Must a Pump It Up franchisee use the Franchised Business solely for the operation of a Pump It Up Business?
Pump_It_Up Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must use the Franchised Business solely for the operation of a Pump It Up Business and must maintain sufficient inventories of goods, products and other items needed to service guests, adequately staff each shift with qualified employees, and continuously operate the Franchised Business at its maximum capacity and efficiency for the minimum number of days and hours as we specify in the Manuals or otherwise in writing.
We reserve the right to require you to offer and sell all of the products and services that we periodically require and only in the manner we have prescribed. You will discontinue selling and offering for sale any service or product that we disapprove in writing. You may only offer and sell all products which we have approved at retail (not wholesale) and only from the Premises. Our System Standards may regulate required or authorized products, services and service categories and supplies. There are no limits on our right to periodically change required and/or authorized products, services, and service categories, and we may do so at our discretion. Our System Standards may also regulate (to the extent allowed by law) maximum, minimum and other pricing requirements for the services and products your Pump It Up Business sells.
Source: Item 16 — RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE FRANCHISEE MAY SELL (FDD page 47)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Pump It Up's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must operate the Franchised Business exclusively as a Pump It Up Business. Franchisees are also required to maintain sufficient inventory, adequately staff each shift with qualified employees, and continuously operate the franchise at maximum capacity and efficiency. The minimum number of days and hours of operation will be specified in the manuals or in writing.
Pump It Up retains the right to mandate that franchisees offer and sell specific products and services in a prescribed manner. Franchisees must discontinue selling any service or product that Pump It Up disapproves of in writing. All products offered must be approved by Pump It Up and sold at retail only from the premises.
These standards allow Pump It Up to maintain consistency across all franchise locations, ensuring customers receive a uniform experience. For a prospective franchisee, this means a limited ability to diversify revenue streams outside of the core Pump It Up model. Franchisees should be prepared to adhere strictly to the franchisor's guidelines regarding products, services, and operational standards.