What is the section number for 'Training and Operating Assistance' in the Lees Famous Recipe Franchise Agreement?
Lees_Famous_Recipe Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
(as described below). We may charge you our then-current training fee for these supplemental and refresher training programs, and pay or reimburse us for the expenses incurred by your representatives, including the costs of travel, lodging, meals, and wages. The training fee for these supplemental and refresher training programs is non-refundable. You may also be required to purchase training videos or other instructional material from us from time to time, as set forth in the then-current Operation Manuals.
You are solely responsible for the compensation, travel, lodging and living expenses you and your employees incur in attending the initial training program, and the manager certification program, as well as any supplemental or refresher training programs. You also are solely responsible for paying your employees and providing all necessary insurance, including worker's compensation insurance, for you and your employees, while you and your employees attend training.
C. Opening Assistance. We will provide you with a minimum of two (2) trainers for up to ten (10) consecutive days in the opening and initial operations of the Restaurant, as we reasonably deem necessary, provided that (1) opening assistance will be subject to the availability of our personnel and (2) you must reimburse us for any expenses incurred by our representatives, such as costs of travel, lodging, and meals. Additional days of on-site opening assistance or additional trainers may be provided by us for our then-current training fee, which is currently $500 per day, per trainer. We reserve the right to increase the additional assistance and training fee at any time however, we will not increase either fee more than one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of the previous years' fees. All of the foregoing fees in this Section 7(C)
will be due five (5) days from your receipt of an invoice related to such fees. We will determine the days and time at which our representatives are available to you.
- D. Operating Assistance. We will advise you on operational issues and provide assistance in operating the Restaurant as we deem appropriate. Operating assistance may include advice regarding the following:
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- additional Products and services authorized for sale at Lee's Famous Recipe Restaurants;
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- selecting, purchasing and marketing Products, and other approved materials and supplies;
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- marketing assistance and sal
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Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 69–70)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Lees Famous Recipe Franchise Disclosure Document, Section 7 covers the training and operating assistance provided by the franchisor. Specifically, Section 7(C) details the opening assistance that Lees Famous Recipe provides, including a minimum of two trainers for up to ten consecutive days during the restaurant's opening. The franchisee is responsible for reimbursing Lees Famous Recipe for the expenses incurred by these trainers, such as travel, lodging, and meals. Additional on-site assistance or trainers may be provided for a fee, which is currently $500 per day, per trainer. Lees Famous Recipe reserves the right to increase this fee, but not by more than 150% of the previous year's fee. All fees are due five days from the franchisee's receipt of the invoice.
Section 7(D) outlines the operating assistance that Lees Famous Recipe will provide. This includes advising on operational issues and providing assistance in operating the restaurant as deemed appropriate by Lees Famous Recipe. This assistance may include advice regarding additional products and services, selecting and purchasing products, marketing assistance, and establishing operating procedures.
Lees Famous Recipe will provide guidance through the Operations Manual, bulletins, written materials, telephone conversations, and meetings at their office or at the restaurant during inspections. Additional assistance may be provided for a fee. Prospective franchisees should note that while initial training is covered, ongoing and additional support may incur extra costs, and the availability of trainers is subject to the franchisor's personnel availability.