Are there any circumstances where Amorino would pay for the franchisee's training expenses?
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;
Source: Item 15 — , you must cause the individual owner who will operate the Store (or your manager, if applicable) and up to one additional employee to attend such programs. (FDD pages 46–47)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Amorino's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Amorino covers specific expenses related to the initial training program. Amorino is responsible for the costs of the training instructors, the facilities used for training, and the training materials provided. This indicates that franchisees do not have to directly pay for these aspects of the training.
However, franchisees are responsible for all other expenses associated with the training. These costs include the salaries of the employees attending the training, their travel expenses, lodging, and dining costs. This applies to the initial training program in Paris, France, and any on-site training provided at the store.
For franchisees who sign an area development agreement, Amorino only covers the ten-day initial training in Paris for the first location. Additionally, Amorino provides on-site training for five days at the first, second, and third stores, but not for any subsequent stores. This means that for additional stores beyond the third, the franchisee bears the full cost of training, including the instructor, facilities, and materials.