For a non-operating owner, how many total hours of training are required for Carbones Pizzeria?
Carbones_Pizzeria Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
our approval to the opening.
Training.
Our initial training program consists largely of on-site, "hands on" work in a Carbone's Pizza restaurant in the Twin Cities area but also includes some "classroom training." The owners of the Restaurant along with each operations manager must attend and successfully complete our initial training program. If you will not be an owner-operator the training is approximately 3 days in length. If you are an owner-operator, and for all operation managers, the training is approximately 12-24 days in length, depending upon which model of Restaurant is being opened.
The parties providing the training have all had at least one year of experience working in Carbone's Pizza restaurants. All costs of attending the training program for you and your employees (whether in the Twin Cities or at your location) will be your responsibility. Training is held on an as-needed basis as franchisees enter our franchise system. Thomas M. Carbone, our President, is the officer in charge of our initial training program.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 15–19)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Carbones Pizzeria's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if you will not be an owner-operator, the training is approximately 3 days in length. A table in the FDD breaks down the training into classroom and on-the-job components, totaling 22 hours. There are 6 hours of classroom training and 16 hours of on-the-job training.
This initial training program is largely on-site, "hands on" work in a Carbones Pizzeria restaurant in the Twin Cities area, but also includes some "classroom training." The owners of the Restaurant along with each operations manager must attend and successfully complete the initial training program.
Prospective franchisees should note that all costs of attending the training program for you and your employees (whether in the Twin Cities or at your location) will be your responsibility. Training is held on an as-needed basis as franchisees enter the Carbones Pizzeria franchise system. The required attendees at the initial training program must complete it to the franchisor's satisfaction before the opening date of your Restaurant.