Is Lees Famous Recipe required to hold an Annual or Regional Conference?
Lees_Famous_Recipe Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
n, Texas from August 2019 until August 2024. Prior to August 2019, Mr. Justice was a Regional Franchise Director for Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken from October 2013 until August 2019.
Annual and Regional Conferences
We may require you, your Operating Principal and up to two additional key management personnel to attend any Annual Conference. We also reserve the right to require you, your Operating Principal and up to two additional key management personnel to attend any Regional Conference. If we have an Annual Conference and/or Regional Conference, then the first two individuals that go on your behalf do not need to pay a conference fee, but each additional attendee must pay to us our then-current conference fee, which will not exceed $150 per attendee. You are solely responsible for all travel and living expenses for y
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 34–47)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Lees Famous Recipe FDD, Lees Famous Recipe may require franchisees, their Operating Principal, and up to two key management personnel to attend an Annual or Regional Conference. While attendance isn't mandatory every year, Lees Famous Recipe reserves the right to implement this requirement.
If Lees Famous Recipe holds an Annual or Regional Conference, the first two attendees on behalf of the franchisee do not have to pay a conference fee. However, each additional attendee must pay the then-current conference fee, which will not exceed $150 per attendee. The franchisee is responsible for all travel and living expenses for themselves and their attendees.
Failure to attend an Annual or Regional Conference without prior written consent from Lees Famous Recipe will result in a fee equivalent to the then-current conference fee for two people. This policy incentivizes attendance and ensures franchisees stay informed about the latest brand developments and operational standards. Franchisees should factor in potential conference costs and attendance requirements when evaluating the overall investment and time commitment associated with a Lees Famous Recipe franchise.