For Baya Bar, what is the procedure for a franchisee to request approval of a new supplier?
Baya_Bar Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
If you wish to purchase, lease or use any products that we have not previously approved, or purchase or lease from a supplier we have not previously approved, you must submit a written request for approval or you must request the supplier to do so. You must reimburse our reasonable costs related to our testing and inspection. We must approve any product or supplier in writing before you make any purchases of that product or from that supplier. We can require that our representatives be permitted to inspect the supplier's facilities and that samples from the supplier be delivered, either to us or to an independent laboratory, for testing. We have the right to re-inspect the facilities and products of any approved supplier and to revoke our approval if the supplier fails to continue to meet any of our then-current standards. Our supplier approval procedure does not obligate us to approve any particular supplier. We will notify you in writing within 30 days after receipt of your request for our approval whether the proposed product or supplier is, in fact, approved or disapproved. We are not required to make available to you or to any supplier our criteria for product or supplier approval. We are not obligated to approve any specific product or supplier if we believe that approval of that product or supplier is not in the best interests of the System. We may revoke our prior approval of any product or supplier at any time, and after your receipt of written notice from us regarding our revocation you must stop using that product or stop purchasing from that supplier.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 20–24)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Baya Bar's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee wishes to purchase from a supplier not previously approved, they must submit a written request for approval. Alternatively, the supplier can submit the request. The franchisee is responsible for reimbursing Baya Bar's reasonable costs for testing and inspection of the new supplier. Baya Bar requires written approval before any purchases can be made from the new supplier.
Baya Bar can require that its representatives inspect the supplier's facilities and that samples be delivered for testing, either to Baya Bar or an independent laboratory. Baya Bar retains the right to re-inspect approved suppliers and revoke approval if the supplier fails to meet current standards. The approval procedure does not obligate Baya Bar to approve any particular supplier.
Baya Bar will notify the franchisee in writing within 30 days of receiving the request whether the proposed supplier is approved or disapproved. Baya Bar is not required to disclose its criteria for supplier approval and is not obligated to approve a supplier if it believes it is not in the best interests of the Baya Bar system. Baya Bar may revoke prior approval of any supplier with written notice, after which the franchisee must stop purchasing from that supplier.