Who are the approved suppliers for real estate services for a Chatime franchise?
Chatime Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Our current approved supplier for construction services is Build'M, our approved suppliers for real estate services are Morrow Hill, RE Image, Franreel and Great Earth Realty, and our approved supplier for initial marketing activities is Slique Media.
We may grant you approval to obtain food products, supplies, equipment (including point-of-sale and back office computer systems), and materials for your Chatime Store and services to your Chatime Store from other sources as long as they meet our specifications, standards, and requirements. Every supplier must demonstrate that it can meet all System specifications, standards, and requirements and has adequate capacity to supply our franchisees' quantity and delivery needs to our satisfaction. Before approving any supplier, we may take into consideration, without limitation (i) consistency with products or name brands already in the System, (ii) economies of scale achieved by larger volumes, and (iii) certain other benefits that a supplier may offer such as new product development capability. When approving a supplier, we take into consideration the System as a whole; some franchisees may pay higher prices to an approved supplier than they might pay to an unapproved supplier. We may withhold approval of a supplier for any reason. A list of approved suppliers is available on request. Suppliers are required to share
shipping, distribution, and all other relevant information with us.
Source: Item 8 — Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services (FDD pages 22–25)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Chatime's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are restricted to using approved suppliers for real estate services. Specifically, Chatime has pre-approved Morrow Hill, RE Image, Franreel, and Great Earth Realty for providing real estate services to its franchisees.
Chatime may grant franchisees approval to use other sources for services as long as they meet Chatime's specifications, standards, and requirements. The supplier must demonstrate that it can meet all of Chatime's system specifications, standards, and requirements and has adequate capacity to supply the franchisees' quantity and delivery needs to Chatime's satisfaction. Chatime may consider consistency with products or name brands already in the system, economies of scale achieved by larger volumes, and certain other benefits that a supplier may offer, such as new product development capability.
Chatime emphasizes that when approving a supplier, they consider the system as a whole, and some franchisees may pay higher prices to an approved supplier than they might pay to an unapproved supplier. Chatime may withhold approval of a supplier for any reason. A list of approved suppliers is available on request. Suppliers are required to share shipping, distribution, and all other relevant information with Chatime.