What assistance and consultation does Crepe De Licious deem advisable regarding required supplies?
Crepe_De_Licious Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We will provide you with System Standards for items and services, our list of approved items and services, and our list of approved suppliers.
You acknowledge that we and/or our affiliates may be the sole approved suppliers for certain approved items and services, and that we and our affiliates may derive revenues as a result of your purchase of approved items and services either from us or from rebates from suppliers.
We or a third party may provide you with other pre-opening assistance and consultation as we deem advisable.
If you desire to offer additional items or services that we have not approved, or desire to purchase approved items and services from any supplier who we have not approved, we will consider any written request by you for approval of additional items, services or suppliers (although we are not obligated to approve any). You will be required to pay us for our costs incurred in any inspection or testing of any samples or any proposed new product, service or supplier nominated by you. We will notify you of our approval or disapproval of any new item, service or supplier requested by you within a reasonable time (usually within 90 days) after we have received all of the relevant information we requested. We may withhold approval of any item, service or supplier, as we determine in our discretion. We can revoke approval of an approved supplier at any time in our sole discretion, and we will notify you of any revocation of supplier approval.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 57)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Crepe De Licious FDD, Crepe De Licious will provide franchisees with System Standards for items and services, a list of approved items and services, and a list of approved suppliers. Crepe De Licious may be the sole approved supplier for certain items and services. Crepe De Licious and its affiliates may derive revenues from the franchisee's purchase of approved items and services, either directly or through rebates from suppliers.
Crepe De Licious also provides pre-opening assistance and consultation that they deem advisable. This may be provided by Crepe De Licious or a third party.
If a franchisee desires to offer additional items or services that Crepe De Licious has not approved, or desires to purchase approved items and services from a supplier who Crepe De Licious has not approved, Crepe De Licious will consider any written request for approval, though they are not obligated to approve any. The franchisee will be required to pay Crepe De Licious' costs incurred in any inspection or testing of any samples or any proposed new product, service, or supplier nominated by the franchisee. Crepe De Licious will notify the franchisee of their approval or disapproval within a reasonable time (usually within 90 days) after they have received all of the relevant information requested. Crepe De Licious can withhold approval of any item, service, or supplier, as they determine in their discretion, and they can revoke approval of an approved supplier at any time in their sole discretion, and will notify the franchisee of any revocation of supplier approval.
This setup is fairly typical in franchising, allowing Crepe De Licious to maintain quality control and consistency across all locations. However, it also means franchisees may have limited flexibility in sourcing supplies and may need to factor in additional costs for inspections or testing of alternative products or suppliers.