Does Face Foundrie cover the expenses associated with the initial training program for the franchisee and their personnel?
Face_Foundrie Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (f) Provide an initial training program to you and/or your Operating Partner and certain of your personnel, including our approximately nine-day in-person initial management training.
However, you will be responsible for all fees, compensation and expenses (including transportation, lodging, food, and incidental expenses) incurred in connection with any training programs.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 33–43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Face Foundrie's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are responsible for covering all expenses associated with the initial training program for themselves and their personnel. While there is no charge for a total of three people to attend the initial training, the franchisee must cover all travel and living expenses, such as transportation, lodging, and food, incurred while attending the training.
If a franchisee wants to send additional employees to the initial training program, they may be charged a training fee of $1,200 per attendee, plus costs. Face Foundrie may also require assistant managers to attend the Initial Training Program at their discretion. For any additional training requested by the franchisee or deemed necessary by Face Foundrie during the operation of the Facial Bar, the franchisee must pay a per diem training fee of $400 per trainer per day, as well as reimburse all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the trainers, including travel, lodging, and meals.
Furthermore, Face Foundrie may periodically conduct conferences, conventions, programs, or training sessions, including an annual franchise convention, which the franchisee and their Operating Partner must attend. The franchisee is responsible for all expenses incurred in attending these events, including travel, living, and wages of employees. This is a fairly standard practice in the franchise industry, where franchisees typically bear the costs of training and ongoing development for themselves and their staff.