Is the initial training program mandatory for a Buns On Fire franchise?
Buns_On_Fire Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
oduction of a revised Operations Manual, which we will loan to you.
Initial Training
Our operational training program consists of a total of approximately two (2) weeks of instruction concerning all aspects of the operation and management of the Franchise Business, including review and discussion of the Operations Manual and other detailed aspects of the operation of your business. The cost for training your management team (up to two (2) members) is included in the Initial Franchise Fee. If you request that we provide our initial training program to additional trainees, whether before your Franchise Business opens or while it is operating, you must pay our then-current training fee for each additional trainee. The training will take place at the Buns on Fire Restaurant location that we designate that is convenient for all parties. Our training program is mandatory and is conducted throughout the year on an "as-needed" basis. All training must be completed to our satisfaction. You must pay all expenses that you and your team incur while attending our training program and any refresher training program that we require, including travel, lodging, meals, and applicable wages. If you fail to complete our training program to our satisfaction, we have the right to terminate your Franchise Agreement without providing you a refund of the initial franchise fee.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 25–33)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Buns On Fire Franchise Disclosure Document, the initial training program is mandatory for franchisees. This program consists of approximately two weeks of instruction covering all aspects of operating and managing the franchise, including a review of the Operations Manual.
The cost of training for up to two members of the management team is included in the initial franchise fee. However, if additional trainees require the initial training program, the franchisee must pay the then-current training fee for each additional trainee. The training takes place at a Buns on Fire Restaurant location designated by the franchisor.
Buns On Fire requires that all training be completed to their satisfaction, and if a franchisee fails to do so, Buns On Fire has the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement without refunding the initial franchise fee. Franchisees are also responsible for all expenses incurred while attending the training program, including travel, lodging, meals, and applicable wages. Video training is also required prior to the initial training.