Does Bb.Q Chicken reserve the right to hold an annual meeting of franchisees?
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 of its franchisees. These meetings can be for additional training, to introduce new products or changes to the Bb.Q Chicken system, or for other reasons deemed necessary by Bb.Q Chicken. Bb.Q Chicken also has the option to designate attendance at these annual meetings as mandatory for the franchisee, their Operating Principal, General Manager, and/or other personnel.
Bb.Q Chicken does not anticipate charging a fee to attend the meeting. However, the franchisee is responsible for covering all expenses incurred by their attendees, including costs for travel, lodging, meals, and wages. Bb.Q Chicken will designate the location of the franchisee meeting, such as a resort hotel, but states that it will not choose an unreasonably expensive site. The FDD anticipates that attendance at a franchisee meeting will not last longer than three days in any calendar year.
In addition to annual meetings, Bb.Q Chicken may also choose to hold refresher training courses, with attendance potentially designated as mandatory. Similar to the annual meetings, Bb.Q Chicken does not anticipate charging a fee for refresher training, but the franchisee 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.