Does Bigfoot Forestry have the right to designate certain goods or services as optional for franchisees?
Bigfoot_Forestry Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Authorized Goods & Services.** You must offer and provide all Bigfoot Forestry Services we require from time to time in our commercially reasonable discretion.
We may designate certain Bigfoot Forestry Services as optional, in which case you have the option, but not the obligation, to offer such services.
As a condition to offering optional goods or services you may be required to complete additional training, purchase additional equipment and tools and secure additional licenses or permits.
You may not offer any other goods or services without our prior written permission.
You may not sell any goods or services we have disapproved.
You may not use your Business, or permit your Business to be used, for any purpose other than offering the goods and services we authorize.
We may change authorized goods and services at any time and you must comply with our instructions regarding same.
Any such change shall not constitute a termination of this Agreement.
Source: Item 16 — RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE FRANCHISEE MAY SELL (FDD page 33)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Bigfoot Forestry FDD, Bigfoot Forestry can designate certain services as optional for franchisees. Franchisees are required to offer all services that Bigfoot Forestry deems necessary. However, Bigfoot Forestry may designate some services as optional, giving the franchisee the choice of whether or not to offer them.
If a franchisee chooses to offer these optional services, they may be required to complete additional training, purchase additional equipment and tools, and secure additional licenses or permits. This suggests that while franchisees have some flexibility in the services they offer, they must still meet Bigfoot Forestry's standards and requirements if they choose to expand their service offerings.
Furthermore, franchisees are restricted from offering any goods or services that have not been approved by Bigfoot Forestry in writing, or any goods or services that Bigfoot Forestry has specifically disapproved. This ensures that franchisees adhere to the brand's standards and offerings, maintaining consistency across all Bigfoot Forestry locations. Bigfoot Forestry also retains the right to change the authorized goods and services at any time, and franchisees are obligated to comply with these changes, which do not constitute a termination of the agreement.