Is Baya Bar obligated to hold meetings of its franchisees?
Baya_Bar Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
pay for all of the expenses incurred by your trainees, including travel, lodging, meals and wages.
We may also choose to hold an annual meeting of our franchisees to provide additional training, introduce new products or changes to the System, or for other reasons. We may designate that attendance at an annual meeting is mandatory for you, your General Manager and/or other Shop personnel. We do not anticipate charging a fee to attend the meeting, but you will pay for all of the expenses incurred by your attendees at the meeting, including travel, lodging, meals and wages. We will designate the location of any franchisee meeting, such as a resort hotel, but we will not designate an unreasonably expensive site.
Computer and Point of Sale Systems: You must purchase or lease and use an approved computer system, including point of sale system, hardware, software and peripheral equipment (the "Computer System") that meets our specifications and that is capable of electronically interfacing with our computer
system. Our specific requirements for the Computer System are included in our Manual. The Computer System will provide you with the following functions: sales tracking, creation of business reports and sales analyses, inventory and shrinkage control and management, payroll and accounting, customer contact data, credit card processing, and scheduling.
You must make sure that we have independent access to your Computer System at the times and in the manner we specify, at your cost.
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, Baya Bar is not obligated to hold annual meetings of its franchisees. However, Baya Bar may choose to hold an annual meeting to provide additional training, introduce new products or changes to the system, or for other reasons. Attendance at these meetings may be mandatory for the franchisee, their General Manager, or other shop personnel.
Baya Bar does not anticipate charging a fee to attend the meeting, but franchisees are responsible for covering all expenses incurred by their attendees, including travel, lodging, meals, and wages. Baya Bar will designate the location of any franchisee meeting, such as a resort hotel, but states that it will not designate an unreasonably expensive site.
In addition to annual meetings, Baya Bar may form an advisory council to work with franchisees to improve the system, the products offered, advertising, and any other matters deemed appropriate. If an advisory council is formed, it will act solely in an advisory capacity and will not have decision-making authority. Franchisees are required to participate in council-related activities and meetings, and they will be responsible for any expenses incurred related to their participation, such as travel and living expenses to attend council meetings.