What fees are outlined in Article 4 of the Azal Coffee franchise agreement?
Azal_Coffee Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
A Designated Owner (or, if specified by us, the General Manager or other management employees) must, solely at your expense, attend additional training, sales programs, and meetings reasonably specified by us, including regular periodic franchise meetings if specified by us. We will give reasonable notice of any additional specified training, sales programs, and meetings. We may require you to pay a reasonable charge for any training provided to you and/or your managers beyond the initial training program described in Section 7.1. Any fees we charge will be uniform as to all persons attending additional training at that time. We may require that you complete additional training before offering new Authorized Products from the Franchise Business.
We may require that your managers, including replacement managers in the event any previously trained manager-level employees are no longer employed at the Franchise Business, satisfactorily complete our training programs and additional training programs. We may charge reasonable fees for training managers. You are responsible for paying the wages or salaries, expenses for travel, food and lodging incurred by your employees during all training courses and programs. You agree to assist us in training other Azal Coffee franchisees; provided that, we must reimburse you for any expenses you incur in providing this assistance.
If you or your management personnel fail to attend required additional training without our consent, we may charge you liquidated damages under Section 15.7.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 51)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
I am unable to provide information on the fees outlined in Article 4 of the Azal Coffee franchise agreement, according to the 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document. The provided excerpts from the FDD do not include the content of Article 4. The excerpts do mention various fees related to training and potential liquidated damages for failure to attend required training.
Specifically, the FDD excerpts discuss additional training fees, stating that Azal Coffee may charge franchisees for additional training programs beyond the initial program. These fees would cover the costs of the training itself, as well as the wages, travel, food, and lodging expenses for the franchisee's employees attending the training. Additionally, if a franchisee or their management personnel fail to attend required additional training without consent, Azal Coffee may charge liquidated damages.
To fully understand the fees associated with an Azal Coffee franchise, it is essential to review the complete Article 4 of the franchise agreement. Prospective franchisees should ask the franchisor for a full copy of the franchise agreement and carefully examine all sections pertaining to fees and payments.