Is a Burros Fries General Manager obligated to attend additional training if required?
Burros_Fries Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
thin thirty (30) days of first employment, at Franchisee's cost as provided below. For a second or subsequent franchise, we will not be obligated to provide additional training to Franchisee.
We may reasonably require Franchisee, its Owners, General Managers or lead chef to receive or attend and complete to our satisfaction additional or advanced training from time to time. Franchisee may be required to pay a fee for such training of up to three hundred dollars ($300) per person per ½ day. Franchisee must also pay for travel, food, and accommodations and all other related expenses. We will attempt to use distance learning techniques where possible, to minimize these costs.
Depending on availability, we may provide additional training to Franchisee for Franchisee's Owners, General Manager and/or Employees at Franchisee's request. Franchisee may be required to pay us any additional costs over and above the additional training fees such as travel that we reasonably incur
should training be held at Franchisee's Business. If additional training is held at our corporate headquarters, Franchisee will be responsible for travel, food and accommodations and other expenses of its trainees.
We offer training resources, such as the Operations Manual to assist franchisees at their business location. Franchisee acknowledges that its compliance with the Operations Manual is vitally important to us and other System franchisees and is necessary to protect our representation and the guidance of the Names and Mark and to maintain the uniform quality of operation throughout the System.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 53)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Burros Fries's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Burros Fries may require the General Manager to attend and complete additional or advanced training from time to time. The franchisee may also be required to ensure their General Manager attends additional training programs, certifications, or seminars.
The franchisee may be required to pay a fee of up to $300 per person per ½ day for such training. The franchisee is also responsible for covering the costs of travel, food, accommodations, and all other related expenses for the General Manager. Burros Fries will attempt to use distance learning techniques where possible to minimize these costs.
If a General Manager's management training is discontinued by Burros Fries, the franchisee has 30 days to present an alternative acceptable candidate for management training. If the new candidate does not adequately complete the management training, Burros Fries has the option to terminate the Franchise Agreement. Burros Fries also has the right to require that the franchisee's General Manager be at the Business for any inspection they, their affiliates, or third parties conduct.