Where does the Management training for Antioch Pizza Shop take place?
Antioch_Pizza_Shop Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ing schedule. We will schedule initial training provide training on an as-needed basis.
You and your manager must attend and complete initial training to our satisfaction before your Antioch Pizza Shop Business opens for business. You and your manager will be evaluated during training on your ability to follow our guidelines for establishing and operating the Antioch Pizza Shop Business and espousing the Antioch Pizza Shop brand. You must pass our initial training test at the completion of initial training. Once you begin the training program, you must attend the entire initial training program as scheduled by us. If you fail to do so, you may be required to start from the beginning again.
In addition to the initial training described above, we may require you and your manager to attend our then-current training program again before renewing the Franchise Agreement.
In addition to the initial training program described above, we will send one or more of our representatives to your Antioch Pizza Shop before and after the opening of the Antioch Pizza Shop
Business to provide on-site training and opening assistance for no additional fee. For the Dine-In Restaurant and Take-Out/Delivery Restaurants, the on-site training and assistance will be provided for up to 3 weeks, for the Express Restaurants the on-site training and assistance will be provided for up to 2 weeks, and for the Food Truck/Trailer franchise the on-site training and assistance will be provided for approximately 1 week. We will determine in our sole discretion how long the on-site training will be conducted. (Franchise Agreement, Section 7(a))
Time for Opening
We anticipate that franchisees will open their Antioch Pizza Shop Businesses within 3 to 12 months after the date that the Franchise Agreement is signed but franchisees must open within 12 months of that date. The low estimate of 3 months is on the assumption that the premises you secure for the Antioch Pizza Shop Business was a former pizza restaurant with at least some of the equipment and fixtures that you will need. The factors that affect this time are locating an approved site, obtaining a lease, construction of improvements to the site, financing, obtaining building permits, zoning and local ordinances, weather conditions, shortages and any delays in installation of equipment, fixtures and signs.
During the operation of your Antioch Pizza Shop Business, we will:
- (1) Assist you in developing products or services to be offered as part of the Antioch Pizza Shop Business (See Franchise Agreement, Section 9(a)(iii)).
- (2) Assist you in improving the operation of the Antioch Pizza Shop Business (See Franchise Agreement, Section 7(c)).
- (3) Assist you in resolving any operating problems you may have (See Franchise Agreement, Section 7(c)).
- (3) Establish suggested pricing for your menu and merchandise items (See Franchise Agreement, Section 7(d)).
Computer System
We require you to purchase or lease (a) a minimum of two cash registers (or equivalent technology) equipped with our approved Point of Sale (POS) system that can process, itemize and track purchases and revenues on a per transaction, daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis, and can monitor data and expedite customer service; (b) a computer with internet access; (c) the QuickBooks small business financial management software; and (d) a kitchen management software system from our current designated supplier, Jolt Software, Inc. (the "Computer System"). The current cost of purchasing the Computer System for the Dine-In Restaurant, Take-Out/Delivery Restaurant and Express Restaurant ranges between $3,000 to $10,000 and the current ongoing license fees paid to our designated suppliers for software currently ranges from $400 to $600 per month. The estimated cost of purchasing the Computer System for the Food Truck/Trailer ranges between $1,000 to $2,000 and the monthly license fees are estimated at $100 to $200 per month.
You must use our Antioch Pizza app in the operation of your Antioch Pizza Shop. Currently, for each Antioch Pizza Shop, you will pay $129 per month plus $.20 per customer transaction and a $.50 fee for customer delivery. The application provides for mobile ordering for customers and loyalty/rewards management.
We will have independent access to the information processed and tracked by the POS system, and other software systems or tools that we require to operate the Antioch Pizza Shop. Currently, we require that monthly profit & loss reports, as well as quarterly balance sheets and monthly Jolt completion reports be e-mailed to us. There are no contractual limits on our right to access the information processed and tracked by the POS system or by other software systems or software tools we may require in the operation of your Antioch Pizza Shop.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 29–35)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Antioch Pizza Shop FDD, the location of the initial training program is not specified. The FDD states that you and your manager must attend and complete initial training to Antioch Pizza Shop's satisfaction before your business opens.
In addition to initial training, Antioch Pizza Shop may require you and your manager to attend their then-current training program again before renewing the Franchise Agreement. The FDD also mentions that representatives may be sent to your Antioch Pizza Shop before and after opening to provide on-site training and opening assistance. The duration of this on-site training varies depending on the type of franchise, with Dine-In and Take-Out/Delivery Restaurants receiving up to 3 weeks, Express Restaurants up to 2 weeks, and Food Truck/Trailer franchises approximately 1 week.
The training program lengths vary depending on the franchise type. The Dine-In Restaurant and Take-Out/Delivery Restaurant franchises have a 13-week training program, the Express Restaurant franchise has a 9-week program, and the Food Truck/Trailer franchise has a 4-week program. The FDD lists the names and positions of several training instructors, including founders, managers of affiliate-owned restaurants, and current franchisees. The FDD also states that managers and senior staff of affiliate-owned Antioch Pizza Shop restaurants may assist in the training, and qualified outside trainers may be brought in at Antioch Pizza Shop's discretion.
While the FDD does not specify the location of the initial training, it does state that franchisees are not charged a fee for the initial training program for themselves and their manager, but they are responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs. Franchisees will be charged for additional mandatory and optional training and are responsible for the costs of training their personnel, including materials, salaries, and travel expenses. If an Antioch Pizza Shop Business repeatedly fails to meet standards, the franchisee and their management may be required to participate in additional training programs at their expense and may be required to reimburse Antioch Pizza Shop for the costs of providing such training.