What is the Bambu franchisee required to do regarding the manager's compliance with the Bambu franchise agreement?
Bambu Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
d parties related to the Bambū shoppe including, in particular, all provisions of any premises lease or equipment lease.
- g. Employees and Agents. Franchisee shall be exclusively responsible for recruiting, appointing, hiring, firing, and supervising its employees, independent agents, and Bambū Certified Team Leaders. Those employees and agents will be employees or agents of Franchisee. They are not employees or agents of Bambu and Bambu is not the joint employer of those persons. Franchisee will have sole authority and control over the day-to-day operations of the Bambū shoppe and its employees and agents. Bambu will have no right or obligation to direct Franchisee's employees and agents or to operate the Bambū shoppe. It is Franchisee's responsibility to determine compensation of employees and agents, terms of employment, safety regulations, work assignments, work schedules, and working conditions. Any information regarding any of those issues provided to Franchisee by Bambu are mere suggestions and Franchisee shall have the sole discretion to utilize such information or not. Franchisee will keep Bambu informed of the names, addresses and telephone numbers of all employees and agents. Bambu reserves the right to require Franchisee, at Franchisee's expense, to purchase specified wearing apparel described in the FRC Materials from Suppliers approved by Bambu. All Bambū Certified Team Leaders, employees of Franchisee, Franchisee and its owners, shall wear the specified wearing apparel at all times while working at the Franchised Location. Bambu has the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to change or modify such dress code guidelines.
- h. Remodeling, Upgrading and Replacement. Franchisee shall renovate, refurbish, remodel or replace, at its own expense, the real and personal property and equipment used in the operation of the Bambū shoppe, when reasonably required by Bambu in order to comply with the image, standards of operation and performance capability established by Bambu from time to time. If Bambu changes its image, logo, menu, or standards of operation, it shall give Franchisee a reasonable period of time within which to comply with such changes.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 52–209)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bambu's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for the actions of their employees, independent agents, and Bambu Certified Team Leaders. The franchisee has sole authority and control over the day-to-day operations of their Bambu location, including its employees and agents. Bambu has no right or obligation to direct the franchisee's employees and agents or to operate the Bambu shop.
The franchisee is responsible for determining the compensation, terms of employment, safety regulations, work assignments, work schedules, and working conditions of their employees and agents. Any information provided by Bambu regarding these issues are suggestions, and the franchisee has the discretion to utilize such information or not. The franchisee must keep Bambu informed of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all employees and agents.
All Bambu Certified Team Leaders, employees of the franchisee, the franchisee, and its owners must wear specified apparel described in the FRC Materials at all times while working at the franchised location. Bambu has the right to change or modify such dress code guidelines at its discretion. The franchisee must also comply with all agreements with third parties related to the Bambu shop, including all provisions of any premises lease or equipment lease.