What kind of representations about Kitchen Solvers are franchisees acknowledging they did NOT rely on when entering the agreement, according to the deleted provision?

According to the 2025 Kitchen Solvers Franchise Disclosure Document, a provision in Section 16.B of the Franchise Agreement has been deleted. This provision previously required franchisees to acknowledge that they were entering into the agreement based on their own independent investigation of the Kitchen Solvers franchise program.

Specifically, the deleted clause stated that franchisees were not relying on any representations made by Kitchen Solvers' shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, independent contractors, or other franchisees. This disclaimer extended to any representations that contradicted the terms outlined in the Franchise Agreement, disclosure documents, prospectuses, or other legally required documents.

The removal of this provision suggests that Kitchen Solvers franchisees are no longer required to formally acknowledge that they did not rely on representations outside of the official documents and the agreement itself. This change may have implications for how franchisees can later claim they were induced to enter the agreement, particularly if they believe they relied on misleading information from Kitchen Solvers representatives.