Where does the on-site training for Carbones Pizzeria take place?
Carbones_Pizzeria Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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. He has been with our company and has been in the restaurant business for over 25 years. The required attendees at the initial training program must complete it to our satisfaction before the opening date of your Restaurant. We will use the Operations Manual for this training.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 15–19)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Carbones Pizzeria Franchise Disclosure Document, the initial training program consists largely of on-site, "hands on" work in a Carbone's Pizza restaurant located in the Twin Cities area. The training program also includes some classroom training.
The owners of the Carbones Pizzeria restaurant, along with each operations manager, must attend and successfully complete the initial training program. If a franchisee will not be an owner-operator, the training is approximately 3 days in length. For owner-operators and all operation managers, the training is approximately 12-24 days in length, depending upon which model of Restaurant is being opened.
All costs of attending the training program for the franchisee and their employees, whether in the Twin Cities or at the franchisee's location, are the franchisee's responsibility. Training is held on an as-needed basis as franchisees enter the Carbones Pizzeria franchise system. The President of the company is the officer in charge of the initial training program. The required attendees at the initial training program must complete it to the franchisor's satisfaction before the opening date of the restaurant. The Operations Manual will be used for this training.