Within what timeframe will Ledgers make a decision on an alternative supplier request?
Ledgers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
or 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 in
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, if a franchisee wishes to purchase products or services from a non-approved vendor, they must submit the vendor for approval. Ledgers charges $100 per hour plus costs to evaluate the alternative supplier.
Ledgers will make a decision to approve or disapprove the requested alternative supplier within 30 days of receiving the request. Ledgers will inform the franchisee of their decision via email within a reasonable time.
If Ledgers denies the request or revokes a prior approval, they will inform the franchisee via email of the reasons for the action. Ledgers may also limit the number of approved vendors from which a franchisee can purchase specific products if it is in the best interest of the network.