Which subparagraphs of the Kitchen Solvers Franchise Agreement are deleted in their entirety?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- Minn. Stat. § 80C.21 and Minn. Rule 2860.4400J prohibit us from requiring litigation to be conducted outside Minnesota. In addition, nothing in the disclosure document or Franchise Agreement can abrogate or reduce any of your rights as provided for in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 80C, or your rights to any procedure, forum, or remedies provided for by the laws of the jurisdiction. Therefore, the fourth and fifth sentences of Subparagraph 16.I are hereby deleted in their entirety.
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- Subparagraph 16.K is hereby deleted in its entirety.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 49–190)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Kitchen Solvers Franchise Disclosure Document, certain addenda modify the standard franchise agreement for specific states. For franchisees in Minnesota, Subparagraph 16.K of the Kitchen Solvers Franchise Agreement is deleted in its entirety. Additionally, the fourth and fifth sentences of Subparagraph 16.I are deleted in their entirety for Minnesota franchisees.
For franchisees in Maryland, Recital D of the Kitchen Solvers Franchise Agreement is deleted in its entirety.
Also, across the states of Illinois, Maryland, New York, and Wisconsin, the following provision in Section 16.B of the Kitchen Solvers Franchise Agreement is 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."
These deletions and modifications are designed to ensure compliance with state-specific franchise laws and regulations, and to protect the rights of Kitchen Solvers franchisees in those states.