Does Engineering For Kids provide written criteria for approving suppliers to its franchisees?
Engineering_For_Kids Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
factors relating to the price and quality of the products or services and the reliability of the supplier. We may approve a single supplier for any brand and may approve a supplier only as to a certain brand or brands. We may concentrate purchases with one or more suppliers to obtain the lowest prices or the best advertising support or services for any group of Businesses in the System. Approval of a supplier may be conditioned on requirements relating to the frequency of delivery, standards of service, including prompt attention to complaints, and concentration of purchases, as described above. Approval may be provisional, pending our further evaluation of the proposed supplier. We do not provide written criteria for approving suppliers to our franchisees, but we will consider the factors and issues described above in evaluating potential suppliers. We may formulate and modify standards and specifications based on our, and our affiliates' and our franchisees' experience. We may designate ourselves or an affiliate as an exclusive or nonexclusive supplier of any goods or services used in connection with operating the Businesses.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES\ (FDD pages 19–24)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Engineering For Kids' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, they do not provide written criteria for approving suppliers. However, when evaluating potential suppliers, Engineering For Kids will consider factors relating to the price and quality of the products or services, as well as the reliability of the supplier. They may approve a single supplier for any brand and may approve a supplier only as to a certain brand or brands. Engineering For Kids may concentrate purchases with one or more suppliers to obtain the lowest prices or the best advertising support or services for any group of Businesses in the System.
Approval of a supplier may be conditioned on requirements relating to the frequency of delivery, standards of service (including prompt attention to complaints), and concentration of purchases. Approval may be provisional, pending further evaluation of the proposed supplier. Engineering For Kids may formulate and modify standards and specifications based on their, their affiliates', and their franchisees' experience. They may also designate themselves or an affiliate as an exclusive or nonexclusive supplier of any goods or services used in connection with operating the Businesses.
If a franchisee would like to offer programs or use curriculum and related materials that Engineering For Kids has not approved, the franchisee must submit a written request. The submission must include lesson plans, materials to be used, and any other items as Engineering For Kids may reasonably request to evaluate the submissions. In reviewing the request, the evaluation criteria will typically include the quality of the services and products, brand standards, customer experience, and trademark issues. Engineering For Kids may also require modification to the proposed program and materials. If Engineering For Kids approves a request, they may do so on a limited or test basis and may authorize any new programs and materials for use by the entire system.