What is the per diem amount Dog Haus franchisees may be required to reimburse for trainer expenses?
Dog_Haus Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
t of approximately 2 weeks of virtual training that must be completed before the Franchised Restaurant opens for business. After completion of virtual training, you will participate in 8 to 13 days of in person training at a Dog Haus Restaurant in Los Angeles, California or at another location we designate. If the Franchised Restaurant is the first Franchised Restaurant you will operate, we will provide a training manual and other materials at no charge to you. However, you may be required to pay us reimbursement for up 2 round trip flights, 2 hotel rooms, 2 rental vehicles, and a per diem in the sum of $60 for each of our employees who provide training to defray a portion of our direct cost to provide the Pre-Opening Initial Training Program. (Franchise Agreement, Section 6.1). You must pay all travel, living, compensation, and other expenses incurred by your Principal Owner, each General Manager and other supervisorial or managerial personnel while attending the Pre-Opening Initial Training Program.
We will not provide the Pre-Opening Initial Training Program if you or your affiliates own another Dog Haus Restaurant, or your Franchise Agreement is a renewal Franchise Agreement.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, MARKETING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 38–53)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Dog Haus's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees may be required to reimburse $60 per diem for each Dog Haus employee who provides training. This applies to both the Pre-Opening Initial Training Program and Additional Post-Opening Training Programs. This reimbursement is intended to defray a portion of Dog Haus's direct costs for providing the training.
For the Pre-Opening Initial Training Program, if the franchised restaurant is the first one the franchisee will operate, they may be required to reimburse Dog Haus for up to 2 round trip flights, 2 hotel rooms, 2 rental vehicles, and the $60 per diem for each employee providing training. The franchisee is also responsible for covering all travel, living, compensation, and other expenses for their Principal Owner, General Manager, and other personnel while they attend the Pre-Opening Initial Training Program.
Similarly, for Additional Post-Opening Training Programs, franchisees may be required to pay additional fees, including costs for up to 2 round trip flights, 2 hotel rooms and 2 rental vehicles, and the $60 per diem for each Dog Haus representative providing training. Dog Haus may provide up to 4 representatives for this training. These costs are in addition to the franchisee's own expenses for attending the training programs.
It is important for prospective Dog Haus franchisees to factor in these potential training-related expenses when assessing the overall cost of opening and operating a franchise. These costs can vary depending on the number of trainers required and the duration of the training programs.