Is there a fee charged by Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt for the initial training program?
Bananas_Smoothies_Frozen_Yogurt Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Prior to the opening of the Franchised Business we will provide initial training programs. You and/or at least one designated manager must attend and successfully complete our program. The training program will be conducted in Bethlehem, PA or at another designated training facility. The training program emphasizes on-the-job training but may also incorporate classroom training. It will also include accounting and administrative procedures training along with other elements of restaurant management. We do not charge a fee for the initial training program. There is no cost for the training, however, you will be responsible for all expenses incurred in training by you and/or your manager, including, but not limited to, travel costs, room, board and wages. Our training department will assess your satisfactory completion of training which will include proficient performance evaluation in all task areas and management areas related to the operation of the Franchised Business. We will assess competence and proficiency through a combination of written and/or oral tests and quizzes and observations. If you or your manager have not satisfactorily completed the training, you may be required to attend further follow-up training for which at our sole discretion, you may be required, to pay for the training instructors, materials, or incidental costs associated with providing the additional training.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 38–43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt FDD, there is no fee charged for the initial training program. The training program will be conducted in Bethlehem, PA, or at another designated training facility. The program emphasizes on-the-job training but may also incorporate classroom training, including accounting and administrative procedures.
However, while there is no direct fee for the initial training program itself, franchisees are responsible for all expenses incurred during training for themselves and their managers. These expenses include, but are not limited to, travel costs, room and board, and wages.
If a franchisee or their manager does not satisfactorily complete the initial training, they may be required to attend further follow-up training. In such cases, Bananas Smoothies Frozen Yogurt may, at its sole discretion, require the franchisee to pay for the training instructors, materials, or incidental costs associated with providing the additional training.