What are Proprietary Goods that a Moes Southwest Grill franchisee must purchase from approved sources?
Moes_Southwest_Grill Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must purchase all of your requirements of Proprietary Ingredients, Proprietary Products, and proprietary uniforms, signs, menu boards, smallwares, materials, supplies, paper goods, equipment, and packaging (collectively, the "Proprietary Goods") from us, our affiliates, or our designated Approved Suppliers. The Proprietary Goods include printed paper, paper products, and plastic products bearing our Proprietary Marks (including, for example, dishes, containers, cartons, bags, napkins, and packaging supplies). We may require you to purchase certain trademarked product lines consisting of t-shirts, apparel, mugs and other merchandise and products bearing the Proprietary Marks ("Trademarked Product Lines") from us, our affiliates, or our designated Approved Suppliers. In addition, if we conduct test marketing to determine consumer trends and the salability of new food or non-food products and services, you may be required to purchase a reasonable quantity of test products we specify from designated Approved Suppliers.
Source: Item 8 — Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services (FDD pages 47–51)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Moe's Southwest Grill's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to purchase specific items, known as "Proprietary Goods," from Moe's Southwest Grill, its affiliates, or designated approved suppliers. These Proprietary Goods encompass a range of essential items necessary for operating the franchise.
The required Proprietary Goods include proprietary ingredients, proprietary products, and proprietary uniforms. Additionally, franchisees must source signs, menu boards, smallwares, materials, supplies, paper goods, equipment, and packaging from approved sources. This also extends to printed paper, paper products, and plastic products that feature Moe's Southwest Grill's proprietary marks, such as dishes, containers, cartons, bags, napkins, and packaging supplies.
Moe's Southwest Grill may also mandate the purchase of trademarked product lines, such as t-shirts, apparel, mugs, and other merchandise bearing the company's proprietary marks, from designated suppliers. Furthermore, if Moe's Southwest Grill conducts test marketing for new food or non-food products, franchisees may be required to purchase a reasonable quantity of these test products from approved suppliers. This ensures brand consistency and quality control across all Moe's Southwest Grill locations.