For Cilantro Taco Grill, who is required to receive and complete the HQ Initial Training program?
Cilantro_Taco_Grill Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
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7. TRAINING.
7.1 HQ Initial Training Program. Not later than sixty (60) days prior to the Opening Date, Franchisee (if the franchisee is an individual) or all Principals (if the franchisee is a business entity), General Manager and two (2) Managers that meet Franchisor's qualifications must have attended and completed, to Franchisor's reasonable satisfaction, the mandatory initial training program ("HQ Initial Training"). The attendance of three (3) trainees at Franchisor's HQ Initial Training is included in the Initial Franchise Fee. Franchisee shall pay to Franchisor the then-current perperson training fee for the fourth (4th) and each additional trainee that attends the HQ Initial Training program. Additionally, Franchisee shall be responsible for any and all expenses incurred by Franchisee and its Restaurant personnel in connection with the HQ Initial, including, without limitation, costs of travel, lodging, meals and applicable wages. Franchisee shall not be eligible to schedule the HQ Initial Training program until Franchisee evidences that: (a) the bank account for ACH payments due hereunder is active and any steps Franchisee is responsible for to set up payments are completed; (b) all of the grand opening advertising campaign vendors and suppliers have been pre-paid; and (c) Franchisee has received Franchisor's approval of the grand
opening advertising campaign for the Franchised Business, or in the event that Franchisor elects to conduct the grand opening advertising campaign on Franchisee's behalf, Franchisee has submitted to Franchisor the fee to conduct the grand opening advertising on Franchisee's behalf. The HQ Initial Training program consists of a course conducted in Chicago, Illinois and/or Franchisor's headquarters or an affiliate-owned or franchised outlet. Franchisor reserves the right to designate an alternate location for the any component of the HQ Initial Training. Franchisee must at all times during the term of this Agreement have principals who have successfully completed the HQ Initial Training to Franchisor's sole and complete satisfaction. Franchisor may also require that Franchisee and Franchisee's key personnel complete third-party training as a condition to opening the Franchised Business.
- 7.2 Satisfactory Completion. Each trainee shall request Franchisor's approval to graduate from the HQ Initial Training program and Franchisor shall determine, in its reasonable discretion, whether each trainee has satisfactorily completed the HQ Initial Training program.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 52–208)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Cilantro Taco Grill FDD, if the franchisee is an individual, they must attend and complete the HQ Initial Training program. If the franchisee is a business entity, all Principals, the General Manager, and two Managers that meet Cilantro Taco Grill's qualifications must attend and complete the training. This training must be completed to Cilantro Taco Grill's reasonable satisfaction no later than sixty days prior to the restaurant's opening date.
The attendance of three trainees is included in the initial franchise fee. The franchisee will have to pay the then-current per-person training fee for the fourth and each additional trainee that attends the HQ Initial Training program. The franchisee is also responsible for all expenses incurred by the franchisee and its restaurant personnel in connection with the HQ Initial training, including costs of travel, lodging, meals, and applicable wages.
Cilantro Taco Grill's HQ Initial Training program is conducted in Chicago, Illinois, and/or at the franchisor's headquarters or an affiliate-owned or franchised outlet. The franchisor reserves the right to designate an alternate location for any component of the HQ Initial Training. Franchisees must always have principals who have successfully completed the HQ Initial Training to the franchisor's sole and complete satisfaction during the term of the agreement. The franchisor may also require that franchisees and their key personnel complete third-party training as a condition to opening the franchised business.
Any Designated Controlling Principal, General Manager, or Manager subsequently designated by the franchisee must also receive and complete the HQ Initial Training. The franchisee must submit a completed HQ Initial Training Acknowledgment form for each trainee to request to graduate from the HQ Initial Training program.