What specific aspects of the Chesters System must the restaurant development comply with?
Chesters Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
art 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. You are responsible for developing the Restaurant in compliance with the Chester's System and ensuring that all plans and specifications comply with our requirements, applicable laws, and lease requirements. You must provide, and we have the right to review and approve, all plans and specifications 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, franchisees are responsible for developing their restaurant in compliance with the Chesters System. This includes ensuring that all plans and specifications meet Chesters' requirements, as well as all applicable laws and lease requirements. Franchisees must have all plans and specifications approved by Chesters before starting any development.
As part of the restaurant development, franchisees must buy or lease all required fixtures, furniture, equipment, and signs. They also need to procure an opening inventory of required and authorized products, materials, and supplies. The franchisee cannot open the restaurant for business without Chesters' prior written approval, which is contingent upon the restaurant's satisfactory completion of a restaurant readiness review assessment.
Chesters retains the right to conduct multiple restaurant readiness reviews and may charge the franchisee for the costs incurred for any reviews beyond the first one. Additionally, the franchisee must ensure all construction requirements are met before opening. The restaurant must be opened for business within 180 days of the Effective Date of the franchise agreement.
Once the restaurant passes the readiness review, certain employees, as determined by Chesters, must complete the initial brand standard training program before the restaurant can begin operations. These stipulations ensure that each Chesters location adheres to the brand's standards and is ready to operate successfully.