What is the condition for the franchisee to open the Chesters restaurant for business regarding the restaurant readiness review assessment?
Chesters Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ations before you begin developing the Restaurant. You must buy or lease all required fixtures, furniture, equipment, and signs for the Restaurant and an opening inventory of required and authorized products, materials, and supplies. You may not open the Restaurant for business without our prior written approval, which approval is subject to your Restaurant's satisfactory completion of our restaurant readiness review assessment. If we determine in our sole judgment that we must undertake more than one restaurant readiness review for your Restaurant, then we may, at our option, charge you for the costs and expenses that we incur in conducting such restaurant readiness review. Our rights and remedies under the immediately-preceding sentence are in addition to, and do not limit, our other rights and remedies under this Agreement and applicable law. You also may not open the Restaurant for business until all construction requirements are satisfied. However, you must open the Restaurant for business within one hundred eighty (180) days after the Effective Date.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 48–197)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Chesters' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee may not open their restaurant for business without Chesters' prior written approval. This approval is contingent upon the restaurant's satisfactory completion of Chesters' restaurant readiness review assessment.
Chesters retains the right to review and approve all plans and specifications before the franchisee begins developing the restaurant. The franchisee is responsible for ensuring that the restaurant's development complies with the Chesters system, all applicable laws, and lease requirements. The franchisee must also acquire all necessary fixtures, furniture, equipment, signs, and an opening inventory of required products.
If Chesters determines that more than one restaurant readiness review is necessary, they may charge the franchisee for the costs and expenses incurred in conducting the additional reviews. Additionally, the franchisee must satisfy all construction requirements and open the restaurant within 180 days of the effective date of the franchise agreement. Once the restaurant passes the readiness review, designated employees must also complete Chesters' initial brand standard training program before the restaurant can begin operations.