What expenses are Bb.Q Chicken franchisees responsible for regarding the Initial Training Program?
Bb_Q_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
he daily operation of the Franchised Business on a full-time basis. You shall retain such other personnel as is required to operate and manage the Franchised Business.
6.4 Initial Training
You agree that it is necessary to the continued operation of the System and the Franchised Business that your personnel receive such training as we may reasonably require, and accordingly agree as follows:
6.4.1 Not later than thirty (30) days prior to the Opening Date, you or your General Manager and one (1) additional employee (for a maximum of two (2) trainees) shall attend and complete, to our sole and absolute satisfaction, our initial training program ("Initial Training Program"), including classroom training and training at our headquarters and/or an affiliate-owned or franchised outlet. We reserve the right to designate an alternate location for any component of the Initial Training Program. Franchisee must at all times during the term of this Agreement have principals who have successfully completed the Initial Training Program. No charge shall be made for up to two (2) individuals to take the Initial Training Program prior to opening the Franchised Business ("Initial Trainees"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Franchisee shall be required to pay all of the expenses of the Initial Trainees, including, without limitation, costs of travel, lodging, meals, and wages.
- 6.4.2 We shall determine, in our sole discretion, whether the Initial Trainees, including you and/or the General Manager, have satisfactorily completed the Initial Training Program. If the Initial Training Program is not satisfactorily completed or if we, in our reasonable business judgment based upon the performance of the Initial Trainees, determine that the Initial Training Program cannot be satisfactorily completed by you or the General Manager, we may terminate this Agreement. We reserve the right to charge a reasonable fee for any initial training provided by us to any successor General Manager or any other Franchised Business personnel for any initial training provided.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 62–283)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bb.Q Chicken's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are responsible for covering certain expenses related to the Initial Training Program for up to two individuals. While Bb.Q Chicken does not charge a fee for the initial training of up to two individuals before the Franchised Business opens, the franchisee must pay for all expenses incurred by these trainees. These expenses include, but are not limited to, the costs of travel, lodging, meals, and wages for the trainees.
This means that a prospective Bb.Q Chicken franchisee needs to budget for these training-related costs in addition to the initial franchise fee and other startup expenses. The Initial Training Program includes five days (four nights) of training at Bb.Q Chicken's headquarters or at an affiliate-owned or franchised outlet. Franchisees should consider the costs of sending themselves, their general manager, and one additional employee to this training.
Furthermore, the franchisee is responsible for expenses related to a second round of training. This second round includes two weeks of training and on-site assistance around the opening of the Franchised Business, conducted by one of Bb.Q Chicken's representatives. If the representative spends more than two weeks providing on-site assistance, the franchisee must pay Bb.Q Chicken's then-current per-person fee for the additional training and reimburse the representative's expenses for each additional day of assistance. Franchisees are also responsible for expenses related to any remedial training that Bb.Q Chicken deems necessary due to an inspection or quality assurance audit.