What are 'Primary Products and Services' for a Kitchen Solvers business?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The Franchise Agreement requires you to sell or use only those products and services that we have approved in writing. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that all franchisees adhere to the uniformity and quality standards associated with KITCHEN SOLVERS® businesses. Upon request, we will periodically provide you with the names of approved vendors and suppliers for products, goods, supplies, fixtures, and equipment. The approved products will include "Primary Products and Services" for your Business such as new cabinet units, doors, drawer fronts, closet organizers, panels, trim and molding required for installing new cabinets or cabinet refacing and other supplies, products, and equipment. The approved suppliers for the Primary Products and Services may be Preferred Vendors as further described below.
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, franchisees must offer all programs, products, and services that Kitchen Solvers requires, adhering to uniformity and quality standards. The FDD specifies that the approved products will include "Primary Products and Services" for the business. These primary products and services consist of new cabinet units, doors, drawer fronts, closet organizers, panels, trim, and molding required for installing new cabinets or cabinet refacing, along with other supplies, products, and equipment.
Kitchen Solvers periodically provides franchisees with a list of approved vendors and suppliers for these products, goods, supplies, fixtures, and equipment. The approved suppliers for the Primary Products and Services may be Preferred Vendors. Franchisees are required to sell or use only those products and services that Kitchen Solvers has approved in writing to maintain uniformity and quality standards across all Kitchen Solvers businesses.
Kitchen Solvers may modify the standards and specifications for products and services and add or delete from the list of approved vendors and suppliers. These standards may include minimum requirements for delivery, performance, warranties, design, appearance, and other restrictions. Kitchen Solvers reserves the right to disapprove a previously approved vendor, item, product, or service at any time, and franchisees must immediately stop offering such items for sale upon written notice. Franchisees cannot manufacture any products for sale at or from their business, including Primary Products, without prior written consent from Kitchen Solvers.