What are the consequences if a Kitchen Solvers franchisee continues to use a vendor after they have been disapproved?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We may modify the standards and specifications for products and services from time to time and add or delete from the list of approved vendors and suppliers. Standards may include minimum standards for delivery, performance, warranties, design, appearance and other restrictions. We may disapprove of a previously approved vendor, item, product and/or service at any time and you must discontinue offering for sale any such disapproved vendor, item, product and/or service immediately upon receipt of written notice. You may not manufacture any products for sale at or from your Business, including Primary Products, without our prior written consent. We reserve the right to limit the number of vendors and suppliers. From time to time, and at any time, we, an affiliate, or a third-party vendor or supplier may be the only approved supplier for certain products. You will pay the then-current price in effect for all purchases you make from us, our affiliate, or any third-party vendor we designate. As of the issuance date of this disclosure document, neither
we nor any affiliate is the sole supplier of any items other than the Supplies Package. We and our affiliates reserve the right to become an approved or designated supplier (including an exclusive supplier) of any product or service at any time in the future, without restriction.
You may make written request for approval of a specific product of an additional qualified vendor or supplier. Except as noted below, we may, but are not required to, grant our approval of the product if doing so will not create an inordinate number of vendors/suppliers (usually not more than 2) of the product. In addition, each vendor/supplier of a product must meet the following requirements: its product must comply with the applicable specifications and/or standards; the vendor/supplier's facilities must be adequate to meet the needs of franchisees; and the vendor/supplier and its facilities must be accessible to our periodic evaluation. We do not charge a fee for evaluating a proposed new vendor/supplier and/or a new product, but we reserve the right to do so in the future.
You must initiate the formal approval process to have a specific product of an additional vendor/supplier approved. As part of this approval process, we may request that the vendor/supplier submit samples of its specific product to us. We then conduct an evaluation of the samples to determine whether the product conforms to our specifications and/or standards. We will notify the vendor/supplier of our evaluation results by mail usually within 30 days after our receipt of the sample.
As part of the approval process for a specific product, the vendor/supplier may be required to sign an applicable supplier agreement. We may revoke our agreement at any time, including if the vendor/supplier is in violation of any of the terms of the applicable supplier agreement or if we determine in our good faith but exclusive judgment that the vendor/supplier is not meeting the standards and specifications that we have established for that product or service.
Source: Item 8 — Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services (FDD pages 21–24)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Kitchen Solvers's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Kitchen Solvers may disapprove a previously approved vendor, item, product, and/or service at any time. Upon receiving written notice, the franchisee must immediately stop offering for sale any disapproved vendor, item, product, and/or service. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that all franchisees adhere to the uniformity and quality standards associated with Kitchen Solvers businesses.
Kitchen Solvers may modify the standards and specifications for products and services from time to time and add or delete from the list of approved vendors and suppliers. Standards may include minimum standards for delivery, performance, warranties, design, appearance, and other restrictions. The franchisee may not manufacture any products for sale at or from their Business, including Primary Products, without Kitchen Solvers's prior written consent. Kitchen Solvers reserves the right to limit the number of vendors and suppliers.
To ensure compliance, Kitchen Solvers may request that the vendor/supplier submit samples of its specific product to them as part of the formal approval process. Kitchen Solvers will then conduct an evaluation of the samples to determine whether the product conforms to their specifications and/or standards. Kitchen Solvers will notify the vendor/supplier of their evaluation results by mail usually within 30 days after their receipt of the sample. As part of the approval process for a specific product, the vendor/supplier may be required to sign an applicable supplier agreement. Kitchen Solvers may revoke their agreement at any time, including if the vendor/supplier is in violation of any of the terms of the applicable supplier agreement or if they determine in their good faith but exclusive judgment that the vendor/supplier is not meeting the standards and specifications that they have established for that product or service.