Besides testing costs, does Canine Dimensions charge a fee for supplier approval?
Canine_Dimensions Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You will be required to pay our costs of testing. If the supplier proposed by you meets our criteria, we will permit you to contract with that approved supplier. We reserve the right to re-inspect the facilities and to retest the product of any approved supplier and to revoke any approval if the supplier fails to continue to meet our high standards. Our approval will be revoked if we determine, in our reasonable discretion, that an approved supplier has not continued to meet our standards. In that case, we will inform you in writing of our decision to revoke our approval, and you will be required to cease contracting with that supplier immediately after your receipt of our notice of revocation. Other than our costs of testing (which will not be less than $250), we do not charge a fee for approval.
We do not make our criteria for selecting approved suppliers available to our franchisees, nor do we make our specifications known to suppliers. We do not issue specifications and standards to franchisees or approved suppliers. Generally, supplier approval might depend on product quality, delivery frequency and reliability, service standards, financial capability, customer relations, concentration of purchases with limited suppliers to obtain better prices and service, and/or a supplier's willingness to pay us or our affiliates for the right to do business with our System.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 14–17)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Canine Dimensions's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, besides the costs of testing, Canine Dimensions does not charge a fee for supplier approval. However, the franchisee is responsible for the costs of testing any proposed supplier to ensure they meet Canine Dimensions's criteria. These testing costs will not be less than $250.
Canine Dimensions maintains the right to re-inspect facilities and retest products from approved suppliers and can revoke approval if the supplier fails to meet their standards. If approval is revoked, Canine Dimensions will inform the franchisee in writing, and the franchisee must immediately cease contracting with that supplier.
It is important to note that Canine Dimensions does not disclose its criteria for selecting approved suppliers to franchisees or make its specifications known to suppliers. Supplier approval may depend on factors such as product quality, delivery frequency, service standards, financial capability, customer relations, and a supplier's willingness to pay Canine Dimensions or its affiliates for the right to do business with the Canine Dimensions system.