How can a Chicken Guy franchisee obtain a list of approved suppliers?
Chicken_Guy Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Our standards and specifications for Chicken Guy! Restaurants are contained in the Manual. A list of approved suppliers is available upon written request. We estimate that the purchase of products that are subject to our standards and specifications represents approximately 100% of your overall purchases in establishing and operating the Franchised Restaurant.
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)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Chicken Guy's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a list of approved suppliers is available upon written request. Franchisees are required to purchase proprietary food products from designated suppliers and all other goods, food products, ingredients, spices, seasonings, mixes, beverages, materials, and supplies from approved suppliers. Chicken Guy estimates that purchases subject to their standards and specifications represent approximately 100% of a franchisee's overall purchases in establishing and operating the restaurant.
If a franchisee wishes to use a supplier that is not already approved, they must submit a written request to Chicken Guy for approval, or the supplier can do so. Chicken Guy will provide its standards and specifications to the supplier, who must then sign a confidentiality agreement. Chicken Guy may require an inspection of the supplier's facilities and submission of information, specifications, and samples for testing. The franchisee may be charged a fee not exceeding Chicken Guy's actual costs for reviewing the supplier and auditing the facility, if needed.
Chicken Guy will notify the franchisee within 60 days of the request whether the supplier is approved. If approved, the franchisee can then contract with the supplier. Chicken Guy may periodically require re-testing at the franchisee's expense to ensure continued compliance with specifications. This process ensures that all suppliers meet Chicken Guy's standards, maintaining consistency and quality across all franchise locations.