How long does Fly Fitness have to approve or disapprove a proposed supplier?
Fly_Fitness Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
We approve suppliers after careful review of the quality of the products they provide to us and our franchisees. If you would like us to consider another item or supplier, you must make such request in writing to us and have the supplier give us samples of its product or service and such other information that we may require. If the item and/or supplier meets our specifications, as we determine in our sole discretion, we will approve it as an additional item or supplier. We will make a good-faith effort to notify you whether we approve or disapprove of the proposed item or supplier
within 30 days after we receive all required information to evaluate the product or service. If we do not approve any request within 30 days, it is deemed unapproved. We reserve the right to revoke approval of any item or supplier that does not continue to meet our then-current standards. Our criteria for approving items and suppliers are not available to you. If you request that we approve a proposed item or supplier, we may charge for our actual costs of product testing and evaluation.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 18–20)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Fly Fitness's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Fly Fitness will make a good-faith effort to notify a franchisee whether it approves or disapproves of a proposed item or supplier within 30 days after receiving all required information to evaluate the product or service. If Fly Fitness does not approve any request within 30 days, it is considered unapproved.
This means that a Fly Fitness franchisee who wants to use a different supplier than those already approved must submit a written request to Fly Fitness, along with samples and any other required information. Fly Fitness then has 30 days to review the request.
It is important to note that if Fly Fitness fails to respond within the 30-day timeframe, the supplier is automatically deemed unapproved. Fly Fitness also reserves the right to revoke approval of any item or supplier that does not continue to meet its standards. Franchisees should also be aware that Fly Fitness's criteria for approving items and suppliers are not available to franchisees. Fly Fitness may also charge for its actual costs of product testing and evaluation.