How does Beverly Anns Cookie update the list of approved suppliers?
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. |
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, the list of approved suppliers may be updated in the Brand Manual. If a franchisee wants to use a non-approved supplier, they must submit samples of the supplier's products or services to Beverly Anns Cookie, along with a written statement explaining why the supplier should be approved.
Beverly Anns Cookie may charge the franchisee (or the supplier) 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 a non-approved supplier.
Beverly Anns Cookie may revoke approval at any time if they determine that the supplier no longer meets their standards. If approval is revoked, the franchisee must stop selling any products and/or purchasing products from the supplier. Beverly Anns Cookie will notify franchisees of new or modified specifications, standards, and guidelines through periodic amendments or supplements to the Brand Manual or through written (including electronic) communication.