Does Ledgers publish a vendor directory?
Ledgers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
however, none of our officers own an interest in any other supplier
Alternative Suppliers:
We do not maintain written criteria for approving suppliers and thus these criteria are not available to you or your proposed supplier. If you wish to purchase products or services from a nonapproved vendor; you must submit the vendor for approval. We charge $100/hour plus our costs to evaluate an alternative supplier. Our right to approve or disapprove will be done in a reasonable manner within 30 days of our receipt of your request. For example, if you wish to purchase items bearing our Marks, we may request from the vendor seeking approval, a sample to insure they meet our standards. We will make you aware of our decision concerning the vendor via email within a reasonable time. If we choose to deny your request or subsequently revoke our approval, we will inform you via email of our reasons for the action. If we feel it is in the best interests of the network, we may choose to limit the number of approved vendors that you may purchase
specific products from. We periodically publish our vendor directory, product specifications and standards as part of our Operations Manual.
Issuance and Modification of Specifications:
We issue and modify specifications and standards to franchisees or approved s
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 23–25)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Ledgers's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Ledgers periodically publishes a vendor directory as part of its Operations Manual. This directory, along with product specifications and standards, is provided to franchisees.
If a franchisee wishes to use a vendor not already approved, they must submit the vendor for approval. Ledgers charges $100 per hour, plus costs, to evaluate alternative suppliers. Ledgers will make a decision regarding the vendor within 30 days of receiving the request and will inform the franchisee of the decision via email.
Ledgers retains the right to limit the number of approved vendors from which a franchisee may purchase specific products if it is deemed in the best interest of the network. Ledgers also issues and modifies specifications and standards to franchisees or approved suppliers through the Operations Manual or informational bulletins.