What is the total number of training hours provided by 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. 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. The following represents a summary of our initial training program as of the issuance date of this Disclosure Document:
TRAINING PROGRAM
Non-operating Owner
| Subject | Hours of | Hours of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classroom Training | On-The-Job Training | ||
| Orientation | 6 | ||
| – | |||
| Brand Introduction / Systems | |||
| Opening Duties, Practical Kitchen Training, Administration | 8 | ||
| & POS Training | |||
| Closing Duties, Practical Kitchen Training, Administration | 8 | ||
| & POS Training | |||
| Total | 6 | 16 | 22 Hrs. |
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 varies in length depending on whether the franchisee will be an owner-operator. If the franchisee will not be an owner-operator, the training is approximately 22 hours in length over 3 days. For an owner-operator, the training is approximately 114 to 188 hours in length over 12 to 24 days, depending on the restaurant model.
The training program for non-operating owners includes 6 hours of classroom training and 16 hours of on-the-job training. The training covers orientation, opening and closing duties, practical kitchen training, administration, and POS training.
For owner-operators and operations managers, the training program includes both classroom and on-the-job training. The total hours range from 114 for the Express model, 165 for the Fast Casual model, and 188 for the Full-Service model. The training covers a range of topics including orientation, POS training and financial management, kitchen preparation, product specification training, opening and closing manager responsibilities, admin systems, kitchen supervision, delivery training, and kitchen and FOH OJT.