After termination, what must a Kitchen Solvers franchisee do to differentiate their business from other Kitchen Solvers businesses?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement:
A. Reversion of Rights; Discontinuation of Trademark Use. All of your rights to the use of the Trademarks and all other rights and licenses granted herein and the right and license to conduct your Business under the Trademarks in your Territory will revert to us without further act or deed of any party. All of your right, title and interest in, to and under this Agreement will become our property. You must immediately pay all sums due to us, our affiliates or designees. You must immediately cease all use and display of the Trademarks and of any material copyrighted by us (including without limitation the Manuals and other Confidential Information). You must immediately return to us all copies of the Manuals, any training videos and licensed software.
You must promptly, and in any event within thirty (30) days, at your expense, remove or obliterate all signage, displays or other materials in your possession that bear any of the Trademarks or names or material confusingly similar to the Trademarks and so alter the appearance of your Business premises (including motor vehicles or enclosed trailers, if any) as to differentiate your Business unmistakably from duly licensed KITCHEN SOLVERS businesses identified by the Trademarks.
Source: Item 22 — Contracts (FDD page 49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Kitchen Solvers' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, upon the expiration or termination of the Franchise Agreement, a franchisee must take specific steps to differentiate their business from other Kitchen Solvers businesses. The franchisee must remove or obliterate all signage, displays, or other materials in their possession that bear any of the Kitchen Solvers' trademarks or names, or any material confusingly similar to the trademarks.
Additionally, the franchisee is required to alter the appearance of their business premises, including any motor vehicles or enclosed trailers, to ensure that the business is unmistakably different from duly licensed Kitchen Solvers businesses identified by the trademarks. This alteration must be completed at the franchisee's expense and within thirty (30) days of the agreement's expiration or termination.
These post-term obligations are designed to protect Kitchen Solvers' brand identity and prevent confusion among customers. By requiring franchisees to remove branding and alter the appearance of their business, Kitchen Solvers ensures that the public can clearly distinguish between authorized Kitchen Solvers locations and former franchisees operating independently.