What are Stretch Zone franchisees required to purchase from Designated Suppliers?
Stretch_Zone Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
(b) Purchases from Designated Suppliers. You must purchase certain products or services solely from third party suppliers that we designate and from no other suppliers. ITEM 8 of the FDD discloses the current types of products and/or services and the names of our current Designated Suppliers.
(c) Social Media. You cannot engage in social media concerning the Franchise Business without our prior written consent. You must purchase social media management software from our Designated Supplier.
(a) List of Items. A list of equipment, fixtures, furnishings, supplies, materials, inventory and other items necessary to open and operate your Franchise Business and a list of Designed Suppliers, Approved Suppliers and product specifications;
Source: Item 8 — Receipts. Any sale made must be in compliance with § 683(8) of the Franchise Sale Act (N.Y. Gen. Bus. L. § 680 et seq.), which describes the time period a Franchise Disclosure Document (offering prospectus) must be provided to a prospective franchisee before a sale may be made. New York law requires a franchisor to provide the Franchise Disclosure Document at the earliest of the first personal meeting or ten (10) business days before the execution of the franchise or other agreement or the payment of any consideration that relates to the franchise relationship. (FDD pages 99–263)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Stretch Zone's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must purchase certain products or services solely from third-party suppliers that Stretch Zone designates. Item 8 of the FDD discloses the current types of products and/or services and the names of their current Designated Suppliers.
Additionally, Stretch Zone franchisees must purchase social media management software from their Designated Supplier.
Stretch Zone also provides a list of Designated Suppliers, Approved Suppliers, and product specifications to franchisees for use in operating the franchise.