Is there classroom training involved in the Carbones Pizzeria initial training program?
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 initial training program includes both on-site, hands-on work and some classroom training. The owners of the Restaurant along with each operations manager must attend and successfully complete our initial training program. The length of the training varies depending on whether the franchisee will be an owner-operator. If the franchisee will not be an owner-operator, the training is approximately 3 days in length. If the franchisee is 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.
For non-operating owners, the training program includes 6 hours of classroom training and 16 hours of on-the-job training, totaling 22 hours over 3 days. The classroom training covers orientation.
For owner-operators and operations managers, the training program includes 15 hours of classroom training. The total hours range from 114 hours (12-15 days) for the Express Model to 188 hours (18-24 days) for the Full-Service Model. The classroom training covers orientation, product specification training/product cooking, and admin systems: labor, ordering, inventory, cash controls, and marketing.