From whom can a Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution franchisee purchase a new or used computer system?
Bimbo_Foods_Bakeries_Distribution Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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You must purchase, or lease if leasing is available, a hand-held computer for ordering Products and a portable printer, both of which must be compatible with our systems. Franchisor or a non-affiliated third-party vendor will offer to sell, or possibly lease, such equipment to you. You may purchase a new or used computer system from any vendor supplying hand-held computers and portable printers provided the equipment is compatible with our systems. Franchisor has no interest in or affiliation with any third-party equipment vendor. Franchisor may modify its specifications for handheld computers in the future, which may require you to purchase a new device; we will notify you in advance of these changes.
Franchisor has no other required specifications, designated suppliers, or approved suppliers for goods or services relating to your Distribution Rights. Franchisor will derive revenue (based on the difference between its products' costs and its sales price to you) from your required purchases of products and services from Franchisor, although it will not derive revenue from any of your other purchases of products or services other than as set forth in Item 6. In its most recent fiscal year, Franchisor's total revenue was $3.633 billion, of which $3.633 billion was derived on account of required purchases of products/services by its Distributors, representing 100% of Franchisor's total revenue.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 33–34)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees have multiple options for acquiring a computer system. They can purchase a new or used system from Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution itself, or from a non-affiliated third-party vendor. Additionally, if purchasing Distribution Rights from an existing distributor, the computer system may be available for purchase from that distributor.
Regardless of the source, the computer system (including the handheld computer and portable printer) must be compatible with Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution's systems. The FDD states that Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution may modify its specifications for handheld computers in the future, potentially requiring franchisees to purchase new devices. Franchisees will be notified in advance of these changes.
Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution also offers to sell or possibly lease the required equipment to franchisees. The cost to purchase the handheld computer and printer from Bimbo Foods Bakeries Distribution ranges from $1,300 to $2,000, plus applicable sales tax. Optional financing may be available through ACF (Advantafirst Capital Financial Services, Inc.).