What training requirements must a Bb.Q Chicken operating principal complete?
Bb_Q_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
d in the daily operation of your Franchised Business. If you are not actively involved in the daily operation of your Franchised Business, then (a) you must designate one of your Principals who owns at least a 5% interest in the franchise to act as your operating principal; (b) we may communicate with and rely on the decisions made by your operating principal; and (c) you must still make sure that your Franchised Business is being operated according to the terms of your Franchise Agreement and the Manual. Your operating principal may also be designated as the General Manager. Your operating principal must be approved by us in advance and must complete, to our satisfaction, all required initial training for franchisees. Your operating principal must work in the Franchised Business on a full-time basis. If your operating principal cannot serve in the position or does not meet the requirements, he or she must be replaced within 30 days after the operating principal stops serving or no longer meets the requirements.
The General Manager must satisfy our educational and business criteria as provided to you in the Manual or other written instructions, must be individually acceptable to us, must satisfy the applicable training requirements in the Franchise Agreement and must be approved by us to act as a General Manager. The General Manager must be responsible for the supervision and management of the Franchised Business and must devote full time and best efforts to this activity. If the General Manager cannot serve in the position or does not meet the requirements, he or she must be replaced within 60 days after the General Manager stops serving or no longer meets the requirements.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISED BUSINESS (FDD pages 47–48)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bb.Q Chicken's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee is not actively involved in the daily operations of the Bb.Q Chicken franchise, they must designate an operating principal who owns at least 5% interest in the franchise. This operating principal must be approved by Bb.Q Chicken in advance and must complete all required initial training for franchisees to the franchisor's satisfaction. The operating principal is also required to work full-time in the franchised business. If the operating principal cannot fulfill the position requirements, they must be replaced within 30 days.
Bb.Q Chicken may also designate that attendance at an annual meeting or refresher training courses is mandatory for the operating principal. The franchisee is responsible for covering all expenses incurred by the operating principal for attending these meetings and training, including travel, lodging, meals, and wages. The annual meeting is not anticipated to last longer than three days in any calendar year, and any refresher or additional training is not anticipated to last longer than five days in any calendar year.
In summary, the operating principal for a Bb.Q Chicken franchise must complete the initial franchisee training, be approved by the franchisor, work full-time in the business, and potentially attend mandatory annual meetings and refresher courses as designated by Bb.Q Chicken. The franchisee bears the financial responsibility for all related expenses.