What is the 'Developer Related Party' for Kitchen Solvers?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
1.5.2 We and/or our affiliates reserve the right to negotiate and enter into agreements with "Multi-Project Customers" and to, directly or indirectly (including through franchisees and licensees) provide KITCHEN SOLVERS® services under the Marks, even if those customers are located in the Development Area. The term "Multi-Project Customer" means a customer that wishes to contract for the completion of fifty or more projects for KITCHEN SOLVERS® services, including, without limitation owners or managers of apartment and/or condominium buildings, residential home builders and/or developers, and hotel chains. We may provide such services to Multi-Project Customers ourselves or through an affiliate, or we may contract with a
third-party including another KITCHEN SOLVERS® franchisee, to perform such services in the Development Area without providing you with any compensation. If you qualify to service a Multi-Project Customer and we offer you the option to perform such work, you will be required to comply with our designated standards, specifications and procedures, and you may be required to enter into our then-current form of Multi-Project Customer Participation Agreement. We retain the right to set and modify the parameters for any Multi-Project Customer program, including the right to terminate your participation in the program, at any time.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 49–190)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 Kitchen Solvers Franchise Disclosure Document excerpts, the term 'Developer Related Party' is not explicitly defined. However, the document does refer to 'Multi-Project Customers,' which could involve developers. Kitchen Solvers and its affiliates retain the right to negotiate agreements with Multi-Project Customers, potentially providing services directly or indirectly through franchisees or licensees, even within a franchisee's development area. Multi-Project Customers are defined as those contracting for fifty or more Kitchen Solvers service projects, including apartment/condominium building owners/managers, residential home builders/developers, and hotel chains.
Kitchen Solvers may choose to service these Multi-Project Customers directly or through an affiliate, or they may contract with a third party, including another Kitchen Solvers franchisee, to perform the services within a franchisee's development area without providing compensation to that franchisee. If a franchisee is selected to service a Multi-Project Customer, they must adhere to Kitchen Solvers' standards, specifications, and procedures and may be required to enter into a Multi-Project Customer Participation Agreement. Kitchen Solvers retains the right to set and modify the parameters for any Multi-Project Customer program, including the right to terminate a franchisee's participation at any time.
Prospective franchisees should clarify with Kitchen Solvers the specific definition and implications of 'Developer Related Party' and how it relates to Multi-Project Customers. Understanding the potential impact on their development area and the conditions under which Kitchen Solvers might engage with developers directly or through other parties is crucial for assessing the franchise opportunity.