Is a Buns On Fire franchisee required to purchase perishable food items from Buns On Fire or its affiliates?
Buns_On_Fire Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Except for produce which is to be sourced locally, you must purchase all the food products your Franchise Business will sell from suppliers identified by us, including from our affiliates.
Obligation to Purchase or Lease Products and Services under the Buns on Fire Food Restrictions
There are certain foods, beverages and products that are selected by us for consistency in quality and other considerations. These items, such as certain brand name products, are manufactured or produced only by manufacturers or producers approved by us in writing. To ensure that you adhere to the uniformity requirements and quality standards associated with all the Buns on Fire Restaurant franchises, you must purchase these items for your Franchise Business, but you may purchase them from any approved distributor that can supply them. We will provide a written list of these selected foods, beverages and products. We will also notify you of any additions to or deletions from this list.
You must purchase certain foods, beverages and products that satisfy the written standards and specifications established by us. This requirement is necessary to ensure that you adhere to the uniformity requirements and quality standards associated with all the Buns on Fire Restaurant franchises. We will provide you with written standards and specifications for the layout of your Buns on Fire Restaurant premises, your equipment and signs, the decor and trade dress of your Franchise Business, and certain food and beverage items. We determine our uniformity and quality standards and specifications, in our sole discretion. We may modify our written standards and specifications, and you must comply with any modifications. You will be responsible for ensuring that all the foods, beverages and products selected by you will continue to conform to the standards and specifications established by us.
Source: Item 5 — INITIAL FEES (FDD page 12)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Buns On Fire Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are generally required to purchase food products from suppliers identified by Buns On Fire, including its affiliates, with one exception. Produce is to be sourced locally, allowing franchisees to purchase it from local suppliers rather than being restricted to the franchisor's designated sources.
Buns On Fire also selects certain foods, beverages, and products to ensure consistency in quality. These items, often brand-name products, are manufactured or produced only by manufacturers or producers approved by Buns On Fire in writing. Franchisees must purchase these specific items for their franchise business but can do so from any approved distributor that can supply them. Buns On Fire will provide a written list of these selected foods, beverages, and products, and will notify franchisees of any additions to or deletions from this list.
To maintain uniformity and quality standards across all Buns On Fire Restaurant franchises, franchisees must purchase certain foods, beverages, and products that meet written standards and specifications established by Buns On Fire. These standards and specifications cover various aspects, including the layout of the restaurant premises, equipment, signs, decor, trade dress, and specific food and beverage items. Buns On Fire determines these standards at its sole discretion and may modify them, requiring franchisees to comply with any modifications. Franchisees are responsible for ensuring that all selected foods, beverages, and products continue to conform to Buns On Fire's standards and specifications.