What costs and expenses are the franchisee responsible for when complying with Amorino's training requirements?
Amorino Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
s and costs, together with interest charges on all of the foregoing.
7. TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE
A. Initial Training. Prior to opening the Store for business, your Supervising Principal or Manager must attend and complete to our satisfaction our initial training program. The first ten days of the initial training program will take place at our Paris, France headquarters. Your Supervising Principal and your Manager (or if you have no Manager, another employee)
must attend Amorino's initial training program. Amorino shall provide and pay only for the training instructors, facilities and materials. You will be responsible for all other costs and expenses of complying with Amorino's training requirements, including salary, travel, lodging, and dining costs for all of your employees who participate in the training. If you sign an area development agreement: a) we only provide you with the Paris ten-day initial training for your first location; and b) we only provide you with the on-site five-day training at your first, second and third stores but not for any additional stores.
B. Training with Respect to Additional Stores. If you are opening more than one Amorino Store simultaneously, your Supervising Principal and a Manager for each location must attend the initial training. If you already operate an Amorino Store, Amorino in its sole discretion shall determine whether to require you to undergo the initial training program or any subsequent training program prior to the opening of any additional store.
C. Store Opening Assistance.
- (1) Amorino will provide you the services of on-site trainers to assist you on-site for five consecutive days, which shall conclude your initial training. These trainers will help you organize the Store prior to the opening and direct the operations of the Store during the opening. Your Supervising Principal and your Manager (if you have one) must be on-site during this period of time. Such training will be at no additional charge, but you will be required to make arrangements and pay for our trainers' travel, lodging, dining and related expenses.
- (2) If you already operate an Amorino Store, Amorino in its sole discretion shall determine whether it is necessary to provide on-site assistance in advance of your opening your second or subsequent Store.
- (3) Amorino shall provide such additional consultation and advice prior to the opening of your Store as it deems appropriate, such as with respect to the construction, design, furnishings, fixtures, equipment, specifications, employees, purchasing, inventory control, and such other matters as Amorino deems appropriate.
- D. Post-Opening Assistance. Following the opening of your Store, Amorino shall provide such additional assistance, consultation and advice as it deems appropriate in connection with your ongoing ownership and operation of the Store and compliance with the System, such as with respect to new product development and implementation, advertising, marketing and such other matters as Amorino deems appropriate. Such assistance, consultation and advice may take the form of meetings, conferences, on-site visits, electronic or printed materials, or such other form as Amorino deems appropriate.
- E. Employee Training.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 80–81)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Amorino FDD, franchisees are responsible for specific costs related to training programs. For the initial training program, which takes place in Paris, France, Amorino covers the expenses for the training instructors, facilities, and materials. However, the franchisee must cover all other costs and expenses of complying with the training requirements. These costs include the salary, travel, lodging, and dining costs for all employees who participate in the training.
For store opening assistance, Amorino provides on-site trainers for five days at no additional charge. However, the franchisee is responsible for arranging and paying for the trainers' travel, lodging, dining, and related expenses. Additionally, Amorino may introduce new products or services and run training sessions related to them. While these training sessions are provided free of charge, the franchisee is responsible for all expenses related to the attendance of their Supervising Principal and Manager, such as travel, dining, and related expenses. These sessions are typically completed within one day, so overnight lodging is usually not required.
Amorino may also require the Supervising Principal, Manager, or designated employees to attend additional training programs. In these instances, the franchisee must pay Amorino for the reasonable cost of providing the additional training, which is currently up to $400 per day, as well as covering all related costs and expenses, including salary, travel, lodging, and dining costs for all individuals who participate in the training. Franchisees should budget accordingly for these potential training expenses to ensure compliance with Amorino's standards and to properly train their staff.