Is the General Manager for a Burros Fries franchise required to be an owner of the franchise?
Burros_Fries Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
You are required to retain a General Manager for the operation and management of your Business. The General Manager may, but need not, be you or one of the Owners of the Franchised Business and need not have any set percentage of the equity of the Franchised Business. The General Manager must meet all of our standards and criteria for such positions as set forth in the Operations Manual. Your General Manager is responsible for overseeing the general management of the Business and using his or her best efforts in the operation of the Business. This individual and their replacements must also satisfy the applicable training requirements as outlined in the Franchise Agreement. We have the right to require that the General Manager and any other manager be at the Business for any inspection we conduct (Franchise Agreement Section 12.F).
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD pages 44–45)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Burros Fries's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the General Manager of a Burros Fries franchise is not required to be an owner of the franchise. After the first year of operation, the franchisee (or a managing owner if the franchisee is an entity) is not required to be involved in the day-to-day operations. However, the business must always be under the operation of a General Manager whose identity is disclosed to Burros Fries.
The General Manager must have successfully completed the Burros Fries training program and must use their best effort in the role. The General Manager may be the franchisee, one of the owners, or someone else entirely. The General Manager also does not need to have any equity in the franchise business.
The General Manager is responsible for overseeing the general management of the Burros Fries business and must meet all standards and criteria for the position as outlined in the Operations Manual. This individual and any replacements must also satisfy the applicable training requirements as outlined in the Franchise Agreement. Burros Fries retains the right to require that the General Manager and any other manager be present at the business during any inspection they conduct.