Who administers the Kitchen Solvers Brand Fund?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
In addition to your local marketing obligations, you must pay us a Brand Fund Fee in an amount equal to 1% of your monthly Gross Sales. We may increase the maximum annual contribution upon 30 days' prior written notice to you.
The Brand Fund Fee will be deposited into a Brand Fund (the "Fund"). We will administer the Fund in our sole and absolute discretion. We may administer the Fund ourselves or designate or license one or more third parties to do so. Any company-owned or affiliate-owned KITCHEN SOLVERS® businesses we (or our affiliates) operate will contribute to the Fund at the same rate as similarly situated franchisees. We may formulate, develop, and conduct marketing and promotion programs out of the Fund to promote the KITCHEN SOLVERS® system and products in a form and media we determine in our sole judgment to be appropriate. We have sole discretion over the creative concepts, materials, media, type, nature, scope, frequency, place, form, copy, layout and content of all advertising and marketing paid out of the Fund. Media used for any marketing program may include internet, social media, television, radio, newspapers, magazines and other written publications, which all may be local, regional or national in coverage. We may use national and regional marketing and advertising agencies from time to time to create and place advertising and other marketing communications. We reserve the right to use the Fund to reimburse us for all costs that we incur related to the marketing and promotion programs, including the proportionate compensation of employees who devote time and render service in the conduct, formulation, development and production of the marketing and promotion programs or the administration of the Fund.
We have no obligations to spend any amount on marketing in the area or Territory where you are located. We are not required to ensure that you benefit directly or pro-rata from placement of advertising or marketing. Excess Fund contributions not spent in any fiscal year will be carried
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 26–31)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Kitchen Solvers' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Brand Fund is administered by Kitchen Solvers. The document states that Kitchen Solvers has the sole and absolute discretion to administer the fund. Kitchen Solvers may choose to administer the fund themselves or designate or license one or more third parties to do so.
Kitchen Solvers collects a Brand Fund Fee equal to 1% of the franchisee's monthly Gross Sales. This fee is deposited into the Brand Fund, which is used for marketing and promotion programs to promote the Kitchen Solvers system and products. These marketing efforts can include various media such as internet, social media, television, radio, newspapers, and magazines, and may be local, regional, or national in coverage.
Kitchen Solvers has complete control over the creative aspects, materials, media, and content of all advertising and marketing paid for by the Brand Fund. The company also reserves the right to use the fund to cover costs related to marketing and promotion programs, including employee compensation for those involved in these activities. It is important to note that Kitchen Solvers is not obligated to spend any specific amount on marketing in a franchisee's particular area or territory, nor are they required to ensure that franchisees directly benefit from the advertising or marketing efforts funded by the Brand Fund.