Does Aw charge a tuition fee for supplemental training, seminars, or webinars?
Aw Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
r Premises on or around the date of the opening of your Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant to provide on-site assistance and training to you, your Owners, your manager and employees and to assist you in opening your Papa Ray's Pizza Restaurant.
- 5.3 Supplemental Education. We may from time to time provide, and may require, that you, your Owners and/or managers attend and successfully complete supplemental training, seminars, regional franchise meetings or webinars to be conducted at times and locations designated by us. We may charge a tuition fee for any such training, seminars, meetings or webinars and you will be responsible for all expenses incurred by you, your Owners and/or your managers in attending these programs.
- 5.4 Annual Conference. 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.
6. **OPERATING ASSISTANCE;
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 39–40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aw's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Aw may charge a tuition fee for supplemental training, seminars, regional franchise meetings, or webinars. These supplemental educational opportunities may be required for franchisees, their owners, and/or managers to attend and successfully complete. The specific times and locations for these events will be determined by Aw.
In addition to the tuition fee, franchisees are responsible for covering all expenses incurred by themselves, their owners, and/or their managers when attending these programs. These expenses typically include travel, accommodation, and other related costs.
Furthermore, Aw also holds an annual conference that franchisees, a principal owner, and/or an operating manager must attend. Aw may charge a fee to attend the conference, and the franchisee is responsible for all travel expenses incurred while attending the conference. Failing to attend any annual conference during the term of the agreement does not relieve the franchisee of the obligation to pay the annual conference registration fee. Failure to attend mandatory supplemental education or conferences on two or more occasions during any calendar year can be a cause for termination of the franchise agreement.