Does Antioch Pizza Shop offer mandatory training programs?
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)).
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 29–35)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, Antioch Pizza Shop requires franchisees and their managers to attend and complete initial training before opening their business. Franchisees and their managers will be evaluated on their ability to follow the brand's guidelines and must pass an initial training test. Failing to attend the entire initial training program may require the franchisee to start from the beginning again.
The initial training program for Dine-In Restaurant and Take-Out/Delivery Restaurant franchises is 13 weeks. The training program for the Express Restaurant franchise is 9 weeks, while the Food Truck/Trailer franchise program is 4 weeks. The franchisee is not charged a fee for the initial training program for them and their business manager, but they are responsible for costs incurred, including travel and accommodations.
Antioch Pizza Shop may also require franchisees and their managers to attend the then-current training program again before renewing the Franchise Agreement. In addition to initial training, Antioch Pizza Shop will send representatives to the franchisee's location before and after opening to provide on-site training and opening assistance at no additional fee. On-site training and assistance will be provided for up to 3 weeks for Dine-In and Take-Out/Delivery Restaurants, up to 2 weeks for Express Restaurants, and approximately 1 week for Food Truck/Trailer franchises.
Additional mandatory and optional training programs may be available, for which the franchisee will be charged. The franchisee is responsible for the cost of providing training to their personnel, including materials, salaries, and travel expenses. If an Antioch Pizza Shop Business repeatedly fails to meet the brand's standards, the franchisee and their management may be required to participate in additional training programs at their expense and reimburse Antioch Pizza Shop for the costs of providing such training.