How often can Belocal issue standards and specifications to franchisees?
Belocal Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must comply with all of our standards and specifications relating to the purchase of all supplies, materials, equipment (including computer hardware and software), and other products and services used in the Franchised Business. We formulate our standards and specifications based on a variety of factors and can issue such standards and specifications to you from time to time, including in writing in the Franchise Brand Standards Manual. If we have approved suppliers for any supplies, products, and/or services used or offered by your Franchised Business, you must use those suppliers. We may change the number of approved suppliers at any time and may designate ourselves, an affiliate, or a third party as the exclusive source for any particular item or service. We may profit from your purchases and leases from approved suppliers, and we and/or our affiliates may receive payments, fees, commissions, or reimbursements from such suppliers in respect of your purchases and leases.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 33–35)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Belocal's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Belocal can issue standards and specifications to franchisees from time to time. These standards and specifications relate to the purchase of all supplies, materials, equipment (including computer hardware and software), and other products and services used in the franchised business. These standards are included in the Franchise Brand Standards Manual.
Belocal formulates these standards and specifications based on a variety of factors. Franchisees must comply with all of Belocal's standards and specifications.
If Belocal has approved suppliers for any supplies, products, and/or services used or offered by the franchisee's franchised business, the franchisee must use those suppliers. Belocal may change the number of approved suppliers at any time and may designate themselves, an affiliate, or a third party as the exclusive source for any particular item or service. Belocal may profit from franchisee purchases and leases from approved suppliers, and Belocal and/or its affiliates may receive payments, fees, commissions, or reimbursements from such suppliers in respect of franchisee purchases and leases.