What expenses are Bonchon franchisees responsible for regarding trainees attending the Initial Training Program or Partner Training Program?
Bonchon Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ment of their first Bonchon Business.
[2] We provide the Initial Training Program for you (if the franchisee is an individual) or your Operating Principal (if franchisee is a business entity) and your General Manager, Manager and Area Manager at no charge. If you or your Operating Principal will not be overseeing the management of the Restaurant's daily operations on a full-time basis, then you or your Operating Principal (as applicable) must either attend and successfully complete our Initial Training Program or Partner Training Program, which we will provide free of cost. If you replace your Operating Principal, General Manager, Manager or Area Manager, then we may charge you a replacement training fee of up to $5,500 per trainee. The replacement training cost will not apply to any replacement Operating Principal, General Manager, Manager or Area Manager who has already attended and successfully completed the Initial Training Program or the Partner Training Program (as applicable). You must pay all of your trainees' living and transportation expenses. Travel expenses depend on where your home base is located, whether you and your trainees can commute by car to our training base, and the number of people receiving the Initial Training Program or Partner Training Program. Lodging and food expenses depend on the number of people being trained and the class of accommodation. You pay all these expenses. The range of cost covers the expenses for the trainees who will attend a fifteen-day Initial Training Program or Partner Training Program and the expenses you will incur during the on-site opening training and assistance that we will provide during the 12-14 days surrounding th
Source: Item 7 — ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT YOUR ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT\ (FDD pages 24–37)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bonchon's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, while Bonchon provides the Initial Training Program or Partner Training Program free of cost for the franchisee (if an individual) or the Operating Principal (if the franchisee is a business entity), General Manager, Manager, and Area Manager, the franchisee is responsible for covering certain expenses for their trainees. Specifically, the franchisee must pay for all living and transportation expenses incurred by their trainees. These travel expenses will vary based on the trainee's home location and their ability to commute to the training base.
Lodging and food expenses also fall under the franchisee's responsibility, with costs varying depending on the number of people being trained and the class of accommodation chosen. The cost range provided covers expenses for trainees attending a fifteen-day Initial Training Program or Partner Training Program. It also includes the expenses the franchisee will incur during the on-site opening training and assistance that Bonchon provides during the 12-14 days surrounding the restaurant's opening.
In addition to covering the expenses for the initial training, franchisees should also be aware that if they need to replace their Operating Principal, General Manager, Manager, or Area Manager, Bonchon may charge a replacement training fee of up to $5,500 per trainee. However, this fee does not apply if the replacement has already successfully completed the Initial Training Program or the Partner Training Program. Therefore, Bonchon franchisees need to budget for these potential training-related costs when planning their initial investment and ongoing operational expenses.