Who is responsible for the expenses associated with attending additional training, sales programs, and meetings for Azal Coffee?
Azal_Coffee Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
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7.3 Additional Training, Sales Programs and Meetings.
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.
If you request additional assistance at any time, you will be responsible for our trainer's per diem fee and related travel costs. You must also pay wages, employment related expenses, travel, and living expenses for your employees. If we, in our sole discretion, complete the opening assistance and training and determine that your management staff needs additional training, you are responsible for the additional training costs, including wages, travel, and living expenses of our staff. If you or any member of your team fails to complete the training program to our satisfaction, in our sole and unfettered judgment, we may terminate this Agreement.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 51)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Azal Coffee's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is generally responsible for the expenses associated with additional training, sales programs, and meetings. A Designated Owner, General Manager, or other management employees must attend these events at the franchisee's expense. These expenses include travel, food, and lodging. Azal Coffee will provide reasonable notice of these events and may charge a reasonable fee for training beyond the initial program. These fees will be uniform for all attendees.
Franchisees are also responsible for the costs associated with training their managers, including replacement managers. This includes wages or salaries, travel, food, and lodging incurred by employees during training courses and programs. However, Azal Coffee will reimburse the franchisee for expenses incurred when the franchisee assists in training other Azal Coffee franchisees.
If a franchisee or their management personnel fail to attend required additional training without Azal Coffee's consent, Azal Coffee may charge liquidated damages. Additionally, if a franchisee requests additional assistance, they will be responsible for the trainer's per diem fee and related travel costs. The franchisee must also cover wages, employment-related expenses, travel, and living expenses for their employees. If Azal Coffee determines that the management staff needs additional training after the initial opening assistance, the franchisee is responsible for these additional training costs, including wages, travel, and living expenses of Azal Coffee's staff. Failure to complete the training program to Azal Coffee's satisfaction may result in termination of the Franchise Agreement.