Is there an additional cost for on-site training or assistance for a Carvel franchisee's third and subsequent Shoppes?
Carvel Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
that transfer to your Shoppe from another Shoppe to successfully complete the Management Training Program again. We also may require you to send additional Managers or employees to the Management Training Program if we have identified operational or performance issues at your Shope. You must pay us a reasonable training fee (currently, $250 per trainee per day) for each Subsequent Trainee that attends a Management Training Program that we conduct.
On-Site Support. For your first two Shoppes (including Shoppes owned by your affiliates), the Initial Franchise Fee includes the cost of us providing one or more representatives to provide onsite opening training and assistance (approximately seven days after you obtain the certificate of occupancy and health permit) to facilitate the opening of such Shoppes. We will determine, in our sole discretion, the number of representatives to be provided and the number of days for which assistance will be provided. Such on-site opening training and assistance is a second phase of our Management Training Program, which you are required to complete successfully.
If you would like additional on-site training or assistance for your first two Shoppes (including Shoppes owned by your affiliates) or any on-site training or assistance for your (or your affiliates') third and subsequent Sh
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 59–74)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Carvel's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, on-site training or assistance for a franchisee's first two Carvel Shoppes is included in the initial franchise fee. However, if a franchisee wants additional on-site training for those first two locations, or any on-site training for their third and subsequent Carvel Shoppes, they may request it, but it is not guaranteed.
If Carvel provides the requested on-site training or assistance for the third and subsequent Shoppes, the franchisee must pay the then-current daily On-Site Training and Assistance Fee. As of the FDD date, this fee is $500 per trainer per day, in addition to covering the trainer's travel and living expenses. Carvel retains the discretion to provide on-site training if they deem it necessary.
This policy means that franchisees need to budget for potential additional training costs as they expand. The cost can be significant, depending on the number of trainers required and the duration of the training. Franchisees should carefully consider their training needs and the associated expenses when planning to open additional Carvel locations.