Is Beyond Juicery Eatery obligated to negotiate arrangements with suppliers for my benefit?
Beyond_Juicery_Eatery Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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We may, but are not obligated to, negotiate arrangements with suppliers for your benefit. For example, we expect to negotiate better prices with suppliers based upon larger volumes, and these price discounts would inure to your benefit. As of the date of this disclosure document, we have not derived any material benefits based upon your use of any required purchases from Approved Suppliers, but our affiliates do and we reserve the right to do so in the future, nor do we provide any material benefits to you based upon your use of any required purchases from Approved Suppliers. We do not provide material benefits to you (for example, renewal or granting additional franchises) based upon your purchase of particular products or services or use of particular suppliers.
We reserve the right from time to time to establish exclusive arrangements with certain providers or suppliers for the benefit of the entire System. When we establish these exclusive System-wide supplier arrangements, you must participate.
We also may receive rebates or derive other revenue from suppliers based upon purchases by our franchisees. We and our affiliates reserve the right to receive additional rebates and revenue in the future. During our fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, Beyond Juicery Eatery Commissary, LLC received $481,831.89 in rebates from suppliers based on purchases from our System. Our affiliate's current rebate arrangements vary depending on the supplier and nature of the product or service and are based on either a percentage of cost ranging from 2.5% to 10% or a fixed amount or range per specified product. If we negotiate rebates or other benefits from suppliers based upon purchases you make in the future, we reserve the right to retain all or any portion of the rebates or other benefits, contribute the rebates to the Marketing Fund, or do anything else with these rebates and benefits that we may determine in our discretion. At this time, we and our affiliates intend to keep any rebates, revenue, and other benefits received as a result of y
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 29–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beyond Juicery Eatery's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Beyond Juicery Eatery is not obligated to negotiate arrangements with suppliers for the benefit of its franchisees. However, Beyond Juicery Eatery may choose to do so. For example, Beyond Juicery Eatery anticipates negotiating better prices with suppliers based on larger order volumes, and these price discounts would then benefit the franchisee.
Beyond Juicery Eatery also reserves the right to establish exclusive arrangements with certain providers or suppliers for the benefit of the entire Beyond Juicery Eatery system, and franchisees are required to participate in these system-wide arrangements. Beyond Juicery Eatery also has the right to receive rebates from suppliers based upon franchisee purchases. During the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, Beyond Juicery Eatery Commissary, LLC received $481,831.89 in rebates from suppliers based on purchases from the Beyond Juicery Eatery system. These rebates are based on a percentage of cost ranging from 2.5% to 10% or a fixed amount per specified product. Beyond Juicery Eatery reserves the right to retain all or any portion of these rebates or contribute them to the Marketing Fund.
For a prospective franchisee, this means that while Beyond Juicery Eatery may negotiate better prices with suppliers, they are not required to do so. Additionally, Beyond Juicery Eatery may receive rebates from suppliers based on franchisee purchases, but they are not obligated to share these rebates with franchisees. This is a common practice in franchising, where franchisors leverage the collective buying power of their franchisees to negotiate better deals with suppliers and generate revenue for themselves.