How long will Beverly Anns Cookie take to notify a franchisee about the approval of a new supplier?
Beverly_Anns_Cookie Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
val of New Suppliers
We may update the list of approved suppliers in the Brand Manual. If you desire to have a nonapproved supplier of a product or service designated as an approved supplier, you must submit samples of the supplier's products or services to us, along with a written statement describing why such items, services, or suppliers should be approved for use in the System. We may charge the cost of evaluating a proposed new vendor, supplier, or product to you, the vendor, or supplier. We do not make our supplier specifications and/or standards generally available to franchisees or suppliers. While we will be required to respond to a request within 60 days, we generally respond to a request for an additional approved supplier within seven days. Our written approval must be received before you use products not purchased from an approved supplier. We may revoke our approval at any time if we determine, in our discretion, that the supplier no longer meets our standards. You must stop selling any products and/or stop purchasing products from any supplier if we notify you we no longer approve of that specific product or supplier.
ITEM 9 FRANCHISEE'S OBLIGATIONS
This table lists your principal obligations under the franchise agreement and other agreements. It will help you find more detailed information about your obligations in these agreements and in other items of this disclosure document.
| Obligation | Section in Franchise Agreement (“FA”) | | Disclosure Document | |---|---|---|---| | | | | Item | | a. Site selection and acquisition/lease | FA Section 7 | Items 7 and 11 | | | b. Pre-opening purchases/leases | FA Sections 7 and 19 | Items 7, 8 and 11 | | | c. Site development and other pre-opening | FA Sections 7 and 19 | Items 7 and 11 | | | requirements | | | |
| d. Initial and ongoing training | FA Section 8 | Items 6, 7 and 11 |
|---|---|---|
| e. Opening | FA Sections 7 and 12 | Items 6, 7, 9 and 11 |
| f. Fees | FA Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 16, 19, 20 and 21 | Items 5, 6 and 7 |
| g. Compliance with standards and | FA Sections 9, 12 and 13 | Items 8, 11, 12, 14 |
| policies/operating manual | and Exhibit E | |
| h. Trademarks and proprietary information | FA Sections 9, 14 and 17 | Items 13 and 14 |
| i. Restrictions on products/services offered | FA Section 13 | Items 8 and 16 |
| j. Warranty and customer service | FA Section 13 | Items 1 and 11 |
| requirements | ||
| k. Territorial development and sales quotas | FA Section 4 | Items 1, 11 and 12 |
| l. Ongoing product/service purchases | FA Section 13 | Items 8 and 16 |
| m. Maintenance, appearance and remodeling | FA Section 13 | Items 7, 8 and 11 |
| requirements | ||
| n. Insurance | FA Section 19 | Items 6, 7 and 8 |
| o. |
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF SERVICES AND PRODUCTS (FDD pages 29–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beverly Anns Cookie's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee wants to use a non-approved supplier, they must submit samples and a written statement to Beverly Anns Cookie explaining why the supplier should be approved. The franchisee may be charged for the cost of evaluating the proposed new vendor, supplier, or product. While Beverly Anns Cookie is required to respond to the request within 60 days, they generally respond within seven days. The franchisee must receive written approval before using products from the new supplier.
Beverly Anns Cookie also states that they will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify the franchisee within 60 days after receiving all requested information and materials whether the franchisee is authorized to purchase or lease the product or service from that supplier or provider. The costs associated with gaining approval may be the franchisee's or the supplier's responsibility where existing suppliers are capable of providing an existing product.
It is important to note that Beverly Anns Cookie may periodically re-inspect approved suppliers' facilities and products, and they reserve the right to revoke approval of any supplier, provider, product, or service that does not continue to meet their specifications. This means that even after a supplier is approved, there is no guarantee that they will remain approved indefinitely. Franchisees should factor in the potential costs and time associated with finding and vetting new suppliers, as well as the risk of a previously approved supplier being revoked.