Is Better Blend Nutrition LLC an affiliate of Better Blend?
Better_Blend Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
Our affiliate Better Blend Nutrition LLC will sell certain inventory to you.
Currently, it is the sole supplier of your mixes, to-go bags, BlendBox Pouches, and BlendBox Boxes.
Except as described above regarding Better Blend Nutrition LLC, neither we nor any affiliate is currently a supplier of any good or service that you must purchase. We reserve the right to be a supplier (or the sole supplier) of a good or service in the future. None of our officers own an interest in any supplier to our franchisees other than Better Blend Nutrition LLC.
Our affiliate Better Blend Nutrition LLC will receive revenue from franchisee purchases of certain inventory items. Its revenue from all required purchases and leases of products and services by franchisees in the prior fiscal year was $139,598.63
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 17–20)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Better Blend's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Better Blend Nutrition LLC is indeed an affiliate of Better Blend. This is explicitly stated in Item 8, which outlines restrictions on sources of products and services. Better Blend Nutrition LLC serves as the sole supplier for specific inventory items that franchisees are required to purchase.
Specifically, Better Blend Nutrition LLC is the current sole supplier of mixes, to-go bags, BlendBox Pouches, and BlendBox Boxes. This means that franchisees must purchase these items exclusively from Better Blend Nutrition LLC. The FDD also notes that Better Blend Nutrition LLC receives revenue from these franchisee purchases; in the prior fiscal year, this revenue totaled $139,598.63.
The FDD clarifies that, aside from Better Blend Nutrition LLC, neither Better Blend nor any other affiliate is currently a supplier of goods or services that franchisees are required to purchase. However, Better Blend reserves the right to become a supplier (or the sole supplier) of any good or service in the future. Furthermore, none of Better Blend's officers own an interest in any supplier other than Better Blend Nutrition LLC. This arrangement ensures that Better Blend maintains control over the quality and consistency of key products while also creating a revenue stream for its affiliate.