How many people does the Baya Bar pre-opening training program cover?
Baya_Bar Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
isclosure Document as Exhibit E. Our Manual contains approximately 404 pages.
Training Program: No later than four weeks before the date the Shop begins operation, up to three trainees (including you and the General Manager) must have completed, to our satisfaction, our mandatory pre-opening training program. This training may be conducted at our corporate headquarters or at our affiliates' location, at your accepted location, or at another location we designate. Our pre-opening training program lasts for approximately two weeks. Pre-opening training programs will be offered at various times during the year depending on the number of new franchisees entering the System, replacement general managers and other personnel needing training, the number of new Shops being opened and the timing of the scheduled openings of Shops. We anticipate holding training classes four to six times per year.
We will provide instructors and training materials for three trainees and the cost is included in the initial franchise fee, but you must pay for all expenses you, the General Manager and other personnel incur for the pre-opening training program, including costs of travel, lodging, meals and applicable wages. You may also have additional personnel trained by us for the Shop, at your expense. We will determine whether your trainees have satisfactorily completed pre-opening training. If you and/or the General Manager do not satisfactorily complete the pre-opening training program or if we determine that you and/or your General Manager cannot satisfactorily complete the pre-opening training program, you must designate a replacement to satisfactorily complete the pre-opening training before you will be permitted to open your Shop. If the replacement General Manager cannot complete the pre-opening training to our satisfaction, we have the right to terminate your Franchise Agreement and refund to you the initial franchise fee that you paid less any out-of-pocket costs we have incurred.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 26–36)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Baya Bar's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the pre-opening training program covers up to three trainees, which includes the franchisee and the General Manager. This training is mandatory and must be completed to Baya Bar's satisfaction no later than four weeks before the shop's opening. The training program lasts approximately two weeks and may be conducted at Baya Bar's corporate headquarters, an affiliate's location, the franchisee's accepted location, or another designated location.
The cost of the instructors and training materials for these three trainees is included in the initial franchise fee. However, the franchisee is responsible for covering all expenses incurred by themselves, the General Manager, and any other personnel during the training. These expenses include travel, lodging, meals, and applicable wages. Franchisees have the option to have additional personnel trained at their own expense.
If the franchisee or the General Manager do not satisfactorily complete the pre-opening training, Baya Bar requires a replacement to complete the training before the shop can open. If the replacement General Manager also fails to complete the training satisfactorily, Baya Bar has the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement and refund the initial franchise fee, minus any out-of-pocket costs incurred by Baya Bar.