Are any of Craters & Freighters' affiliates approved suppliers?
Craters_Freighters Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We may revise these requirements and specifications from time to time. We are not an approved supplier, but we reserve the right to become an approved supplier at any time in our discretion. None of our Affiliates is an approved supplier. None of our officers or directors owns an interest in an approved supplier. Neither we nor any of our Affiliates derived any revenue in 2024 from franchisee purchases or leases of products and services from our designated suppliers, but we and our Affiliates reserve the right to do so in the future. The precise basis by which we may derive revenue in the future is undetermined at this time. If we derive revenue in the future from your purchases or leases of products and services from our designated suppliers, the precise basis by which we will do so will be disclosed to you.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 18–20)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Craters & Freighters' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, none of its affiliates are approved suppliers. Craters & Freighters, however, reserves the right to become an approved supplier at any time at their discretion. The FDD also states that none of Craters & Freighters' officers or directors owns an interest in an approved supplier.
Craters & Freighters may revise the requirements and specifications for equipment, products, and other items or services from time to time. Franchisees are required to purchase various equipment, products, and other items or services that meet or exceed minimum requirements and specifications that Craters & Freighters establishes. These requirements and specifications may be found in the Operations Manuals.
While neither Craters & Freighters nor its affiliates derived any revenue in 2024 from franchisee purchases or leases of products and services from designated suppliers, they reserve the right to do so in the future. If they do derive revenue in the future, the precise basis by which they will do so will be disclosed to franchisees.