What does the Kitchen Solvers developer acknowledge about receiving services from the Franchisor's headquarters?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The following provision in Section 16.B of the Franchise Agreement is hereby deleted: "You acknowledge that you are entering into this Agreement as a result of your own independent investigation of the KITCHEN SOLVERS franchise program and not as a result of any representation about us made by our shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, independent contractors or franchisees that is contrary to the terms identified in this Agreement or in any disclosure document, prospectus, or other similar document required or permitted to be given to you pursuant to applicable law."
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 49–190)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 Kitchen Solvers Franchise Disclosure Document, the addendum to the franchise agreement for both the states of New York and Illinois includes a clause that removes a specific acknowledgement from Section 16.B of the standard franchise agreement. This acknowledgement typically confirms that the franchisee is entering the agreement based on their own independent investigation of the Kitchen Solvers franchise program.
Specifically, the developer acknowledges that they are NOT entering into the agreement as a result of any representation about Kitchen Solvers made by its shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, independent contractors, or franchisees that contradicts the terms identified in the agreement or in any disclosure document. This acknowledgment is removed for franchisees in New York and Illinois.
This modification suggests that franchisees in these states are not bound by the standard acknowledgment, potentially allowing them to claim reliance on representations made by the franchisor or its representatives, even if those representations are not explicitly stated in the franchise agreement or disclosure documents. This could have implications for liability and legal recourse in case of disputes.