Who supervises the I Got My Sound Chicken initial training program?
I_Got_My_Sound_Chicken Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
- All aspects of training are integrated. There are no definitive starting and stopping times. The training program will be supervised by our corporate trainer. We can require that you and/or your Manager attend additional and/or refresher training programs, including national and regional conferences, conventions and meetings, as we may reasonably require, to prepare for changes in laws affecting our system and your operations (including AB 1228) and to correct, improve and enhance your operations, the System, and its members at our corporate headquarters, with durations not longer than 4 days and not more than 2 times in any given year. You will be responsible for all travel, living, incidental and other expenses for you and your personnel attending optional or mandatory training programs, seminars or meetings. We may charge a reasonable fee for any training program, conference, convention or other events. Our training is conducted by our operations team, led by Ms. A Rum Kim, who has been our CEO since our formation. Ms. Kim has been the CEO of SFI Korea, our parent disclosed in Item 1 above, from January 2020 to September 2022 and the COO of SFI Korea from June 2016 to January 2020, with over 5 years of experience in the management and operation of a food services franchise. Additional personnel of Franchisor who have direct experience of at least 1 year in areas of operation of a I Got My Sound Chicken Restaurant will also assist Ms. Kim in the training. We will provide training materials, including without limitation, the Confidential Manuals, marketing and promotion materials, and any other materials that we believe will be beneficial to our franchisees in the training process.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 20–29)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to I Got My Sound Chicken's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the initial training program will be supervised by the corporate trainer. The FDD also states that the training program is integrated, without definitive starting and stopping times.
The I Got My Sound Chicken FDD specifies that the operations team, led by Ms. A Rum Kim, the CEO since the company's formation, conducts the training. Ms. Kim has over 5 years of experience in food services franchise management and operation, including her roles as CEO and COO of SFI Korea. Additional personnel of the Franchisor with at least 1 year of direct experience in I Got My Sound Chicken Restaurant operations will also assist Ms. Kim in the training.
I Got My Sound Chicken may require franchisees and/or their managers to attend additional or refresher training programs, including national and regional conferences, conventions, and meetings. These additional sessions aim to prepare for changes in laws, improve operations, and enhance the I Got My Sound Chicken system. Franchisees are responsible for all travel, living, and incidental expenses for themselves and their personnel attending these programs. I Got My Sound Chicken may also charge a reasonable fee for any training program, conference, convention, or other events.