What is the non-attendance fee if a franchisee does not attend City Wide's annual convention?
City_Wide Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
reasonable training fee.
CITY WIDE will also conduct initial on-site start-up assistance at your Location for a period not to exceed 10 working days.
CITY WIDE conducts an annual convention and may periodically conduct additional conferences or training sessions (collectively, "National Meetings") and, if CITY WIDE does, CITY WIDE will determine its duration, curriculum and location (which may be virtual). You must attend each annual convention. You will be responsible for any and all other expenses incurred in connection with any such meetings, including the costs of transportation, lodging, meals, and wages. If you do not attend the annual convention, you will be required to pay a $2,000 non-attendance fee. In some circumstances, such as being in default of the franchise agreement, you may not be permitted to attend a National Meeting. In such circumstances, you will not be required to pay the non-attendance fee. Whether a Franchisee may or may not be able attend a National Meeting is in the sole and absolute discretion of t
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 29–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to City Wide's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, attendance at the annual convention is mandatory. If a franchisee fails to attend the annual convention, they will be required to pay a non-attendance fee of $2,000.
However, there are exceptions to this rule. If a City Wide franchisee is in default of the franchise agreement, they may not be permitted to attend the National Meeting, and in such cases, the non-attendance fee will not be required. The franchisor retains the sole discretion to determine whether a franchisee may or may not attend a National Meeting.
It's important to note that City Wide may increase the non-attendance fee based on factors such as the venue, level of attendance, speakers, and duration of the National Meeting. Therefore, the $2,000 fee is a baseline, and franchisees should be prepared for potential increases.