Does 7 Brew periodically offer refresher training courses to franchisees?
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)
Training for Store Employees
Your Store Manager must properly train all Store employees to perform the tasks for their respective positions. We may develop and make available training tools and recommendations for you to use in training the Store's employees to comply with Brand Standards. We may update these training materials to reflect changes in our training methods and procedures and changes in Brand Standards. (Franchise Agreement—Section 6.E)
Ongoing and Supplemental Training
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.
Retraining
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 terminate the Franchise Agreement if you fail to open the Store for business with a fully-training staff by the opening deadline. (Franchise Agreement—Section 6.B)
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 34–45)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Yes, according to the 2025 FDD, 7 Brew periodically offers refresher training courses. Specifically, 7 Brew states that they will periodically offer refresher training courses to franchisees, as stated in Franchise Agreement Sections 6.B and D.
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 will be at designated times and locations. However, 7 Brew will not require attendance at these training courses and programs 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, then subject to 7 Brew's training personnel's availability, the franchisee must pay 7 Brew's then-current training fee and their training personnel's travel and living expenses. The fee for supplemental and ongoing training ranges up to $1,500 per trainer per day plus certain expenses.
If a 7 Brew store manager fails to complete Initial Training to 7 Brew's satisfaction, or they determine after an inspection that retraining is necessary because the store is not operating according to Brand Standards, 7 Brew will offer a retraining session. The franchisee must pay all employee compensation and expenses during retraining. 7 Brew has the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement if the franchisee fails to open the store for business with a fully-training staff by the opening deadline.