What are the facility requirements for a vendor/supplier to be approved by Kitchen Solvers?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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.
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, if a franchisee wants to request approval for a new vendor or supplier, Kitchen Solvers requires that each vendor/supplier's facilities must be adequate to meet the needs of franchisees. Additionally, the vendor/supplier and its facilities must be accessible for Kitchen Solvers's periodic evaluation.
Kitchen Solvers may choose to approve a product if doing so will not create an inordinate number of vendors/suppliers (usually not more than 2) of the product. The vendor's product must also comply with Kitchen Solvers's applicable specifications and/or standards.
Kitchen Solvers does not charge a fee for evaluating a proposed new vendor/supplier and/or a new product, but they reserve the right to do so in the future. As part of the approval process for a specific product, the vendor/supplier may be required to sign an applicable supplier agreement, which Kitchen Solvers may revoke at any time if the vendor/supplier violates the agreement or fails to meet established standards and specifications.