How is travel time billed for Nothing Bundt Cakes trainers?
Nothing_Bundt_Cakes Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| Type of Fee | Amount | Due Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Revenues (see Note 3) | |||
| Paid Media Fund (the "Media Fund") | Combined contributions made by you for the Media Fund and the Production Fund will be 5% of your weekly Net Revenues (see Note 3) | Due on Tuesday of each week on Net Revenues during previous week ending Sunday | See Item 11 for a detailed discussion of the Media Fund. Contributions to the Media Fund (the "Media Fund Fee") must be paid by EFT. |
| Local Cooperative Fund | If we designate a Cooperative Fund for your Territory, you must participate in the Cooperative Fund, and your contributions will be credited towards your Production Fund contribution requirements | Must be spent monthly | If we designate a local cooperative fund ("Cooperative") for your Territory, you must participate and your contributions to the Cooperative will be credited towards your required Production Fund contribution. |
| Training for Additional or Replacement Operators | $2,500 per person, plus expenses, but could increase if our costs increase | Beginning of training | We provide initial training for two people at no additional cost (see Item 11). You must pay this amount for any additional or replacement Operator that you hire. You must also pay all expenses your trainee incurs, including travel, lodging, meals and applicable wages. You must at all times have a full-time Operator certified by us to operate the Bakery. |
| Additional Training or Assistance during Franchise Term | Our then-current fee, currently $300 per trainer per day plus expenses for training at our location; $500 per day plus expenses for |
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 23–30)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Nothing Bundt Cakes' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, when a franchisee requests additional training or assistance during the franchise term, travel time for the trainers is billed separately on an hourly basis. This is in addition to the training fee itself.
The cost for additional training or assistance is currently $300 per trainer per day plus expenses for training at the Nothing Bundt Cakes location. If the training takes place at the franchisee's territory, the fee is $500 per day plus expenses. Note that these costs could increase if Nothing Bundt Cakes' costs increase.
This means that franchisees need to budget not only for the daily training fee and the trainer's travel, lodging, and meals, but also for the trainer's travel time at an hourly rate. This could significantly increase the overall cost of additional training, especially if the franchisee's bakery is far from the training location. Franchisees should clarify the hourly rate for travel time and estimate travel hours to accurately budget for additional training or assistance.