How are suppliers designated as 'Approved Suppliers' for the Baymont Inn Suites franchise?
Baymont_Inn_Suites Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
To support the purchasing efforts of our franchisees, we and/or our affiliate WSSI negotiate purchasing terms, including price, volume discounts, and commissions on a range of products and services. In doing so, we and WSSI seek to promote the overall interests of our and our affiliates' lodging systems and interests as franchisors. Currently, we and/or WSSI identify certain suppliers of products and services with whom we and/or WSSI may have negotiated purchase terms, who are then designated as "Approved Suppliers." You may purchase products and services directly from these Approved Suppliers through supplier-provided
websites or through more traditional means. We may provide your contact information to our Approved Suppliers and you may be contacted by our Approved Suppliers.
Suppliers not on the Approved Supplier list that are interested in doing business with us or the Lodging Affiliates must apply by registering online at our Supplier Registration site http://wyndham.supplierone.co. Interested suppliers are evaluated and potentially approved according to an approval process established by WSSI. Currently, WSSI does the evaluations and approvals. The specific criteria and processes utilized by WSSI in the approval process are not disclosed to franchisees. WSSI will review a supplier that has registered with the Supplier Registration site on an as-needed basis. Currently, there is no fee for WSSI to review supplier applications.
WSSI may not review all suppliers. For those that it does review, it will notify the supplier of approval within approximately one year after the supplier provides WSSI all information it requests about the supplier. Only suppliers chosen by WSSI to become an Approved Supplier will be notified by WSSI of their acceptance. WSSI may revoke a supplier's "Approved" status if the supplier's agreement with us, WSSI, or an affiliate expires and is not renewed, or if the supplier is in default under their agreement with us, WSSI, or an affiliate. We will notify our franchisees if this occurs. Revocation does not mean that you can no longer purchase from this supplier; it simply means that the supplier no longer participates in WSSI's program to offer discounts or other benefits to our franchisees.
Approved Suppliers generally pay WSSI a commission based upon the volume of sales to franchisees. Commissions typically are a percentage of net or gross sales to franchisees, and usually range from 0% to 5% of net or gross sales to franchisees, but sometimes as high as 10%. WSSI may enter into other commission arrangements with Approved Suppliers from time to time, such as a fixed fee per purchase order, on the basis of arms' length negotiations.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 53–56)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Baymont Inn Suites's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the designation of 'Approved Suppliers' is managed by Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC's (WHG) affiliate, WSSI. WSSI evaluates and potentially approves suppliers based on its own established process, which is not disclosed to franchisees. Suppliers interested in becoming 'Approved Suppliers' must register online at http://wyndham.supplierone.co.
WSSI reviews registered suppliers on an as-needed basis and notifies them of approval within approximately one year after receiving all requested information. Only those suppliers selected by WSSI are notified of their acceptance. There is currently no fee for WSSI to review supplier applications.
WSSI may revoke a supplier's 'Approved' status if their agreement with Baymont Inn Suites, WSSI, or an affiliate expires or if the supplier defaults on their agreement. Baymont Inn Suites will notify franchisees if a supplier's approved status is revoked. However, revocation does not prevent franchisees from continuing to purchase from the supplier; it simply means the supplier no longer participates in WSSI's discount program.
Approved Suppliers generally pay WSSI a commission based on the volume of sales to franchisees. These commissions typically range from 0% to 5% of net or gross sales, but can sometimes be as high as 10%. WSSI may also enter into other commission arrangements, such as a fixed fee per purchase order.