Who is responsible for the salary, travel, and living expenses incurred during the Browns Chicken training program?
Browns_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You may enroll additional employees in the training program and will be charged an amount determined by Brown for training such additional employees. You are responsible for any salary and travel, living and other expenses incurred in connection with attendance at Brown's training programs by you and your employees. (Paragraph A of Section 7 of the Franchise Agreement.)
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 25–30)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Browns Chicken's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for covering the costs associated with training programs. Specifically, the franchisee must pay the salary, travel, living, and other expenses for themselves and their employees while attending Browns Chicken's training programs.
This means that prospective Browns Chicken franchisees need to factor in these training-related costs when budgeting for their initial investment. These expenses can vary depending on the number of employees sent for training, the duration of the training program, and the location where the training is conducted. Browns Chicken determines the amount charged for training additional employees.
Browns Chicken conducts its training programs at a Browns Chicken restaurant, at a location determined by them. The training includes classroom and on-the-job components, along with any additional instruction Browns Chicken deems necessary. The training is led by Tim Kennefick, who has over 20 years of experience operating Browns Chicken restaurants.
While Browns Chicken may assist new franchisees with employee training before the store opening, they are not obligated to do so. Franchisees are always responsible for hiring and training all store employees.