What criteria does Fly To Fit use to approve or revoke suppliers?
Fly_To_Fit Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
rnative Suppliers
If you want to use a supplier that is not on our list of approved suppliers, you must request our approval in writing. We will grant or revoke approvals of suppliers based on criteria appropriate to the situation, which may include evaluations of the supplier's capacity, quality, financial stability, reputation, and reliability; inspections; product testing, and performance reviews. Our criteria for approving suppliers are not available to you. We permit you to contract with alternative suppliers who meet our criteria only if you request our approval in writing, and we grant approval. There is no fee for us to review or approve an alternate supplier. We will provide you with written notification of the approval or disapproval of any supplier you propose within 30 days after receipt of your request. We may grant approvals of new suppliers or revoke past approvals of suppliers on written notice to you, or by updating our Manual.
Issuing Specifications and Standards
We issue specifications and standards to you for applicable aspects of the franchise in our Manual and/or in written directives. We may issue new specifications and standards for any aspect of our brand system, or modify existing specifications and standards, at any time by revising our Manual and/or issuing new written directives (which may be communicated to you by any method we choose). We will generally (but are not obligated to) issue new or revised specifications only after thorough testing in our headquarters, in company-owned outlets, and/or a limited market test in multiple units.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 19–21)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Fly To Fit's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee wants to use a supplier that is not on Fly To Fit's list of approved suppliers, they must request approval in writing. Fly To Fit will grant or revoke approvals of suppliers based on criteria appropriate to the situation. These criteria may include evaluations of the supplier's capacity, quality, financial stability, reputation, and reliability, as well as inspections, product testing, and performance reviews.
Fly To Fit's criteria for approving suppliers are not available to franchisees. Fly To Fit permits franchisees to contract with alternative suppliers who meet their criteria only if the franchisee requests approval in writing, and Fly To Fit grants approval. There is no fee for Fly To Fit to review or approve an alternate supplier. Fly To Fit will provide written notification of the approval or disapproval of any supplier a franchisee proposes within 30 days after receipt of the request.
Fly To Fit may grant approvals of new suppliers or revoke past approvals of suppliers on written notice to the franchisee, or by updating their Manual. Fly To Fit issues specifications and standards for applicable aspects of the franchise in their Manual and/or in written directives. They may issue new specifications and standards for any aspect of their brand system, or modify existing specifications and standards, at any time by revising their Manual and/or issuing new written directives, which may be communicated to franchisees by any method they choose.
Fly To Fit will generally (but is not obligated to) issue new or revised specifications only after thorough testing in their headquarters, in company-owned outlets, and/or a limited market test in multiple units. This means that while Fly To Fit outlines several factors they may consider when approving or revoking suppliers, the specific criteria used in these evaluations are not disclosed to potential franchisees. This lack of transparency could make it difficult for franchisees to anticipate whether a supplier will be approved or to understand the reasons behind a decision.