Does Afuri Ramen Dumpling provide constructive feedback to the franchisee and its managers on restaurant operations?
Afuri_Ramen_Dumpling Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
C. As a franchisee, you are in an independent contractor relationship with us. You independently own and operate your Franchise. While we establish standards and recommendations for desired outcomes to protect our systems and brand, as an independent contractor franchisee, you generally determine the means to accomplish such outcomes. You are responsible for the day-to-day operation of your Franchise.
5.6.7 All data pertaining to your Franchise and all data you create or collect in connection with your operation of the Franchise (collectively, "Afuri Data"), including, data pertaining to, or otherwise concerning, the Franchise's customers, or that you otherwise collect, including data uploaded to, or downloaded from your computer system, is Afuri Data and is our sole property.
We have the right to review and use the Afuri Data in any manner that we deem appropriate without any compensation to you.
You just provide us with copies and/or originals of the Afuri Data within five days after our request for the Afuri Data at no cost to us and at any time during the term of your Franchise Agreement and upon the
- 5.7.1 You will diligently, faithfully, and honestly perform your obligations pursuant to this Agreement.
You will use your best efforts to develop, promote, and enhance your franchise.
- 5.7.2 At all times the Franchise must be under your direct supervision.
In your absence, the Franchise must be under the direct supervision of a manager who has successfully completed the required training programs and who devotes the necessary time during business hours to the management of the Franchise.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 50–189)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
The 2024 Afuri Ramen Dumpling Franchise Disclosure Document states that Afuri Ramen Dumpling establishes standards and recommendations for desired outcomes to protect their systems and brand. However, as a franchisee, you operate as an independent contractor and are generally responsible for determining how to accomplish those outcomes. You are responsible for the day-to-day operation of your franchise.
Afuri Ramen Dumpling has the right to review and use the Afuri Data in any manner that they deem appropriate without any compensation to you. You must provide them with copies and/or originals of the Afuri Data within five days after their request. This data includes data pertaining to the franchise's customers, or that you otherwise collect, including data uploaded to, or downloaded from your computer system.
The franchisee must diligently, faithfully, and honestly perform their obligations pursuant to the Franchise Agreement and use their best efforts to develop, promote, and enhance their franchise. The franchise must be under the franchisee's direct supervision, and in their absence, under the direct supervision of a manager who has successfully completed the required training programs.