Ten clauses. If any of them is a problem, say so before signing rather than after.
These terms apply to engagements accepted by Firecourse Kitchen Consulting LLC from 1 June 2026.
1. Work is accepted against an engagement letter stating the scope, the fee, the duration and the agreed measure of success. No engagement letter, no engagement.
2. Every engagement includes the ninety-day re-measure at no charge. If the client declines to keep the underlying measurement running, we may decline the engagement.
3. The service visit is billed whether or not further work follows, and its written read belongs to the client.
4. We accept no commission, rebate, referral fee or hospitality from any supplier, dealer, purveyor, broker or software vendor. Should any such payment be offered and inadvertently received, it will be refunded and the client informed.
5. We will not produce a report written to support a predetermined conclusion for a lender, landlord or investor, and we will withdraw if asked to.
6. The client provides access to the kitchen during service, purveyor invoices for the stated periods and POS exports. Work stops if access is withdrawn, and the fee for work done remains due.
7. Recommendations are executed by the client’s team. We work alongside them during the engagement; we do not take operational control of the kitchen and are not responsible for food safety, employment or licensing compliance.
8. Fixed fees are invoiced in three parts: on signature, at the midpoint and at handover. Cancellation before the midpoint is charged pro rata for work done.
9. Our liability for any engagement is limited to the fees paid for that engagement, except where liability cannot be limited by law. We do not warrant a financial outcome; the agreed measure is a target that both parties accept may be missed, as it has been in two published cases.
10. These terms are governed by the law of the State of Illinois.