How will Spray Net provide franchisees with a list of approved suppliers?
Spray_Net Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We have the right to require you to purchase or lease any items or services necessary to operate your Franchised Business, including but not limited to equipment, fixtures, inventory, and paper goods, from a supplier that we approve or designate (each, an "Approved Supplier"), which may include us or our affiliate(s). We will provide you with a list of our Approved Suppliers in writing as part of our Manual or otherwise in writing, and we may update or modify this list as we deem appropriate.
As of the Issuance Date, we have Approved Suppliers for the following items: (i) the business management software and certain other required software that you must license and use in connection with your Franchised Business (collectively, the "Required Software"); (ii) equipment (including Mobile Services Unit) that we expect, and our standard offering assumes, you will lease from a third-party lessor we approve or authorize; (iii) the Marketing Kit, Production Supplies Kit, and Sales Kit; (iv) supplies such as masking paper, tape, and caulking; (v) vehicle signage and related installation; and (vi) all or some of the marketing, advertising and promotional materials and services on which you must expend your Local Advertising Requirement and Initial Marketing Investment; (vii) home show booth and spray booth; (viii) call center and sales center; (xiv) accounting software (QuickBooks); (xv) bookkeeping services (Journey); and (xvi) if and once applicable, certain equipment, hardware and/or operating supplies necessary to provide one (1) or more of the Ancillary Services we approve or otherwise require you to provide as described more fully in Item 16 of this Disclosure Document.
As of the Issuance Date, be advised that: (i) SN Distribution is the designated supplier for Proprietary Products and some inventory/supplies necessary to provide the Approved Services and/or operate the Franchised Business; and (ii) we are the designated supplier for (a) the Marketing Kit, Production Supplies Kit, and Sales Kit, (b) our System-associated business management software, and (c) certain digital and other marketing management services on which you must expend a portion of your Initial Marketing Investment and Local Advertising Requirement.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 33–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Spray Net's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Spray Net has the right to require franchisees to purchase or lease items and services needed to operate their franchised business from approved or designated suppliers. These items include equipment, fixtures, inventory, and paper goods. Spray Net will provide a list of approved suppliers in writing as part of their manual or otherwise in writing, and they may update or modify this list as they deem appropriate.
As of the issuance date of the FDD, Spray Net has approved suppliers for several items. These include business management software, certain other required software, equipment (including the Mobile Services Unit), the Marketing Kit, Production Supplies Kit, and Sales Kit. Approved suppliers also exist for supplies like masking paper, tape, and caulking, vehicle signage and related installation, marketing, advertising and promotional materials and services, home show booth and spray booth, call center and sales center, accounting software (QuickBooks), bookkeeping services (Journey), and certain equipment, hardware and/or operating supplies necessary to provide one (1) or more of the Ancillary Services.
SN Distribution is the designated supplier for Proprietary Products and some inventory/supplies necessary to provide the Approved Services and/or operate the Franchised Business. Spray Net is the designated supplier for the Marketing Kit, Production Supplies Kit, and Sales Kit, the System-associated business management software, and certain digital and other marketing management services. Franchisees must expend a portion of their Initial Marketing Investment and Local Advertising Requirement on these services.