Are the criteria for approving suppliers for Bens Soft Pretzels franchises available to franchisees?
Bens_Soft_Pretzels Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
in writing, submit
sufficient specifications, samples and information, along with our then current fee (which is currently $500 per day) for each person we provide for this determination plus reasonable expenses. Our criteria for approving suppliers is confidential and is not available to franchisees. You may contract only with suppliers whom we have approved. We will notify you of our approval or disapproval within 30 days of our receiving all requested information. We may revoke our approval of a supplier at any time for any reason. Upon receipt of our revocation of approval, you must cease to use or sell any disapproved products and cease to purchase from any d
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 18–22)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bens Soft Pretzels's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the criteria for approving suppliers are not available to franchisees. To get a supplier approved, a franchisee must submit sufficient specifications, samples, and information, along with a fee of $500 per day for each person Bens Soft Pretzels provides for the determination, plus reasonable expenses.
Bens Soft Pretzels will notify the franchisee of approval or disapproval within 30 days of receiving all requested information. Bens Soft Pretzels retains the right to revoke approval of a supplier at any time and for any reason, and the franchisee must cease using or purchasing from the disapproved supplier upon notification.
This policy ensures that Bens Soft Pretzels maintains control over the quality and consistency of its products by carefully vetting and approving suppliers. While franchisees can propose alternative suppliers, the ultimate decision rests with Bens Soft Pretzels, and the specific criteria used for approval remain confidential.