Can Marble Slab Creamery change the specifications for the product mix periodically?
Marble_Slab_Creamery Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must offer the specific brand and/or product "mix" that we require in the Manuals determined either by percentage of inventory stocked or percentage of your Restaurant's retail space. We may, in our sole discretion, change these specifications periodically, change the authorized products and services at our discretion, and designate specific products or services as optional or mandatory. You must offer all items that we designate as mandatory. You may sell products only in the varieties, forms, and packages that we have approved. If we revoke approval of a previouslyapproved product that you have been selling, you may continue to sell the product only from your existing inventory for up to 30 days following our disapproval. We have the right to shorten this 30 days if, in our opinion, the continued sale of the product would prove detrimental to our reputation.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 43–49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Marble Slab Creamery's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Marble Slab Creamery has the authority to modify the product mix that franchisees are required to offer. Marble Slab Creamery may change these specifications periodically at their discretion. These specifications are detailed in the Manuals and determined by either the percentage of inventory stocked or the percentage of the restaurant's retail space dedicated to particular items.
Marble Slab Creamery can also change the authorized products and services and designate specific products or services as either optional or mandatory. Franchisees must offer all items that Marble Slab Creamery designates as mandatory. Furthermore, franchisees are only allowed to sell products in the varieties, forms, and packages that Marble Slab Creamery has approved.
If Marble Slab Creamery revokes approval of a previously approved product, franchisees can only sell the remaining inventory of that product for up to 30 days following the disapproval. However, Marble Slab Creamery has the right to shorten this 30-day period if they believe that the continued sale of the product would be detrimental to their reputation. This allows Marble Slab Creamery to maintain brand consistency and quality control across all franchise locations.