What is the condition for Chesters to provide prior written approval to open the restaurant for business?
Chesters Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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.
You acknowledge that no approvals, consents, waivers, conditions, or the like by us or our agents or brokers (whether under this Section or otherwise) warrant the success of the Restaurant or the appropriateness or suitability of the particular items or matters so approved.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 48–197)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Chesters's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee cannot open their restaurant for business without Chesters's prior written approval. This approval is contingent upon the restaurant's satisfactory completion of a restaurant readiness review assessment. This assessment ensures that the restaurant meets Chesters's standards and is prepared to operate according to the franchise's requirements.
Chesters retains the right to conduct the restaurant readiness review, and if they determine that more than one review is necessary, they may charge the franchisee for the costs incurred in conducting these additional reviews. These costs are in addition to any other rights or remedies Chesters has under the franchise agreement or applicable law.
Furthermore, even with Chesters's approval, the franchisee must still meet all construction requirements and open the restaurant within 180 days of the effective date of the agreement. The FDD also clarifies that any approvals, consents, or waivers provided by Chesters do not guarantee the success of the restaurant or the suitability of any approved items or matters.