Does Beverly Anns Cookie provide an initial training program to franchisees?
Beverly_Anns_Cookie Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Your Managing Owner (defined in Item 15) and any designated manager or representative that we require must complete the training program to our reasonable satisfaction before you open your Beverly Ann's Business. You will be enrolled in the initial training program which we call "Beverly Ann's Culinary Class." We provide initial training at no cost for one attendee. We will pay for hotel and airfare for one attendee for our initial training program in Florence, Kentucky; however, you are responsible for all other expenses to attend the initial training program, including any ground transportation, food and similar expenses. Franchisees that purchase existing Beverly Ann's Cookie Franchises as a result of a transfer are also required to attend Beverly Ann's Culinary Class and are responsible for their own travel and hotel expenses. Initial training classes are held whenever necessary to train new franchisees. You will not receive any compensation or reimbursement for services or expenses for participation in the initial training program. You are responsible for all expenses for any additional attendees to attend any training program,
including lodging, transportation, food, and similar expenses. We plan to provide the training listed in the table below. The hours presented for each subject are estimates and may change as our training program continues to evolve.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 37–43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beverly Anns Cookie's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, initial training is provided to franchisees. The Managing Owner and any required designated manager or representative must complete the training program called "Beverly Ann's Culinary Class" before opening a Beverly Ann's Business.
Beverly Anns Cookie provides this initial training at no cost for one attendee, and will cover the hotel and airfare expenses for that one attendee to travel to Florence, Kentucky. However, the franchisee is responsible for all other expenses related to attending the initial training program, such as ground transportation, food, and similar costs. Franchisees who purchase existing Beverly Ann's Cookie franchises through a transfer are also required to attend the Beverly Ann's Culinary Class, but they are responsible for their own travel and hotel expenses.
Initial training classes are held as needed to train new franchisees. Franchisees will not receive any compensation or reimbursement for their services or expenses while participating in the initial training program. If additional attendees are sent to the training program, the franchisee is responsible for all of their expenses, including lodging, transportation, and food.