What are the requirements for the Antioch Pizza Shop to be considered fully stocked and staffed?
Antioch_Pizza_Shop Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must obtain our approval of a site within 6 months after signing the Franchise Agreement and your Antioch Pizza Shop must be fully stocked and staffed and open for business to the public within 12 months after signing the Franchise Agreement. If you do not do so, your Franchise Agreement may be terminated. (See Franchise Agreement, Section 3(a)).
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 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))
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 29–35)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, an Antioch Pizza Shop must be fully stocked and staffed and open for business to the public within 12 months after signing the Franchise Agreement. Failure to meet this deadline may result in the termination of the Franchise Agreement.
Prior to opening, both the franchisee and their manager are required to attend and complete initial training to the satisfaction of Antioch Pizza Shop. This training includes an evaluation of their ability to follow the brand's guidelines for establishing and operating the business, as well as espousing the Antioch Pizza Shop brand. A passing score on the initial training test is mandatory for completion. The franchisee and manager must attend the entire initial training program as scheduled, and failure to do so may require them to restart the training from the beginning.
Antioch Pizza Shop also sends representatives to the franchisee's location before and after opening to provide on-site training and opening assistance. The duration of this on-site support varies depending on the franchise type: 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. The specific duration of on-site training is determined at the discretion of Antioch Pizza Shop.