How does Dryject maintain its lists of approved suppliers?
Dryject Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Approved Suppliers. You must purchase specified products, procure all equipment, inventory, and signage required for the operation of the Franchised Business solely from suppliers (including distributors, manufacturers, and other sources) who have been approved in writing by us. We maintain written lists of approved items of equipment, fixtures, inventory, and supplies (by brand name and/or by standards and specifications) and lists of approved suppliers for those items. We update our lists periodically and issue the updated lists to all franchise owners.
We will furnish our standards and specifications, as well as our criteria for supplier approval, to franchise owners on request, but only on a confidential basis. All suppliers and approved vendors will be listed in the Manual, which must always be followed, even as modified by us periodically.
If you desire to purchase any items from an unapproved supplier, you or the supplier must submit to us a written request for approval. We will then examine the vendor or supplier, which examination may include a review of product specifications, inspection of the vendor/supplier's facilities, actual testing (or demo) of their product, inquiries as to general reputation and reliability, and all other factors as we deem important. We must respond to your request in writing within 30 days. Our approval will not be unreasonably withheld, but must be obtained in writing. In the event we do not provide you with a written decision, the request will be deemed denied. We reserve the right to require that a representative be permitted to inspect the supplier's facilities and samples from the supplier be delivered to us or our designee for testing. We reserve the right to charge you a fee for reviewing a proposed supplier of any goods to be used in connection with the Franchise. If we determine that it is necessary to inspect the supplier's facilities or conduct tests, we will require you or the supplier to pay our actual costs incurred for this inspection and testing. We may, periodically, re-inspect the facilities and products of any previously approved supplier and may revoke our approval if the supplier fails to meet any of our standards and specifications at any time. We update our lists of approved suppliers periodically and issue the updated lists to all franchise owners.
Source: Item 7 — ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT (FDD pages 19–24)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Dryject's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Dryject maintains written lists of approved suppliers for equipment, fixtures, inventory, and supplies, specifying items by brand name or by standards and specifications. These lists are updated periodically and issued to all franchise owners. The approved suppliers and vendors are also listed in the Manual, which franchisees must follow, even as it is modified by Dryject.
If a Dryject franchisee wants to purchase from an unapproved supplier, they or the supplier must submit a written request for approval. Dryject will then examine the vendor or supplier, which may include a review of product specifications, inspection of facilities, product testing, and inquiries into their reputation and reliability. Dryject must respond to the request in writing within 30 days, and approval will not be unreasonably withheld but must be obtained in writing. If no written decision is provided, the request is deemed denied.
Dryject reserves the right to inspect the supplier's facilities and test samples, with the franchisee or supplier potentially bearing the costs of inspection and testing. Dryject may also re-inspect previously approved suppliers and revoke approval if they fail to meet standards. While Dryject may designate and approve a supplier, franchisees are not obligated to purchase from them, except as noted earlier in the FDD. Dryject will furnish its standards and specifications, as well as its criteria for supplier approval, to franchise owners on request, but only on a confidential basis.