How does Dryer Vent Squad designate and communicate approved and designated suppliers for the Dryer Vent Squad Franchised Business, including any modifications?
Dryer_Vent_Squad Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
ted to the promotion of the Franchised Business;
- (6) Approving or disapproving of Franchisee requests related to marketing materials and Digital Media that may be used to market the Franchised Business; and
- (7) Establishing and communicating System standards and requirements in the form of the Operations Manual and, as Franchisor, in Franchisor's sole discretion.
4.C. OPERATIONS MANUAL
Franchisor shall provide Franchisee with access to the Operations Manual. The Operations Manual contains, as designated and determined by Franchisor, mandatory and, as applicable, suggested specifications, standards and operating procedures that Franchisor prescribes for Dryer Vent Squad Businesses. Franchisee shall operate the Franchised Business in strict accordance with the standards, specifications, and requirements set forth in the Operations Manual as, such standards, specifications, and requirements including, but not limited to, the Approved Services and Products, System Supplies, and, authorized and designated suppliers, as of the Effective Date of this Agreement, and, as they may be supplemented, modified, changed, and/or replaced in the future and, from time to time, by Franchisor, in Franchisor's Reasonable Business Judgment. Franchisee shall keep and maintain the confidentiality of the Operations Manual and shall keep and maintain all files, data and information contained in the Operations Manual in a secure location and/or in a protected confidential state and, as otherwise directed by Franchisor. The master copy and official version of the Operations Manual is and shall be the copy and/or version maintained and designated by Franchisor in Franchisor's ordinary course of business.
Franchisor shall provide Franchisee with reasonable notice of modifications and changes made to the Operations Manual and, such notice may take form of electronic communications including emails and, if the Operations Manual is maintained on an online web based platform, notifications within said platform. Franchisor shall provide Franchisee with a reasonable period of time, as determined by Franchisor, in Franchisor's Reasonable Business Judgment, to implement change and modifications to the as set forth in
the Operations Manual.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 51–207)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Dryer Vent Squad's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Operations Manual contains mandatory and suggested specifications, standards, and operating procedures that Dryer Vent Squad prescribes for its businesses. This includes information on approved services and products, system supplies, and authorized and designated suppliers. Franchisees must operate their business in strict accordance with the Operations Manual, including any supplements, modifications, changes, or replacements made by Dryer Vent Squad.
Dryer Vent Squad will provide franchisees with reasonable notice of any modifications or changes to the Operations Manual. This notice may be in the form of electronic communications, such as emails, or notifications within an online web-based platform where the Operations Manual is maintained. Dryer Vent Squad will also provide franchisees with a reasonable period of time to implement these changes and modifications.
Franchisees are only allowed to offer and sell approved services and products and use system supplies as designated by Dryer Vent Squad in the Operations Manual. These must align with the terms, specifications, and requirements outlined in the Operations Manual, as it may be supplemented and modified by Dryer Vent Squad. Dryer Vent Squad may also designate these items in writing outside of the Operations Manual.