Who is responsible for the travel and living expenses incurred by personnel during the Bambu Training Program?
Bambu Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You are responsible for all travel and living expenses incurred by your personnel during the Training Program.
You are responsible for any and all traveling, lodging, and meal expenses, and wages incurred by you and your employees in connection with attendance at the Training Program.
If we determine, in our sole reasonable discretion, that the individuals designated as your Bambū Certified Team Leaders are not able to operate the shoppe in accordance with our standards and specifications, we will require you to make any necessary changes and reschedule the Training Program. You will be required to pay us the cost of rescheduling including transportation, lodging and meals of our training staff.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 28–38)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bambu's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for all travel and living expenses incurred by their personnel during the Training Program. This includes any and all traveling, lodging, and meal expenses, and wages incurred by the franchisee and their employees in connection with attendance at the Training Program. Bambu training participants will not receive any compensation from Bambu while attending the training.
Specifically, three individuals designated by the franchisee to assume primary responsibility for operating the Bambu shoppe, and approved by Bambu as "Bambū Certified Team Leaders," are required to attend and successfully complete the Training Program. If there are more than three individuals in the training program, Bambu may charge its then current additional training fee to train such additional persons.
In addition to the opening training, approximately two months prior to the estimated date of the opening training, the franchisee and one other designated Bambu Certified Team Leader must attend a two day preopening owner operations orientation and training program conducted at the Bambu shoppe located in Grand Prairie, Texas, or at an alternative location approved by Bambu. If Bambu determines that the individuals designated as the franchisee's Bambu Certified Team Leaders are not able to operate the shoppe in accordance with their standards and specifications, the franchisee will be required to pay Bambu the cost of rescheduling including transportation, lodging and meals of their training staff.