Can Crepe De Licious negotiate marketing programs with suppliers?
Crepe_De_Licious Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
your Restaurant, Kiosk, or Food Truck to be listed on this official website and/or provide you with a web page specific to your Restaurant, Kiosk, or Food Truck on this website.
- 7.17 Additional Items, Services and Suppliers. 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.
- 7.18 Intranet System. We or our affiliate may establish an intranet system to assist you with your Franchised Business. If an intranet system like this is established, we or our affiliate will administer and maintain it, and we will provide you and/or your Designated Manager with access to this system.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 57)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 Crepe De Licious Franchise Disclosure Document, the document does not explicitly state whether a franchisee can negotiate marketing programs with suppliers. However, the FDD does state that if a franchisee desires to purchase approved items and services from a supplier who has not been approved, Crepe De Licious will consider any written request for approval, but is not obligated to approve it. The franchisee is required to pay for the 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 approval or disapproval of any new item, service, or supplier requested within a reasonable time, usually within 90 days, after receiving all relevant information. Crepe De Licious may withhold approval of any item, service, or supplier, as it determines in its discretion, and can revoke approval of an approved supplier at any time in its sole discretion, and will notify the franchisee of any revocation of supplier approval.
While the FDD outlines the process for requesting approval of new suppliers, it does not directly address the negotiation of marketing programs. A Crepe De Licious franchisee is required to adhere to the System Standards for items and services, as well as the approved list of items, services, and suppliers provided by Crepe De Licious. Crepe De Licious and its affiliates may be the sole approved suppliers for certain items and services, and may derive revenues from franchisee purchases either directly or through supplier rebates.
Therefore, a prospective franchisee should inquire with Crepe De Licious about the possibility of negotiating marketing programs with approved suppliers or seeking approval for new suppliers with whom they can negotiate such programs. Understanding the flexibility and limitations in this area is crucial for franchisees looking to optimize their marketing efforts and potentially reduce costs.