Can Chicken Guy establish its own commissaries and distribution facilities as approved suppliers?

We may establish commissaries and distribution facilities owned and operated by us or an affiliate that we will designate as an approved supplier.

If you propose to purchase any goods or materials (that you are not required to purchase from us, our affiliates or designated suppliers) from a supplier that we have not previously approved, you must submit to us a written request for such approval, or you must request that the supplier do so. We will provide our standards and specifications to you or to the proposed supplier, subject to the supplier's execution of a confidentiality agreement in a form acceptable to us. We have the right to require, as a condition of approval, that our representatives be permitted to inspect the supplier's facilities and that such information, specifications and samples as we reasonably designate be delivered to us and/or to an independent, certified laboratory designated by us for testing prior to granting approval. In addition to product testing, a facility audit may be required. A fee not to exceed our actual costs of reviewing the supplier or distributor and auditing the facility, if needed, may be charged by us and shall be paid by you. We will notify you within 60 days after receipt of your request as to whether you are authorized to purchase such products from that supplier, and if such authorization is granted, you may contract with the approved supplier. We may periodically require that the testing be performed again at your expense to ensure continued compliance with our specifications.

Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 20–22)