What happens if I fail to meet my Development Schedule requirements with Kitchen Solvers?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If you fail to meet your Development Schedule requirements, we may terminate your Development Agreement and/or elect to remove your territorial rights in your Development Area. Otherwise, we will not modify your Development Area except by mutual agreement of the parties in a separate writing.
During the term of the Development Agreement, we will not open or operate, or license any third party the right to open or operate, any other Franchised Business within the Development Area.
Once the Development Agreement expires or is terminated, you will not have any territorial rights within the Development Area (other than rights you were granted under any valid and existing Franchise Agreement(s) you entered into as of the date the Development Agreement expires).
Source: Item 12 — Territory (FDD pages 31–33)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Kitchen Solvers's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee fails to meet the requirements of their Development Schedule, Kitchen Solvers has the right to take certain actions. Specifically, Kitchen Solvers may terminate the Development Agreement entirely. Alternatively, Kitchen Solvers can elect to remove the franchisee's territorial rights within the designated Development Area. This means that the franchisee could lose the exclusive rights to develop Kitchen Solvers franchises in that area.
It is important to note that outside of failing to meet the Development Schedule, Kitchen Solvers will not modify the Development Area except through a mutual agreement in writing with the franchisee. This provides some assurance that the territory will remain stable as long as the franchisee is meeting their obligations under the Development Agreement.
After the Development Agreement expires or is terminated, the franchisee will no longer possess any territorial rights within the Development Area, except for the rights granted under any existing and valid Franchise Agreements that were in place when the Development Agreement ended. This highlights the importance of fulfilling the Development Schedule to maintain control over the Development Area and maximize the potential for expansion.