Is purchasing the recommended POS System hardware required for a Chesters restaurant?
Chesters Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
us up to $200 per special offering or promotion. We may increase the quarterly Marketing Support Fee upon 90 days' prior written notice to you, although that quarterly fee will not exceed $325 per quarter.
- (c) POS Technology Fee. If you choose to purchase for the Restaurant the POS System hardware that we recommend (but currently do not require), we estimate that you will have to pay us $250 to $325 per month as a POS Technology Fee. Payment is due by credit card or ACH transfer. You also must pay us a POS Technology Fee 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. We may increase this POS Technology Fee upon 90 days' prior written notice to you, although the monthly fee will not exceed $350.
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- Restaurant Development and Restaurant Readiness Review.
Source: Item 23 — **RECEIPTS (FDD pages 48–197)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Chesters's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, purchasing the recommended POS system hardware is not currently required. However, Chesters may require franchisees to obtain the Chester's POS System in the future as part of the restaurant's required operating equipment.
If a franchisee chooses to purchase the recommended POS System hardware, they can expect to pay Chesters a POS Technology Fee of $250 to $325 per month. This fee is paid via credit card or ACH transfer. If Chesters mandates the POS system during the agreement, a POS Technology Fee will also be required.
Furthermore, if a franchisee purchases the recommended POS system (or is later required to use it), they must provide Chesters with independent, unlimited access to the data generated by the system, excluding employee-related information. Chesters also retains the right to modify equipment specifications, including requiring the use of the Chester's POS System, with notice to the franchisee.