What should a Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurant franchisee do if a brand is no longer approved?
Golden_Krust_Caribbean_Restaurant Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
You must discontinue selling or offering for sale any products or services which we, in our sole discretion, disapprove in writing at any time. If you would like to use or offer products, services, supplies, materials, and/or equipment that we have not approved, you agree to first submit to us a written request for approval and you shall refrain from offering these items at the Restaurant until you have received our written approval. We have the right to require you to use only certain brands and to prohibit you from using other brands. We may modify the list of approved brands and you shall not reorder any brand that is no longer approved.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 35)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurant Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must discontinue selling any products or services that Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurant disapproves of in writing. Franchisees are only allowed to sell items that Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurant designates as required, or optional items that Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurant has approved in writing.
If a franchisee would like to use or offer products, services, supplies, materials, and/or equipment that Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurant has not approved, they must first submit a written request for approval and refrain from offering these items until they have received written approval. Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurant has the right to require franchisees to use only certain brands and to prohibit them from using other brands.
Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurant may modify the list of approved brands, and franchisees are not allowed to reorder any brand that is no longer approved. This means franchisees must stay informed about approved products and services and immediately stop selling any disapproved items. This policy ensures consistency and quality control across all Golden Krust Caribbean Restaurant locations, but it also means franchisees have limited autonomy over their offerings.