What is the condition for Chesters to require the franchisee to obtain the Chester's POS System?
Chesters Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
and to comply strictly with all other contractual obligations.
- Reporting. You must send us monthly reports regarding the Restaurant's sales, labor costs, and profits in the format we specify (other than employeerelated information). If you purchase the Restaurant POS System hardware that we recommend (but do not currently require), or if during this Agreement's term we require you to obtain the Chester's POS System for the Restaurant as part of its required operating equipment, you also must pay us the POS
Technology Fee we specify in Section 5(c) and provide us with independent, unlimited access to the information the System generates (autriough not to employee- or employment-related information for your Restaurant's employees).
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- Advertising. You must advertise the Restaurant, at your own expense, on a reasonable number of DOT signs on nearby interstates. However, if no such DOT signs are available for such advertising activities as of this Agreement's Effective Date, you need not conduct this type of advertising until the DOT signs become available. We and you periodically will discuss and reasonably determine the availability of DOT signs for advertising. Regardless of where you operate your Restaurant, we may review and approve (or disapprove) all advertising and promotional materials you propose to use that we have not prepared for CHESTER'S Restaurants and sent you (and for which we charge you the fees specified in Section 5(b) above). You may not use any advertising or promotional materials that we have not approved or have disapproved.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 48–197)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Chesters' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee is required to obtain the Chester's POS (Point of Sale) System if, during the agreement's term, Chesters mandates it as part of the restaurant's required operating equipment. If Chesters requires the franchisee to obtain the Chester's POS System for the Restaurant as part of its required operating equipment, the franchisee must also pay a POS Technology Fee.
If the franchisee chooses to purchase the recommended POS System hardware, though it is not currently required, they will have to pay Chesters an estimated $250 to $325 per month as a POS Technology Fee. The franchisee must also provide Chesters with independent, unlimited access to the information the System generates, excluding employee- or employment-related information.
Chesters retains the right to modify its standards for the restaurant, which may include equipment such as the Chester's POS System. If such modifications are made, the franchisee is obligated to comply with and complete these changes within the timeframe specified by Chesters. Additionally, Chesters has the right to change required product offerings and equipment specifications, including the required use of the Chester's POS System, which will take effect upon delivery of notice to the franchisee.