Does Cicis reserve the right to charge a fee for additional training programs and seminars?
Cicis Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
t or second Restaurant, we will provide instructors and training materials for the initial training program at no additional charge to you, other than the expenses described in Section 5.F(5) below. We reserve the right to charge a reasonable fee for any initial training provided to a replacement or successor personnel designated in Sections 5.D and 5.E above, and to any initial, replacement, or successor personnel of any additional Cicis Restaurant you establish.
- (2) The persons identified in Sections 5.D and 5.E above and such other personnel at your Restaurant as we designate must attend such additional training programs and seminars as we may require from time to time. For all such programs and seminars, we will provide the instructors and training materials. However, we reserve the right to charge a reasonable fee for such additional training programs and seminars.
- (3) In connection with the opening of your Restaurant, we may provide you with on-site opening assistance we deem necessary.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 64–65)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cicis's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Cicis does reserve the right to charge a reasonable fee for additional training programs and seminars that they may require franchisees and their personnel to attend. Cicis will provide the instructors and training materials for these programs and seminars.
This means that, beyond the initial training, Cicis franchisees may incur additional costs for ongoing training and development. These costs are not fixed, as Cicis only reserves the right to charge a "reasonable fee." The franchisee should clarify what constitutes a "reasonable fee" during the due diligence process.
Franchisees are also responsible for expenses, including travel, lodging, meals, and wages, incurred by them or their personnel in connection with any training program, whether initial or subsequent, unless otherwise agreed in writing. Cicis may also supplement or replace in-person training with online modules for any training program or conferences.