Who is responsible for training subsequent managers for a Dryject franchise?
Dryject Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
A "Key Employee" as used in this Agreement is anyone who is an owner, partner, member and/or employee who acts in a management, supervisory or sales capacity for or on behalf of the Franchised Business. You shall identify all of Your Key Employees in Addendum B of this Agreement. Each individual listed in Addendum B as a Key Employee no matter when so listed, at Our option, shall attend Our Initial Training Program, and shall thereafter be jointly and severally responsible for operating the Franchised Business in accordance with the standards of Our System and this Agreement. You represent and warrant that each of the individuals designated in Addendum B will at all times abide by the System Standards of Our System, this Agreement, and the Licensed Rights; that You will at all times assume personal responsibility for their continued compliance with those System Standards; and that You will promptly notify Us if any of them shall at any time during the Term of this Agreement divest themselves of ownership, partnership, membership, or employment, as the case may be, with You. You shall amend Addendum B and submit the amended Addendum to Us whenever there is any change in Your list of Key Employees. We reserve the right to require certain individuals to be included in Your list of Key Employees.
We possess certain proprietary Confidential Information consisting of the Marks, the Intellectual Property, Our System Standards, and other methods, techniques, formats, specifications, procedures, information, systems, methods of business management, sales and promotion techniques and knowledge of and experience in the operation and franchising of DryJect franchised businesses (the "Confidential Information"). Except to the extent prohibited by the laws of the state where the Franchised Business is located or where the employee lives or works, every Key Employee must sign a non-disclosure, non-solicitation and non-competition agreement in a form approved by Us or as We otherwise provide. You must provide a copy of each Key Employee's signed non-disclosure, non-solicitation and non-competition agreement to Us prior to such Key Employee beginning Our Initial Training Program and prior to Your disclosing Our Confidential Information to such Key Employee.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD page 38)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Dryject's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for ensuring that key employees, including managers, receive initial training. Dryject, at its option, can require key employees or management personnel to attend its Initial Training Program.
The franchisee must identify all Key Employees in Addendum B of the Franchise Agreement. These employees are then jointly and severally responsible for operating the franchised business according to Dryject's standards. The franchisee warrants that these employees will comply with Dryject's System Standards and must notify Dryject if any Key Employee leaves their position.
Dryject also requires that Key Employees sign a non-disclosure, non-solicitation, and non-competition agreement before starting the Initial Training Program or before the franchisee discloses confidential information to them. The franchisee must provide copies of these agreements to Dryject. This ensures that all individuals in management positions are bound by confidentiality and non-compete obligations, protecting Dryject's interests.
While Dryject may provide the initial training for key employees, the ongoing training and development of subsequent managers appears to be the responsibility of the franchisee. The FDD excerpt does not explicitly state who is responsible for training subsequent managers, but it does state that the franchisee is responsible for ensuring that all Key Employees comply with Dryject's System Standards.