What does Carbones Pizzeria recommend regarding owner participation in the direct operation of the Restaurant?
Carbones_Pizzeria Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Although not required we strongly recommend that one of your owners participate personally in the direct operation of the Restaurant. Although we do not prohibit it, we strongly discourage any form of "absentee ownership" of a Carbone's pizza restaurant.
If one of your owners will not act as the operations manager you must have an operations manager to conduct on-site supervision of your Restaurant operations. This manager must complete our initial training program. This individual is not required to own any equity interest in your Restaurant business.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD page 23)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Carbones Pizzeria Franchise Disclosure Document, while not mandatory, Carbones Pizzeria strongly recommends that at least one of the owners actively participate in the direct operation of the restaurant. Carbones Pizzeria strongly discourages any form of absentee ownership.
If none of the owners will be directly involved in managing the restaurant, Carbones Pizzeria requires the franchisee to appoint an operations manager who will be responsible for the on-site supervision of the restaurant's operations. This operations manager must complete the initial training program provided by Carbones Pizzeria.
Notably, the operations manager is not required to have any ownership stake in the Carbones Pizzeria restaurant business. This provides flexibility for franchisees who may not be able to dedicate their own time to the day-to-day operations but still want to invest in the franchise.