The franchisor is Winzer Franchise company, Inc., a Texas corporation. We were incorporated on March 16, 2012. We do business under Our corporate name and “Winzer,” We do, not do business, or intend to do business^ under any Other name although we may, in some areas, operate an acquired business under a name that incorporates “Winzer” into the name of the acquired company (see below under Our Experience We have not Conducted business or offered franchises in any other fine of business. We currently operate businesses that are similar to the franchised business. Our principal address and telephone number are 4060 E. Plano Parkway, Plano, Texas 75074-1800, and (214) 341-2122. Exhibit G fists our agents for service of process. Winzer Corporation (“WC”) is our immediate parent, and our predecessor and affiliate. WC is a Texas corporation, which started as International Metric Supply in 1977 and changed its name to Winzer Corporation in 1980. WG's principal business address and telephone number are the: same as ours, we are a wholly-owned subsidiary of WC. WC has been in the fastener and maintenance supply business since 1977, and granted franchises for WINZER® businesses from 1991 to 2012. Those franchises were assigned to us on October 29, 2012. WC currently operates businesses that are similar to the franchised business. WC has, riot offered franchises in any other line of business. From 20^l 0 to 2013, WC offered franchises for Strategic Alliance,, a business that allowed its franchisees to retain their existing business names and locations, and sell fasteners, chemicals and maintenance supplies directly or on WC's behalf, primarily to industrial plants. WC granted 1 Strategic Alliance franchise, which is no longer operating, In May 2011, WC acquired a retail fastener distributor with multiple branch locations that currently operate as company-owned units under the FastService Supply trade rained. WC or an affiliate may offer 1 or more, of these units for resale. Our Other parents are: SV-Winzer Corporation (“SV Winzer”), a Delaware corporation; SV-Winzer Holdings, LLC ("SV-Holdings”), a Delaware limited liability company; and SVWD, LLC (fka SV-Winzer Investments, LLC) (“SV WD”)> a Delaware limited liability company. Since September 29, 2017, WC has been a controlled subsidiary of SV-Winzer, Swinger has been a controlled Subsidiary of SV-Moldings, and SV-Holdings has been a controlled subsidiary of SV WD, SV-Winzer, SV-Holdings and SV-WD do not operate businesses that are similar to the franchised business, have not offered franchises in any line of business, and do not provide products or services to our franchisees. The principal business address and telephone number of SV Winzer and SV-Holdings are 4060 E. Plano Parkway, Plano, Texas 75074-1800,
We have been in the fastener, chemical, industrial, automotive and maintenance supply business since 2012. We have not offered franchises in any other lines of business. Currently, we own and' operate businesses of being franchised. We operate these businesses under the same tepis and conditions as a franchised business. We may operate these and future-acquired businesses through a subsidiary or an affiliate corporation, or we may offer these businesses for resale as a franchise unit (See the heading Our Parent. Predecessors and Affiliates above for more information). Our parent also has been awarded a contract by the General Services Administration (“GSA”) that authorizes sales of products by us and Our franchisees to certain government agencies and other government entities (“GSA Contract”).
WINZER businesses sell quality packaged fasteners, nuts, bolts. Clamps, adhesives, sealers, electrical components, cutting tools, fluid power fittings chemicals. Welding and shop supplies, janitorial supplies and other related parts and services. You will use our business system (“System”) and our proprietary trademarks and service marks (“Marks”). You will sell, directly or on our behalf, primarily to retailers and end users. You must sign our standard franchise agreement and related agreements, you may participate under the GSA Contract if you sign the appropriate related agreement and agree to abide by our GSA/DLA/Federal Government Business Policy. Our prospective franchisees are already in the business of supplying similar products and services to customers in the automotive, chemical and/or industrial market and already have a customer base. The automotive market includes value-added, direct sales to customers; who are automotive dealerships, body shops, repair shops and service centers, as well as truck, fleet and other wheeled transportation dealerships and maintenance shops, the chemical market includes value-added direct sales to Customers who are users of bulk, liquid and aerosol chemicals for maintenance, production and repair operations. The industrial market includes value-added direct sales to customers who are road and structural repair and maintenance shops, plaint manufacturing and production operations, water treatment, construction, mining, farming, refining, building, facilities and equipment. Based on your current customer base, when you sign a franchise agreement we will designate the type or types of Licensed Market(s) (automotive, chemical and/or industrial) in which you may acquire Protected Customers. If we grant you a franchise and you are a legal entity (a partnership, corporation, Limited Liability Company or other legal entity), you must designate an operating principal who is acceptable to us, and who will be; individually bound to your obligations under the franchise agreement.
You must pay us an initial fee of $3,500 when you sign the franchise agreement, /unless you enter into a franchise agreement in connection with the sale to us of your pre-existing business or its assets, in which case we will waive the initial franchise fee. The initial fee is uniform and non-refundable, we do not offer financing. Our fiscal year ending July 31, 2019, no franchises were granted for less than the standard franchise; fee,
We do not offer direct or indirect financing. We do not guarantee your note lease or obligation.
The FTC's Franchise Rule permits a franchisor to provide: information about the actual or potential financial performance of its franchised and/or franchisor-owned outlets if there is a reasonable: basis for the information, and if the information is included in this disclosure document. Financial performance information that differs front any included in this Item 19 may be given only if: (1) a franchisor provides the actual records of an existing Outlet that you are considering buying; or (2) a franchisor supplements the information provided in this Item 19, for example, by providing information about possible performance at a particular location or under particular circumstances. We do not make any representations about a franchisee's future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet. If you receive any other financial performance information or projections of your future income, you should report it to our management by contacting Deborah Bynum, 4060 E. Plano Parkway, Plano, Texas 75074-1800 at 214-34U2122, the Federal Trade Commission and appropriate state regulatory agencies.