Besides advertising material, what other items is Best Brains the only approved supplier for?
Best_Brains Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
es that we offer.
Whether We or Our Affiliates Are Approved Suppliers
We are an approved supplier of advertising material, instructional materials, certain inventory, equipment, and center décor, and training services, and the only approved supplier of instructional materials, certain inventory, equipment, center décor, and training services.
Officer Interests in Suppliers
Our officers, Lakshmi Boppana, Ajay Sunkara, Anil Sunkara, and Anil Uppalapati, own an interest in us.
Our officer, Ajay Sunkara, owns an interest in A1 Kaiser, Inc., a supplier of information technology services to our franchisees.
Our officer, Anil Sunkara, owns an interest in Advansoft International Inc., a supplier of information technology services to our franchisees. Anil Sunkara also owns an interest in Opportunity Media, a supplier of print and design material to our franchisees.
Approval of Alternate Suppliers
To have an alternate supplier approved, you must first notify us 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.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 19–21)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Best Brains's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Best Brains is the only approved supplier for instructional materials, certain inventory, equipment, center décor, and training services. While Best Brains is an approved supplier of advertising material, it is not the only approved supplier.
This means that as a Best Brains franchisee, you are required to purchase these specific items directly from Best Brains. This requirement ensures consistency and quality control across all franchise locations. However, it also limits your ability to shop around for potentially lower prices or alternative suppliers.
In the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, Best Brains's revenue from selling training services, Abacuses and Student Worksheets, and instructional materials to franchisees was $2,824,687, representing 32.3% of their total revenue of $8,746,534. This indicates that the sale of these required items is a significant revenue stream for Best Brains. The FDD estimates that required purchases and leases will represent 25-50% of your overall purchases and leases in establishing and operating the franchised business.
If a franchisee wishes to use an alternate supplier, they must notify Best Brains in writing and submit specifications, samples, and information, along with a fee of $500 per day for each person Best Brains provides for the determination, plus reasonable expenses. Best Brains's criteria for approving suppliers is confidential and not available to franchisees. Best Brains will notify the franchisee of their approval or disapproval within 30 days of receiving all requested information and may revoke approval at any time.