Is there a Franchisee Acknowledgment form included in the Cilantro Taco Grill FDD?
Cilantro_Taco_Grill Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
y claims brought by you or on your behalf against us based on any alleged failure to provide adequate training or to provide any other services performed by us, including reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by us in defending against any such claims.
FRANCHISOR: CTG Franchise LLC Name: Cuahutémoc Morfin Title: Owner PRINCIPAL:
FORM OF HQ INITIAL TRAINING ACKNOWLEDGMENT
HQ INITIAL TRAINING ACKNOWLEDGMENT
[*VOID IN CALIFORNIA AND MARYLAND]
To CTG Franchise LLC: By signing below, you hereby acknowledge that CTG Franchise LLC, and its designees, have provided to you and your staff the initial training, including headquarter training, required pursuant to the Franchise Agreement dated between CTG ("Franchisee") for a Cilantro Taco Grill Franchise LLC ("Franchisor") and Restaurant located at: (the "Restaurant"). You further represent and warrant that Franchisor has satisfactorily completed all of its obligations pursuant to of the Franchise Agreement, including but not limited to the following: site selection guidance, providing Article 10 the prototype design plans, loaning the Franchisor's Confidential Operations Manuals, visits to the location, reviewing the grand opening advertising campaign, providing management and operations advice, providing a list of approved suppliers and providing the initial training program, including HQ initial training. You acknowledge and affirm that you have been trained to the point that you are fully satisfied that you and your team are fully capable of opening and operating the Restaurant.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 51–52)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Cilantro Taco Grill includes a HQ Initial Training Acknowledgment form. This form requires the franchisee to acknowledge that Cilantro Taco Grill has provided the initial training, including headquarter training, as required by the Franchise Agreement. The franchisee must also confirm that Cilantro Taco Grill has met its obligations, such as providing site selection guidance, prototype design plans, the Confidential Operations Manuals, location visits, grand opening advertising campaign review, management and operations advice, a list of approved suppliers, and the initial training program.
By signing this acknowledgment, the franchisee represents that they are satisfied that they and their team are capable of opening and operating the Cilantro Taco Grill restaurant. Furthermore, the franchisee agrees to release and discharge Cilantro Taco Grill and its related parties from any claims related to agreements executed before the date of the acknowledgment.
It is important to note that this specific form is void in California and Maryland, as indicated in the FDD. This means that franchisees in those states may have a different or modified acknowledgment process. Prospective franchisees should carefully review this form and understand its implications, especially regarding the release of claims, before signing.