Does City Wide provide a list of established sources of equipment and supplies?
City_Wide Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
CITY WIDE may from time to time provide Franchisee with a comprehensive list of established sources of equipment and supplies necessary for the operation of a Franchised Business (See Section 7.9).
From time to time, CITY WIDE will provide to Franchisee either in the Operating Manual or posted on CITY WIDE'S internal website ("CW You") a list of approved manufacturers, suppliers and distributors authorized for the Franchised Business ("Approved Suppliers List") and a list of approved inventory, products, fixtures, furniture, equipment, signs, stationery, supplies, and other items or services necessary to operate the Franchised Business ("Approved Supplies List").
From time to time as set forth in the Operating Manual, CITY WIDE may designate suppliers on the Approved Suppliers List as required suppliers ("Required Suppliers") from whom you must purchase inventory, products, services or other items and services.
Currently, on the list of Required Supplier is ADP Payroll Services which you are required to use for your payroll services.
You may not use payroll services from any other provider.
CITY WIDE may revise the Approved Suppliers List and Approved Supplies List from time to time at its sole and absolute right.
If Franchisee proposes to use at the Location any equipment or any brand of product which is not then approved by CITY WIDE as meeting its minimum specifications and quality standards, or to purchase any product from a supplier that is not then designated by CITY WIDE as an Approved Supplier on the Approved Suppliers List, Franchisee
must first notify CITY WIDE and must, upon request by CITY WIDE, submit samples and such other information as CITY WIDE requires for examination and testing or to otherwise determine whether the proposed supply or supplier meets CITY WIDE's specifications and quality standards. CITY WIDE will not consider requests by Franchisee or any affiliate of Franchisee to become Approved Suppliers.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 65)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to City Wide's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, City Wide may provide franchisees with a comprehensive list of established equipment and supplies sources needed to operate the franchise.
City Wide will also provide an Approved Suppliers List and an Approved Supplies List either in the Operating Manual or posted on City Wide's internal website, CW You. These lists include approved manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors, as well as approved inventory, products, fixtures, furniture, equipment, signs, stationery, supplies, and other necessary items or services. City Wide retains the right to revise these lists as it deems necessary.
City Wide may also designate certain suppliers on the Approved Suppliers List as Required Suppliers, from whom franchisees must purchase specific inventory, products, services, or other items. Currently, ADP Payroll Services is the only Required Supplier, and franchisees must use them for payroll services. If a franchisee wants to use equipment, a product brand, or a supplier not already approved by City Wide, they must first notify City Wide and submit samples and information for evaluation. City Wide does not consider requests from franchisees or their affiliates to become Approved Suppliers.