What initial training does Afuri Ramen Dumpling provide?
Afuri_Ramen_Dumpling Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
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Mandatory Initial Training
Before you commence your Franchise operations, we will provide a mandatory initial training program for you (or your individual owners if you are an entity) and your General Manager, Kitchen Manager, Bar Manager, and Commissary Manager. The initial training program is held at our headquarters and affiliateowned restaurant (currently in Portland, Oregon) and lasts approximately six weeks. (Franchise Agreement, Section 3.1). If you are purchasing an operational franchise from an existing franchisee, then the duration of the mandatory initial training program will be approximately two weeks. The initial training program is included in the Initial Franchise Fee only for your first franchise. For additional franchises, we will provide additional training if we deem it necessary or upon your request (subject to our availability) at our then-current training fees.
Accommodations, travel, room, board, and wage expenses for any of your personnel during this period are borne by you. If the Franchise is managed by any persons other than you, you must notify us of the identity of the manager(s). However, we shall not have the right to hire, fire, direct, supervise or discipline your manager(s). The training program must be completed by all franchisees and their designated manager(s) unless, at our reasonable discretion, based upon a franchisee's or a designated manager's experience, it is deemed unnecessary.
As of the date of this disclosure document, the current agenda for the training includes:
INITIAL TRAINING PROGRAM*
| OBLIGATION | SECTION IN FRANCHISE AGREEMENT (“FA”) | DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT ITEM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| t. Transfer | FA Section 7 | Item 17 | |
| u. Renewal | FA Section 6.1 | Item 17 | |
| v. Post-termination obligations | FA Sections 5.6, 5.7, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 9.9, 9.10 | Item 17 | |
| w. Non-competition covenants | FA Sections 5.8, 5.9, 6.5, 6.6, 6.8, 9.9, 9.10 | Item 17 | |
| x. Dispute resolution | FA Sections 9.7 & 9.8 | Item 17 | - * The training schedule may be amended. |
- ** In addition to the classroom training for your General Manager and individual owner(s), your General Manager and individual owner(s) must also attend the training for your Kitchen Manager, Bar Manager and Commissary Manager.
Our training supervisors are Taichi Ishizuki. Mr.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 27–34)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Afuri Ramen Dumpling's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, before commencing franchise operations, Afuri Ramen Dumpling will provide a mandatory initial training program for the franchisee (or individual owners if the franchisee is an entity) and their General Manager, Kitchen Manager, Bar Manager, and Commissary Manager. This initial training program is held at their headquarters and an affiliate-owned restaurant, both located in Portland, Oregon. The training lasts approximately six weeks. If a franchisee purchases an operational franchise from an existing franchisee, the duration of the mandatory initial training program is approximately two weeks.
The initial training program is included in the Initial Franchise Fee only for the first franchise. For additional franchises, Afuri Ramen Dumpling will provide additional training if they deem it necessary or upon request, subject to their availability, at their then-current training fees. The franchisee is responsible for accommodations, travel, room, board, and wage expenses for any of their personnel during this period. The training program must be completed by all franchisees and their designated managers unless, at Afuri Ramen Dumpling's reasonable discretion, based upon a franchisee's or a designated manager's experience, it is deemed unnecessary.
Furthermore, Afuri Ramen Dumpling will provide the services of a trainer on-site at the Franchise Premises for approximately 14 days in conjunction with the Franchise's opening, which includes about seven days before and seven days after opening. This on-site assistance is included in the Initial Franchise Fee only for the first franchise. If a franchisee purchases an operational franchise from an existing franchisee, then the duration of this on-site assistance will be approximately one week. For additional franchises, Afuri Ramen Dumpling will provide this on-site assistance if they deem it necessary or upon request, subject to their availability, at their then-current training fees. For additional franchises, the franchisee will also be responsible for their out-of-pocket costs for transportation, meals, and lodging.