What rights does Clean Your Dirty Face have regarding the inspection of a proposed supplier's facilities?
Clean_Your_Dirty_Face Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If you would like to purchase any products, services, Operating Assets or materials from a supplier that we have not yet approved (if such products, services, Operating Assets or materials are required to be purchased from designated or approved suppliers), you must submit to us a written request for approval of the proposed product and/or supplier before using or purchasing any item. We have the right to inspect the proposed supplier's facilities, and to require product samples from the proposed supplier to be delivered at our option either directly to us or to a third party we designate for testing. We may require you to reimburse us for our direct costs and expenses incurred for testing such product or supplier, including travel costs and costs of inspection(s). We will notify you in writing of the approval or disapproval of the proposed supplier within a reasonable time after completion of the investigation of the proposed supplier. If we fail to respond within 60 days, your request will be deemed denied. We may elect to withhold approval of the supplier. We are likely to reject your request for a new supplier without conducting any investigation if we already have designated an exclusive supplier for the item proposed to be offered by the new supplier. We may periodically re-inspect the facilities and products of any approved supplier and may revoke our approval if the supplier does not continue to meet any of our criteria. We also may charge suppliers a royalty for the right to manufacture products for use in CYDF Facial Bars.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 19–22)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Clean Your Dirty Face's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee wants to purchase products from a supplier not already approved by Clean Your Dirty Face, the franchisee must submit a written request for approval. Clean Your Dirty Face has the right to inspect the proposed supplier's facilities. They can also require product samples to be delivered either directly to them or to a third party they designate for testing.
Clean Your Dirty Face may require the franchisee to reimburse them for the direct costs and expenses incurred for testing the product or supplier, including travel costs and costs of inspections. Clean Your Dirty Face will then notify the franchisee in writing of the approval or disapproval of the proposed supplier within a reasonable time after completing the investigation. However, if Clean Your Dirty Face fails to respond within 60 days, the request will be deemed denied.
Clean Your Dirty Face may choose to withhold approval of the supplier. The document indicates that Clean Your Dirty Face is likely to reject a request for a new supplier without conducting any investigation if they already have designated an exclusive supplier for the item proposed to be offered by the new supplier. Clean Your Dirty Face may also periodically re-inspect the facilities and products of any approved supplier and may revoke their approval if the supplier does not continue to meet their criteria. They may also charge suppliers a royalty for the right to manufacture products for use in Clean Your Dirty Face Facial Bars.
These stipulations mean that a Clean Your Dirty Face franchisee's choice of suppliers is heavily controlled. While franchisees can suggest new suppliers, Clean Your Dirty Face retains significant power to approve, reject, and re-inspect suppliers, potentially adding costs for the franchisee. This level of control is relatively common in franchising, as franchisors seek to maintain quality and consistency across all locations. The franchisee should consider these restrictions and potential costs when evaluating the franchise opportunity.