What brands are approved for the walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers that Bojangles franchisees must use?
Bojangles Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Franchisee shall purchase all food items, ingredients, equipment (including, without limitation, technology equipment, components and software), furnishings, supplies, materials, services and other items used or offered for sale at the Restaurant solely from suppliers (including manufacturers, distributors and other sources) who demonstrate, to the continuing reasonable satisfaction of Franchisor, the ability to meet Franchisor's then-current standards and specifications for such items; who possess adequate quality controls and capacity to supply Franchisee's needs promptly and reliably; and who have been approved in writing by Franchisor and not thereafter disapproved.
If Franchisee desires to purchase any products or retain any services to be used or offered for sale in the Restaurant from an unapproved supplier, Franchisee shall submit to Franchisor a written request for such approval, or shall request the supplier itself to do so, and Franchisor, in its sole discretion, shall determine whether such supplier shall be approved.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 82)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
The 2025 Bojangles Franchise Disclosure Document states that franchisees must purchase all equipment, including technology, from approved suppliers. To be an approved supplier, they must demonstrate the ability to meet Bojangles's current standards and specifications for such items, have adequate quality controls and capacity to supply franchisee needs promptly and reliably, and have been approved in writing by Bojangles.
If a franchisee wants to purchase any products or retain any services to be used or offered for sale in the Restaurant from an unapproved supplier, the franchisee must submit a written request for approval to Bojangles, or the supplier can do so themselves. Bojangles has the sole discretion to determine whether the supplier will be approved.
While the FDD outlines the approval process for suppliers, it does not list specific brands of walk-in coolers and freezers that are already approved for use in Bojangles restaurants. A prospective franchisee should ask Bojangles for a list of approved suppliers and brands during their due diligence.