Who may be required to attend the Bb.Q Chicken 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, attendance at the annual meeting may be mandatory for franchisees, their Operating Principal, their General Manager, and/or other personnel. Bb.Q Chicken may hold an annual meeting of franchisees to provide additional training, introduce new products or changes to the System, or for other reasons.
Bb.Q Chicken does not anticipate charging a fee to attend the meeting, but franchisees will be responsible for covering all expenses incurred by their attendees. These expenses include travel, lodging, meals, and wages. The location of the franchisee meeting will be designated by Bb.Q Chicken, potentially at a resort hotel, but the site will not be unreasonably expensive.
The FDD states 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, and attendance at refresher training may be mandatory for the franchisee, their Operating Principal, General Manager and/or other personnel. Bb.Q Chicken does not anticipate charging a fee for refresher training, but the franchisee will pay for all expenses incurred by their trainees, including travel, lodging, meals and wages. Any refresher or additional training will not last longer than five days in any calendar year.