Does 7 Brew offer refresher training courses?
7_Brew Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- Periodically offer refresher training courses. (Franchise Agreement Sections 6.B and D)
If your Store manager fails to complete Initial Training to our satisfaction, or we determine after an inspection that retraining is necessary because the Store is not operating according to Brand Standards, we will offer a retraining session. You must pay all employee compensation and expenses during retraining.
We have the right to require your Store managers to attend and complete satisfactorily various training courses and programs that we or third parties periodically offer during the franchise term at the times and locations we designate. However, we will not require attendance at these training courses and programs (including any annual meeting of 7 BREW Store franchisees) for more than 3 consecutive days, or for more than 5 days total, during each calendar year. You must pay their compensation and expenses during training. If you request training courses or programs to be provided locally, then subject to our training personnel's availability, you must pay our then-current training fee and our training personnel's travel and living expenses. (Franchise Agreement—Section 6.D) Our fee for supplemental and ongoing training ranges up to $1,500 per trainer per day plus certain expenses.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 34–45)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to 7 Brew's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, they periodically offer refresher training courses. The document also states that if a store manager does not complete the initial training satisfactorily, or if an inspection determines retraining is necessary because the store isn't operating according to brand standards, 7 Brew will offer a retraining session. However, the franchisee is responsible for covering all employee compensation and expenses during any retraining.
Additionally, 7 Brew has the right to require store managers to attend and complete various training courses and programs that they or third parties periodically offer during the franchise term. These courses and programs will be at designated times and locations. However, attendance at these training courses and programs, including any annual meeting of 7 Brew store franchisees, will not be required for more than 3 consecutive days, or for more than 5 days total, during each calendar year. The franchisee must pay their compensation and expenses during training. If the franchisee requests training courses or programs to be provided locally, they must pay 7 Brew's then-current training fee and their training personnel's travel and living expenses, subject to the availability of 7 Brew's training personnel. The fee for supplemental and ongoing training ranges up to $1,500 per trainer per day plus certain expenses.
These refresher and ongoing training programs are designed to ensure that all 7 Brew locations maintain brand standards and operational consistency. The costs associated with these training programs, including employee compensation, expenses, and potential training fees, are the responsibility of the franchisee. This is a fairly standard practice in the franchise industry, as it ensures that franchisees are invested in maintaining the quality and standards of their operations.