Where in the Kitchen Solvers FDD can I find information about proprietary information?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 14: Patents, Copyrights, and Proprietary Information]
Item 14
PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS AND PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
You must keep confidential during and after the term of the Franchise Agreement all proprietary information, including the Kitchen Solvers Business Systems Online Manual. Upon termination of your Franchise Agreement, you must return to us all proprietary information, including but not limited to the Kitchen Solvers Business Systems Online Manual and all other copyright material.
[Item 22: Contracts]
- E. Confidential Information. You and your Personal Guarantors (as described in Subparagraph 16.F) must not, during the term of this Agreement or thereafter, communicate, divulge or use for the benefit of any other person or entity any Confidential Information, except to such employees as must have access to it to operate your Business. For purposes of this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means proprietary information, knowledge and know-how, including processes, materials, methods, procedures, suggested pricing, specifications, techniques and other data concerning the methods of operation of a KITCHEN SOLVERS Business.
[Item 11: Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training]
Kitchen Solvers Business Systems Online Manual. We will provide you access to our Kitchen Solvers Business Systems Online Manual. Our Kitchen Solvers Business Systems Online Manual addresses business start- up, installation and ongoing operations and contains proprietary information and you must keep such information confidential, as stated in Item 14 of this Disclosure Document.
Source: Item 15 — Obligation to Participate in the Actual Operation of the Franchise Business (FDD pages 35–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Kitchen Solvers' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, details regarding proprietary information can be found primarily in Item 14, titled "Patents, Copyrights and Proprietary Information." This section outlines what Kitchen Solvers considers proprietary, including the Kitchen Solvers Business System's Online Manual, and specifies that franchisees must keep this information confidential both during and after the franchise term. Upon termination of the Franchise Agreement, franchisees are obligated to return all proprietary information to Kitchen Solvers.
Item 22, which discusses contracts, also contains relevant information. Specifically, it defines "Confidential Information" as proprietary information, knowledge, and know-how related to the operation of a Kitchen Solvers business, including processes, materials, methods, procedures, suggested pricing, specifications, techniques, and other data. Franchisees are prohibited from using this information for any purpose other than conducting their Kitchen Solvers business within their designated territory.
Furthermore, Item 11 mentions that the Kitchen Solvers Business Systems Online Manual contains proprietary information that must be kept confidential, reinforcing the importance of this manual in maintaining the integrity of the Kitchen Solvers system. These multiple references underscore the franchisor's emphasis on protecting its proprietary assets and ensuring that franchisees understand their obligations regarding confidentiality and usage of sensitive business information.