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Which item in the Casiola Disclosure Document addresses the franchisee's obligations regarding initial and ongoing training?

Casiola Franchise · 2024 FDD

Answer from 2024 FDD Document

[Item 11: FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING]

ITEM 11 FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING

Except as listed below, we are not required to provide you with any assistance.

Pre-Opening Obligations

Grant of Franchise We will grant to you the right to operate the Franchised Business within a designated Operating Market. (Franchise Agreement, Article 2);

Site Review and Approval of Operating Market At the time of signing your Franchise Agreement you will have selected and we will have approved of the Operating Market within which you will operate the Franchised Business. (Franchise Agreement, Article 2).

If permitted by law, you may manage your Casiola Business from a home based administrative office.

If you elect to lease a back-end administrative office and/or operations center, your administrative office and/or operations center must be located within your Operating Market and be approved by us;

Manuals We will provide you with access to our confidential and proprietary Manuals.

You must operate the Franchised Business in accordance with the Manuals and all applicable laws, rules and regulations.

At all times, we reserve the right to supplement, modify and update the Manuals. (Franchise Agreement, Article 4.C.).

The operations manual as of the Issuance Date of this Disclosure Document currently consists of 850 pages and the table of contents to the operations manual is attached as Exhibit C to this Disclosure Document (Franchise Agreement, Article 4).

Major subjects contained in the operations manual consist of establishing, developing, marketing and operating the Franchised Business;

Approved Suppliers and Distributors We will provide you with a list of our approved suppliers and distributors, to the extent that we have designated them, either as part of the Manuals or otherwise in writing. (Franchise Agreement, Articles 3, 4, and 7.F.);

Signs and Equipment We will provide you with a list of our approved signage and equipment to the extent that we have designated them, either as part of the Manuals or otherwise in writing and we will review and approve, in our discretion, your proposed signage and equipment.

We do not provide assistance in delivering or installing signs and equipment. (Franchise Agreement, Articles 3 and 4);

[Item 11: FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING]

Post-Opening Obligations

    1. Communication of Operating Standards We may establish, update and provide you with consultations and communications as to the standards, procedures and System requirements as to the operation of your Casiola Business including, but not limited to, Approved Services and Products, System Supplies, marketing and promotion standards, and as we may, in our discretion, designate, modify, supplement and amend from time to time and, as set forth in the Manuals. (Franchise Agreement, Articles 4.B. and 4.C.);
    1. Marketing Standards and Approval We will establish, update and communicate to you our standards for the marketing and promotion of the Franchised Business including, but not limited to, the marketing media that you may use. We will respond to your request respecting the communication of our approval or disapproval of marketing media that may be requested by you for use in the marketing and promotion of the Franchised Business. We maintain full discretion as to the marketing standards and the marketing media that may be used in the marketing and promotion of your Casiola Business (Franchise Agreement, Article 4.B.);
    1. Approved Vendors We will provide the names and addresses of approved vendors and suppliers for the Approved Services and Products and the System Supplies. (Franchise Agreement, Articles 4.B. and 4.C.);
    1. Annual System Conference We may, in our discretion, coordinate an annual conference to be attended by franchisees of the System that are in good standing. (Franchise Agreement, Article 5.D.);
    1. Supplemental Training We may require that you and your Operating Manager participate in supplemental onsite training that we may designate and require in our discretion. If you are not meeting what we believe to be System performance standards, we may provide, in our discretion, supplemental training on-site within your Operating Market. You will be required to pay our then current supplemental training fee, which is currently $750 per on-site trainer per day, plus travel expenses, meals and accommodation expenses incurred by us. (Franchise Agreement, Article 4.A.); [Item 15: OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS]

ITEM 15 OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS

The Franchise Agreement requires that you or, if you are a Corporate Entity, that your managing shareholder or partner be personally responsible for the daily management and supervision of the Franchised Business (the "Managing Owner"). We must approve your Managing Owner and your Managing Owner must dedicate his or her full time efforts to the management and operation of the Franchise. Your Managing Owner must have satisfactorily completed our initial training and must have obtained all required licenses and permits necessary to operate a Casiola Business within your Operating Market.

You may hire a manager to assume responsibility for the daily management and supervision of the Franchised Business, only if: (a) the manager meets all of our minimum standards and criteria for managers; (b) the manager completes our initial training program; (c) the manager signs our confidentiality and non-competition agreements; and (d) the manager agrees, in writing, to assume responsibility for the on-site management and supervision of the Franchised Business (an "Operating Manager"). All of your employees and other agents and representatives who may have access to our confidential information must sign a confidentiality agreement. We do not require that the Operating Manager own any equity interest in the franchise.

Source: Item 9 — FRANCHISEE'S OBLIGATIONS (FDD page 24)

What This Means (2024 FDD)

According to Casiola's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Item 11, titled "Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems and Training," and Item 15, titled "Obligation to Participate in the Actual Operation of the Franchise Business," outline the franchisee's obligations regarding initial and ongoing training. Item 11 details the franchisor's assistance provided, including pre-opening obligations such as manuals and approved suppliers, and post-opening obligations like communication of operating standards and annual system conferences. Item 15 specifies that the Managing Owner must complete the initial training program.

Item 11 indicates that Casiola may require franchisees and their Operating Managers to participate in supplemental on-site training. If a franchisee isn't meeting system performance standards, Casiola may provide on-site supplemental training within the franchisee's Operating Market. The franchisee is responsible for paying a supplemental training fee, which is currently $750 per on-site trainer per day, along with travel, meals, and accommodation expenses incurred by Casiola.

Item 15 states that the Franchise Agreement mandates that the franchisee, or their managing shareholder/partner (the Managing Owner), be personally responsible for the daily management and supervision of the Franchised Business. The Managing Owner must be approved by Casiola and dedicate their full-time efforts to the franchise's management and operation. This Managing Owner must satisfactorily complete Casiola's initial training and obtain all necessary licenses and permits to operate the Casiola Business within their Operating Market. If a manager is hired, they must also complete the initial training program.

Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document and is provided for research purposes only. It does not constitute legal or financial advice. Consult with a franchise attorney before making any investment decisions.