Under what condition might Beyond Juicery Eatery extend the opening assistance period?
Beyond_Juicery_Eatery Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- Note 2 We will provide you, your Franchisee Designate, and your managers opening assistance for approximately one (1) week, which time will overlap your opening. The training will consist of approximately two (2) to three (3) days of in-Restaurant management staff training at your Restaurant before the Restaurant opens to the public and approximately four (4) to five (5) days of in-Restaurant management staff training at your Restaurant after the Restaurant opens to the public. During this time, you are solely responsible for and must pay wages and employment related expenses, including
reimbursable travel for your employees. We may, in our discretion, extend this period based on our assessment of the management staff's performance during this training period. If we, in our sole discretion, determine that your management staff needs additional training, you are responsible for the additional training costs, including wages, travel, and living expenses of our and your staff. As you open more Restaurants, you shall participate in the training of your management staff and take on increasing responsibility to train your management staff. You shall be solely responsible for training the rest of your staff. After your third Restaurant, you must designate one of them as a Certified Training Restaurant with our approval, in which you will train your management and staff.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 34–42)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beyond Juicery Eatery's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor may extend the opening assistance period based on their assessment of the management staff's performance during the initial training period. The standard opening assistance lasts approximately one week, overlapping the store's opening. This week includes two to three days of in-Restaurant management staff training before the Restaurant opens to the public, followed by four to five days of similar training after opening.
If Beyond Juicery Eatery determines that the management staff requires additional training, the franchisor may extend the assistance period. However, the franchisee is responsible for covering the additional training costs, including wages, travel, and living expenses for both the franchisor's and the franchisee's staff. As franchisees open more locations, they will gradually take on more responsibility for training their management staff.
This policy highlights the importance of a well-trained management team for Beyond Juicery Eatery franchisees. Franchisees should ensure their staff is adequately prepared during the initial training to avoid incurring extra costs for extended assistance. It also emphasizes the increasing responsibility franchisees assume for training as they expand their operations, eventually leading to the designation of a Certified Training Restaurant after opening three or more locations.