Can Baya Bar revoke a previously approved product or 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, Baya Bar has the authority to revoke prior approval of any product or supplier at any time. After receiving written notice of the revocation from Baya Bar, a franchisee must immediately stop using the product or purchasing from the supplier. This policy enables Baya Bar to maintain quality control and consistency across all franchise locations.
Before purchasing or leasing any products or using suppliers not already approved by Baya Bar, franchisees must submit a written request for approval. Franchisees may also request the supplier to do so. The franchisee is responsible for reimbursing Baya Bar's reasonable costs for testing and inspection of the product or supplier. Baya Bar can require inspections of the supplier's facilities and samples for testing. Baya Bar will provide written notification within 30 days of the approval decision.
Baya Bar does not disclose its specific criteria for product or supplier approval and is not obligated to approve any product or supplier if it believes doing so is not in the best interest of the Baya Bar system. This discretion allows Baya Bar to adapt to changing market conditions and protect its brand standards. Franchisees must adhere to Baya Bar's approved suppliers and product standards to ensure uniformity and quality within the franchise system.