Does Bb.Q Chicken charge a fee to attend the annual meeting?
Bb_Q_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We may 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 Operating Principal, your General Manager and/or other 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. We anticipate that attendance at a franchisee meeting will not last longer than three days in any calendar year.
We may also choose to hold refresher training courses, and we may designate that attendance at refresher training is mandatory for you, your Operating Principal, General Manager and/or other personnel. We do not anticipate charging a fee for refresher training, but you will pay for all of the expenses incurred by your trainees, including travel, lodging, meals and wages. We anticipate that any refresher or additional training will not last longer than five days in any calendar year.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 33–41)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bb.Q Chicken's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Bb.Q Chicken may choose to hold an annual meeting for franchisees to provide additional training, introduce new products, or discuss changes to the system. While attendance at the annual meeting may be mandatory for franchisees, their Operating Principal, General Manager, and/or other personnel, Bb.Q Chicken does not anticipate charging a fee to attend the meeting.
However, franchisees are responsible for covering all expenses incurred by their attendees, including travel, lodging, meals, and wages. Bb.Q Chicken will designate the location of the franchisee meeting, such as a resort hotel, but states they will not designate an unreasonably expensive site. The FDD anticipates that attendance at a franchisee meeting will not last longer than three days in any calendar year.
Bb.Q Chicken may also choose to hold refresher training courses, which may also be mandatory. Similar to the annual meeting, Bb.Q Chicken does not anticipate charging a fee for refresher training, but franchisees will be responsible for all expenses incurred by their trainees, including travel, lodging, meals, and wages. The FDD anticipates that any refresher or additional training will not last longer than five days in any calendar year.