Can Burros Fries require vendors to produce sufficient samples for testing?
Burros_Fries Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
We may require vendors and/or suppliers to provide certain information, sign a nondisclosure agreement, and agree to guarantee our level of quality and produce sufficient samples to allow us to test the sample at your expense. We may require you to submit to us sufficient specifications, photographs, drawings or other information and samples to determine whether the items meet our specifications. There is a product, vendor and equipment assessment fee for supplier approval, and we may require third-party testing, in which case you will pay the actual cost of the tests as described in Item 6. We may issue specifications in manuals or directives, in writing or orally, and we may modify them at any time. Our response to a written request by you to approve a product (including a menu or retail item), piece of equipment or a supplier will be made within thirty (30) days after we receive it. Approval may be revoked in our sole discretion where an approved product (including any menu or retail item), piece of kitchen equipment, vendor or supplier does not adhere to the specifications described above. We will notify you either by email or any other written form of communication of our approval, disapproval or revocation of any prior approval of any product, kitchen equipment, vendor or supplier.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 21–25)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Burros Fries's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Burros Fries has the authority to require vendors and suppliers to provide sufficient samples for testing, with the franchisee bearing the expense of such testing. This is to ensure that the vendors and suppliers guarantee Burros Fries's level of quality.
Burros Fries may also require vendors and suppliers to provide certain information and sign a nondisclosure agreement. Additionally, Burros Fries can request franchisees to submit specifications, photographs, drawings, or other information and samples to determine if the items meet their standards. There is a product, vendor, and equipment assessment fee for supplier approval, and third-party testing may be required, with the franchisee responsible for covering the actual costs of these tests as detailed in Item 6.
These specifications can be issued in manuals or directives, either in writing or orally, and may be modified at any time. Burros Fries will respond to a franchisee's written request to approve a product, piece of equipment, or a supplier within 30 days of receipt. Approval can be revoked if the product, equipment, vendor, or supplier does not adhere to the specifications. Burros Fries will notify the franchisee of any approval, disapproval, or revocation via email or other written communication.