Who is responsible for travel expenses to the Aw Annual Conference?
Aw Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 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.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 39–40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Aw's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are responsible for their own travel expenses to the Annual Conference. Specifically, the franchisee, a Principal Owner, and/or the Operating Manager must attend Aw's Annual Conference each year if the company holds one.
In addition to travel expenses, Aw may charge a fee to attend the conference, known as the "Annual Conference Registration Fee." However, if Aw does not hold an Annual Conference, franchisees are not obligated to pay this fee.
It is important to note that even if a franchisee fails to attend the Annual Conference, they are still obligated to pay the Annual Conference Registration Fee. Furthermore, Aw may require additional training for a franchisee who breaches the agreement by not attending the conference.