What factors does Stretch Zone consider when approving suppliers for the Business System?
Stretch_Zone Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must purchase or lease certain equipment, supplies, inventory, advertising materials, and other products and services used for the development and operation of your Franchise Business only from Authorized Suppliers. These Authorized Suppliers have demonstrated: (i) the ability to meet our standards and specifications for the specified items; and (ii) possess adequate quality controls and the capacity to supply your needs promptly and reliably. We will use our best reasonable efforts to negotiate agreements with Approved Suppliers that are in the best interest of all Franchise Businesses. In approving suppliers for the Business System, we may take into consideration factors like the price and quality of the products or services and the supplier's reliability. We may concentrate purchases with 1 or more suppliers to obtain the lowest prices and/or the best advertising support and/or services for any group of Franchised Units or Company-Owned Units. Approval of a supplier may be conditioned on requirements on the frequency of delivery, standards of service, warranty policies including prompt attention to complaints, and concentration of purchases, as stated above, and may be temporary, pending our additional evaluation of the supplier.
Source: Item 6 — ITEM -6 OTHER FEES (FDD pages 16–33)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Stretch Zone's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, when approving suppliers for the Business System, Stretch Zone may consider factors such as the price and quality of the products or services offered, as well as the supplier's reliability.
Stretch Zone states that authorized suppliers must demonstrate the ability to meet Stretch Zone's standards and specifications for the items they provide. They must also possess adequate quality controls and the capacity to supply the franchisees' needs promptly and reliably. Stretch Zone will use its best reasonable efforts to negotiate agreements with approved suppliers that are in the best interest of all Franchise Businesses.
Approval of a supplier may be conditioned on requirements regarding the frequency of delivery, standards of service, warranty policies (including prompt attention to complaints), and concentration of purchases. Such approval may also be temporary, pending additional evaluation of the supplier by Stretch Zone. Prospective franchisees should note that Stretch Zone retains the right to reinspect the facilities and products of any approved supplier and to revoke approval if the supplier fails to continue meeting Stretch Zone's standards and specifications.