Which provision in Section 16.B of the Kitchen Solvers Franchise Agreement is deleted by the Illinois addendum?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- The following provision in Section 16.B of the Franchise Agreement is hereby deleted: "You acknowledge that you are entering into this Agreement as a result of your own independent investigation of the KITCHEN SOLVERS franchise program and not as a result of any representation about us made by our shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, independent contractors or franchisees that is contrary to the terms identified in this Agreement or in any disclosure document, prospectus, or other similar document required or permitted to be given to you pursuant to applicable law."
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 49–190)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Kitchen Solvers Franchise Disclosure Document, the Illinois addendum modifies the standard franchise agreement. Specifically, it deletes a provision in Section 16.B. This provision addresses the franchisee's acknowledgment regarding their independent investigation into the Kitchen Solvers franchise program.
The deleted provision states that the franchisee acknowledges entering the agreement based on their own independent investigation, and not due to any representations made by Kitchen Solvers' shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, independent contractors, or franchisees that contradict the terms in the agreement or any disclosure documents.
By deleting this provision, Illinois franchisees may have a stronger legal basis to claim reliance on representations made by Kitchen Solvers representatives, even if those representations are not explicitly stated in the franchise agreement or disclosure documents. This could potentially offer Illinois franchisees greater protection against misleading or inaccurate information provided during the franchise sales process.