Can a Bb.Q Chicken franchisee purchase equipment from a supplier not designated by Bb.Q Chicken?
Bb_Q_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
inois 60642 Phone: 800-968-6437
Equipment:
You are required to purchase, from us, all the equipment you are required to use and will need in the operation of your Franchised Business. We purchase all equipment on your behalf from the following designated suppliers:
Map Restaurant Supply 358-360 South Street Newark, New Jersey 07105
Phone: 973-578-4411
or
Action Sales 415 South Atlantic Boulevard Monterey Park, California 91754
Phone: 626-308-1988 Web: www.actionsales.com
We have the right to earn a profit for purchasing your equipment for your Franchised Business on your behalf. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, we earned $2,872,548.72, or 5.4% of our total revenue, through equipment purchases with designated suppliers made on behalf of our franchisees.
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 travel charges and costs related to our testing and inspection (not to exceed $1,500). We must approve any supplier in writing before you make any purchases 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 we complete the inspection and evaluation process of our approval or disapproval of any proposed supplier. 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.
If we permit you to provide catering and/or delivery services, we have the right to require you to have temporary signage or "wraps"
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 27–31)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bb.Q Chicken's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are generally required to purchase equipment from designated or approved suppliers. Specifically, franchisees must buy all required equipment from Bb.Q Chicken, who in turn purchases it from designated suppliers. These suppliers include Map Restaurant Supply and Action Sales. Bb.Q Chicken earns revenue from these equipment purchases, totaling $2,872,548.72, or 5.4% of their total revenue, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
If a Bb.Q Chicken franchisee wants to use a product or supplier that hasn't been previously approved, they must submit a written request for approval. The franchisee may also request the supplier to seek approval. The franchisee is responsible for reimbursing Bb.Q Chicken's costs for testing and inspection, up to $1,500. Bb.Q Chicken has the right to inspect the supplier's facilities and test samples, and they are not obligated to approve any supplier.
Bb.Q Chicken will notify the franchisee in writing within 30 days of their decision. Bb.Q Chicken also retains the right to revoke prior approval of any product or supplier, and the franchisee must then cease using that product or supplier. These restrictions are in place to ensure quality and uniformity within the Bb.Q Chicken system, and failure to comply with approved suppliers can lead to termination of the Franchise Agreement.