How is the Crepe De Licious conference fee determined?
Crepe_De_Licious Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We may sponsor periodic conferences for our franchisees, at which seminars, workshops and other training may be conducted.
We may require you or your Designated Manager to attend each conference and we may charge you for these programs.
You shall pay us a convention fee for each year that an annual convention is held ("Convention Fee") for purposes of defraying Franchisee's cost of attending such annual conferences regardless of whether or not you attend the annual convention.
If you fail to attend an annual conference for any reason, we shall be entitled to use the Convention Fee paid by you for any purpose in our sole discretion.
Once paid, the Convention Fee is non-refundable for any reason.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 57)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Crepe De Licious's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the brand may sponsor periodic conferences for franchisees, which may include seminars, workshops, and other training. Crepe De Licious may require franchisees or their designated managers to attend these conferences and may charge for these programs.
A franchisee must pay a convention fee each year that an annual convention is held. This "Convention Fee" is used to defray the franchisee's cost of attending the annual conferences, regardless of whether or not the franchisee attends. Once paid, the Convention Fee is non-refundable for any reason.
The FDD does not specify the exact amount of the Convention Fee or how it is calculated. It only states that Crepe De Licious may charge for the programs and that the fee is intended to cover the franchisee's costs of attending the annual conferences.