Cookies may designate themselves or a third party as the exclusive supplier, regardless of other potential suppliers. If a supplier isn't specified in the Manuals for a particular item, franchisees must use suppliers that meet Bang Cookies's standards and specifications. Bang Cookies will communicate any changes to the specifications or the list of approved suppliers through various means, including written or electronic correspondence and updates to the Manuals.
If a franchisee wants to use a supplier not already approved, they must submit a written request with additional information, samples, and testing data. Bang Cookies may charge a fee to evaluate the alternate supplier. The approval process can take up to 60 days after Bang Cookies receives the request and all required information. Bang Cookies does not disclose the specific criteria for approving suppliers to franchisees, but they consider factors like the supplier's ability to meet standards, quality control, and whether approving the supplier benefits the Bang Cookies system.