Over how many days is the Carbones Pizzeria training program conducted?
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.
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 length of the initial training program varies depending on whether the franchisee will be an owner-operator. For franchisees who will not be owner-operators, the training program is approximately 3 days in length.
For owner-operators and all operations managers, the training program is approximately 12 to 24 days long. The specific duration depends on the restaurant model being opened.
Specifically, the training for non-operating owners consists of 6 hours of classroom training and 16 hours of on-the-job training, totaling 22 hours over 3 days. For the Express model, the training consists of 15 hours of classroom training and 99 hours of on-the-job training, totaling 114 hours over 12-15 days. The Fast Casual model includes 15 hours of classroom training and 150 hours of on-the-job training, totaling 165 hours over 18-21 days. The Full-Service model requires 15 hours of classroom training and 173 hours of on-the-job training, totaling 188 hours over 18-24 days.