Is the On-Site Opening Training and Assistance Fee included in the estimated initial investment cost range for a Bonchon franchise?
Bonchon Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
opening of your Restaurant. See Item 11.
If you are entering into a Franchise Agreement for your first, second or third Restaurant, then we will send 3 to 4 trainers to your Restaurant (depending on the Restaurant Concept that you will operate) for a period of 12–14 days surrounding your Restaurant's opening to provide you with onsite training and assistance. While there is no fee for the actual training, you will be responsible for our trainers' lodging, travel and meals expenses. To cover these expenses, you will be required to pay us an On-Site Opening Training and Assistance Fee equal to: (i) $6,500 if you will be operating a Fast Casual, Delivery and Carryout Only, or Remote Kitchen Restaurant or (ii) $9,500 if you will be operating a Dine-In Restaurant. The On-Site Opening Training and Assistance Fee is included in the estimated cost range above.
If you are opening your fourth Restaurant or beyond, then we will (upon your request) send you 1 trainer and bill you for the actual travel, lodging and meal expenses that the trainer incurs in providing you
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, the On-Site Opening Training and Assistance Fee is included in the estimated initial investment cost range. For franchisees opening their first, second, or third Bonchon restaurant, Bonchon will send 3 to 4 trainers for 12–14 days surrounding the restaurant's opening to provide on-site training and assistance.
While there is no fee for the actual training, the franchisee is responsible for the trainers' lodging, travel, and meals expenses. To cover these expenses, the franchisee must pay an On-Site Opening Training and Assistance Fee. This fee is $6,500 for Fast Casual, Delivery and Carryout Only, or Remote Kitchen Restaurants and $9,500 for Dine-In Restaurants.
For franchisees opening their fourth restaurant or beyond, Bonchon will send one trainer upon request, and the franchisee will be billed for the actual travel, lodging, and meal expenses incurred by the trainer. This fee structure is an important consideration for prospective franchisees as it directly impacts the initial investment required to start the business.