Besides separate training, what other rights and remedies are available to Aw if a franchisee breaches the Annual Conference attendance provision?
Aw Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Each year during the term of this Agreement, you, a Principal Owner and/or your Operating Manager must attend our Annual Conference for franchisees if we hold such a conference. We may charge you a fee to attend the conference ("Annual Conference Registration Fee"). In addition, you are responsible for all travel expenses incurred by you, your Owners and/or Operating Manager in attending the conference. This provision does not obligate us to hold an Annual Conference of franchisees each year. If an Annual Conference is not held, you are not obligated to pay the Annual Conference Registration Fee. If you fail to attend any Annual Conference during the term of this Agreement, you remain obligated to pay the Annual Conference Registration Fee. We may require you to attend separate training, in addition to any other rights and remedies available to us, for your breach of this provision.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 39–40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aw's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee fails to attend the Annual Conference, Aw retains other rights and remedies beyond requiring separate training. Specifically, the franchisee remains obligated to pay the Annual Conference Registration Fee, even if they do not attend the conference.
This means that Aw franchisees must budget for the Annual Conference Registration Fee, regardless of whether they attend the conference. This fee is in addition to any travel expenses incurred while attending the conference. The FDD does not specify the amount of the Annual Conference Registration Fee.
It is important to note that Aw is not obligated to hold an Annual Conference each year. If no conference is held, franchisees are not obligated to pay the Annual Conference Registration Fee. However, if a conference is held, attendance by the franchisee, a Principal Owner, and/or the Operating Manager is mandatory.