Are there any restrictions on who a Management Recruiters franchisee may offer goods and services to?
Management_Recruiters Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
ITEM 16: RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE MEMBER MAY SELL
You must offer and sell all products and services which are a part of the System, and all products and services which we may incorporate into the System in the future. You may only offer those products and services which we have previously approved. There are no limits regarding to whom you may offer goods and services.
You may not use our Marks for any other business, and you may not conduct any business other than the MRINetwork franchise from your approved location. You cannot engage in any business other than your MRINetwork franchise that competes with your MRINetwork franchise, with MRI or our Affiliates, or with other MRINetwork members, whether such business is inside or outside of your Location.
We may add to, delete from, or modify the products and services which you can and must offer. You must abide by any additions, deletions and modifications, but only if the changes do not materially and unreasonably increase your obligations under the Franchise Agreement. There are no other limits on our rights to make these changes.
We may develop additional staffing-related services that you may offer and sell.
We may negotiate and enter into contracts with global account customers ("Global Account Customers") to provide recruitment, search, and or contract staffing services. You may choose to service Global Account Customers but you are under no obligation to accept the proposed contract terms. We ask that you consult with us on any questions or concerns regarding the negotiated terms of service for Global Account Customer prior to servicing Global Account Customers outside of our Global Accounts Program. If you accept the terms offered, you agree to use your best efforts to provide services to the Global Account customer in a manner that conforms to the contract's requirements. If you choose to provide these services, all standards of performance that may be required by the Global Account Customer or by the MRI System will apply. If, for any reason, the Global Account Customer or we conclude that you are not meeting the performance standards related to the accepted national account, we may in good faith consult with you regarding your performance. After consultation, we may direct that either the Franchisor or a third party may provide the services.
Source: Item 16 — RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE MEMBER MAY SELL (FDD pages 48–49)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Management Recruiters' 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, there are no restrictions regarding to whom a franchisee may offer goods and services. However, franchisees must offer and sell all products and services that are part of the Management Recruiters system, including any products and services that Management Recruiters may incorporate into the system in the future, and only those products and services that Management Recruiters has previously approved.
Management Recruiters may negotiate contracts with global account customers for recruitment, search, and/or contract staffing services. Franchisees can choose to service these global account customers but are not obligated to accept the proposed contract terms. If a franchisee accepts the terms, they must use their best efforts to provide services that conform to the contract's requirements and meet the performance standards required by the global account customer or the Management Recruiters system.
Management Recruiters retains the right to add to, delete from, or modify the products and services that franchisees can and must offer, provided that these changes do not materially and unreasonably increase the franchisee's obligations under the Franchise Agreement. Franchisees cannot use Management Recruiters' marks for any other business or conduct any business other than the Management Recruiters franchise from their approved location. They also cannot engage in any business that competes with their Management Recruiters franchise, Management Recruiters, its affiliates, or other Management Recruiters members.