Who is responsible for evaluating, negotiating, and entering into the lease for a Kitchen Solvers location?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
efective items and/or the replacement of irreparable or obsolete items of equipment and signage. If, however, any condition presents a threat to customers or public health or safety, you must affect the items of maintenance immediately.
- D. Relocation. If your location is outside of your home, you may not relocate your location without our prior written consent, which we will not unreasonably withhold.
- E. Modernization or Replacement. If you establish a showroom or your office is outside of your home, from time to time as we require, you must effect items of modernization and/or replacement of the building, premises, trade dress, equipment and grounds as may be necessary for your showroom and office to conform to the standards for similarly situated new KITCHEN SOLVERS showroom and office. The maximum cumulative amount (the "Maximum Modernization Amount") that you will be required to spend during the initial term of this Agreement is $30,000.
The Maximum Modernization Amount does not include any required expenditures for equipment or leasehold improvements necessary to prepare new product offerings. Furthermore, you must perform general, continued maintenance and refreshing of the location premises whenever necessary as set forth in subparagraph 5.C and at a cost not included in the Maximum Modernization Amount. Each and every transfer of any interest in this Agree
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD page 49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
The 2025 Kitchen Solvers Franchise Disclosure Document does not explicitly state who is responsible for evaluating, negotiating, and entering into the lease for a Kitchen Solvers location. However, the document does state that if a franchisee's location is outside of their home, they may not relocate their location without Kitchen Solvers' prior written consent, which Kitchen Solvers will not unreasonably withhold.
Additionally, the Kitchen Solvers FDD states that if a franchisee establishes a showroom or their office is outside of their home, from time to time as Kitchen Solvers requires, the franchisee must effect items of modernization and/or replacement of the building, premises, trade dress, equipment and grounds as may be necessary for their showroom and office to conform to the standards for similarly situated new Kitchen Solvers showroom and office. The maximum cumulative amount that a franchisee will be required to spend during the initial term of the Franchise Agreement is $30,000. This amount does not include any required expenditures for equipment or leasehold improvements necessary to prepare new product offerings.
Since the FDD does not specify who is responsible for the lease, it is important for a prospective franchisee to ask Kitchen Solvers directly about the process of site selection, lease negotiation, and who bears the responsibility for these activities. Understanding these details is crucial for assessing the overall investment and operational requirements of the franchise.