Who manages the Brand Fund for Kitchen Solvers?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
A. Brand Fund Fee. Commencing as of the Operational Start Date (as defined in Appendix B), you will be required to pay the 1% Brand Fund Fee, which is based on the Gross Sales generated each month.
We may increase the maximum annual contribution required upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice to you. All Brand Fund Fees will be placed in a Brand Fund managed by us, our affiliate, or our designee. We have the right to determine the methods of marketing, advertising, media employed and contents, terms and conditions of marketing campaigns and promotional programs, and we have no fiduciary obligation to franchisees with respect to the Brand Fund. Reasonable disbursements from the Brand Fund will be made for the payment of expenses incurred in connection with the cost of formulating, developing and implementing marketing, advertising and promotional campaigns; and the reasonable cost of administering the Brand Fund, including accounting expenses and the actual cost of salaries and fringe benefits paid to our employees or designees engaged in administration of the Brand Fund. You acknowledge and agree that media, materials and programs prepared using the Brand Fund may describe our franchise program, reference the availability of franchises and related information, and process franchise leads. If requested in writing by March 31st, we will provide you with an annual unaudited statement showing the receipts and disbursements of the Brand Fund for the immediately preceding calendar year within thirty (30) days after the issuance of the unaudited statement.
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD page 49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Kitchen Solvers Franchise Disclosure Document, the Brand Fund is managed by Kitchen Solvers, its affiliate, or its designee. The Brand Fund consists of the 1% Brand Fund Fee paid by franchisees based on their monthly Gross Sales, commencing from the Operational Start Date. Kitchen Solvers has the authority to determine the marketing methods, advertising strategies, media channels, and the content, terms, and conditions of marketing campaigns and promotional programs.
Kitchen Solvers does not have a fiduciary obligation to franchisees regarding the Brand Fund. The Brand Fund is used for expenses related to formulating, developing, and implementing marketing, advertising, and promotional campaigns. It also covers the administrative costs of the Brand Fund, including accounting expenses and the salaries and benefits of employees or designees involved in administering the fund.
Franchisees acknowledge that the materials and programs prepared using the Brand Fund may describe the Kitchen Solvers franchise program, reference the availability of franchises, and process franchise leads. Kitchen Solvers will provide franchisees with an annual unaudited statement showing the receipts and disbursements of the Brand Fund for the preceding calendar year if requested in writing by March 31st. The statement will be provided within thirty days after the issuance of the unaudited statement.