Is the on-site assistance included in the Initial Franchise Fee for all Afuri Ramen Dumpling franchises?
Afuri_Ramen_Dumpling Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
We will provide the services of a trainer on-site at your Franchise Premises for approximately 14 days in conjunction with the Franchise's opening (approximately seven days before and seven days after opening). This on-site assistance is included in the Initial Franchise Fee only for your first franchise. If you are purchasing an operational franchise from an existing franchisee, then the duration of this on-site assistance will be approximately one week. For additional franchises, we will provide this on-site assistance if we deem it necessary or upon your request (subject to our availability) at our then-current training fees. For additional franchises, you will also be responsible for our out-of-pocket costs for transportation, meals and lodging.
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, on-site assistance is included in the initial franchise fee for the first franchise only. Specifically, Afuri Ramen Dumpling provides a trainer on-site at the franchise premises for approximately 14 days, around the time of the opening. This is about seven days before and seven days after the opening.
For franchisees purchasing an operational franchise from an existing franchisee, the on-site assistance is reduced to approximately one week. For any additional franchises beyond the first, Afuri Ramen Dumpling will only provide on-site assistance if they deem it necessary or if the franchisee requests it, subject to the franchisor's availability.
If a franchisee requests on-site assistance for additional franchises, they will be responsible for the franchisor's then-current training fees, as well as covering the costs for transportation, meals, and lodging for the trainer. This means that while the initial franchise fee covers on-site support for the first location, subsequent locations will incur additional expenses for similar support.