How will Goldfish Swim School notify franchisees of new standards and specifications?
Goldfish_Swim_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ction with your Franchised Swim School. We communicate our standards and specifications to you when we evaluate your proposed location for the franchised swim school during training, before you conduct your initial advertising expense, during on-site opening assistance, during periodic visits to your franchise location and through the Confidential Brand Standards Manual (including periodic bulletins). We will periodically issue new standards and specifications (if any) through written notices. We have created standards and specifications for the development of your franchised swim school. We have required vendors and suppliers as identified in the Confidential Brand Standards Manual and we reserve the right to designate required additional vendors or suppliers, or revoke the approval of suppliers as we determine in our discretion from time to time in the future, and will provide you notice through the Confidential Brand Standards Manual. At this time, neither we, nor any of our officers or directors or anyone listed in ITEM 2 has any ownership or other interest in any Approved Supplier. At this time, neither we, nor any of our affiliates are the only approved suppliers of any categories of Approved Supplies.
You must purchase the types of insurance and coverage amounts as we determine from time to time as provided in our Brand Standards Manual.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF SERVICES AND PRODUCTS (FDD pages 27–30)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Goldfish Swim School Franchise Disclosure Document, Goldfish Swim School communicates its standards and specifications through several channels. These include evaluating the franchisee's proposed location, during training, before initial advertising expenses are incurred, during on-site opening assistance, and during periodic visits to the franchise location. The Confidential Brand Standards Manual also serves as a key communication tool, including periodic bulletins.
Goldfish Swim School will issue new standards and specifications, if any, through written notices and updates to the Confidential Brand Standards Manual. This manual also identifies required vendors and suppliers. Goldfish Swim School retains the right to designate additional vendors or suppliers, or to revoke the approval of existing suppliers, and will notify franchisees of these changes through the Confidential Brand Standards Manual.
If Goldfish Swim School revokes approval of any goods, services, or suppliers, franchisees will be notified and must immediately cease purchasing the disapproved items or from the disapproved supplier. This ensures that all franchisees adhere to the current standards and specifications set by Goldfish Swim School. Franchisees are also required to comply with any exclusive system-wide supplier arrangements that Goldfish Swim School establishes.