Does Kitchen Solvers reserve the right to open and operate businesses outside of the Development Area?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
1.5 Non-Public Access Venues; Multi-Project Customers.
- 1.5.1 We have the right to develop, open and operate, and to license others the right to develop, open and operate, Businesses located in Non-Public Access Areas, including within the Development Area. For purposes of this Agreement, the term Non-Public Access Area shall mean military bases, government institutions, and other areasthat are not accessible to the general public.
- 1.5.2 We and/or our affiliates reserve the right to negotiate and enter into agreements with "Multi-Project Customers" and to, directly or indirectly (including through franchisees and licensees) provide KITCHEN SOLVERS® services under the Marks, even if those customers are located in the Development Area. The term "Multi-Project Customer" means a customer that wishes to contract for the completion of fifty or more projects for KITCHEN SOLVERS® services, including, without limitation owners or managers of apartment and/or condominium buildings, residential home builders and/or developers, and hotel chains. We may provide such services to Multi-Project Customers ourselves or through an affiliate, or we may contract with a
third-party including another KITCHEN SOLVERS® franchisee, to perform such services in the Development Area without providing you with any compensation. If you qualify to service a Multi-Project Customer and we offer you the option to perform such work, you will be required to comply with our designated standards, specifications and procedures, and you may be required to enter into our then-current form of Multi-Project Customer Participation Agreement. We retain the right to set and modify the parameters for any Multi-Project Customer program, including the right to terminate your participation in the program, at any time.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 49–190)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Kitchen Solvers' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Kitchen Solvers retains specific rights to operate businesses, or license others to do so, even within a franchisee's Development Area under certain circumstances. Specifically, Kitchen Solvers can develop, open, and operate businesses in Non-Public Access Areas, which include locations like military bases and government institutions.
Additionally, Kitchen Solvers reserves the right to negotiate agreements with "Multi-Project Customers" and provide services under the Kitchen Solvers brand, even if these customers are located within a franchisee's Development Area. A "Multi-Project Customer" is defined as one contracting for fifty or more projects, such as apartment building owners, home builders, or hotel chains. Kitchen Solvers can provide these services directly, through an affiliate, or by contracting with another franchisee, without compensating the franchisee in whose Development Area the customer is located.
If a franchisee is offered the opportunity to service a Multi-Project Customer, they must comply with Kitchen Solvers' standards and may be required to enter into a Multi-Project Customer Participation Agreement. Kitchen Solvers retains the right to modify or terminate a franchisee's participation in the Multi-Project Customer program at any time. This arrangement could impact a franchisee's potential revenue and market share within their designated area, as Kitchen Solvers can directly compete or allow other franchisees to compete for large-scale projects within that territory.