For a third or subsequent Cinnabon Bakery, under what conditions might I be allowed to provide the Management Training Program to my Required Trainees?
Cinnabon Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
in person at (i) our corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, (ii) a Bakery that we designate that has been certified by us as an authorized training facility (a "Certified Training Location") (which may be located outside of your state and may be operated by our franchisees), and/or (iii) other locations authorized by us. Currently, our classroom training is conducted through online modules and our on-the-job training is conducted at a Certified Training Location. For the third or subsequent Bakeries operated by you or your affiliates, if you have a Certified Training Manager (as defined below) and operate a Certified Training Bakery (as defined below), we may, in our sole discretion, allow you to provide the Management Training Program to your Required Trainees.
Your trainees may not attend the Management Training Program until (a) you have provided us with your fully signed Lease (if required) in a form that we have approved, (b) your Bakery is under construction, (c) you have provided us with evidence of the insurance that is required under your Franchise Agreement, and (d) it is within six weeks of the scheduled opening date of your Bakery.
There is no charge for the cost of the Management Training Program for your Required Trainees for your first two Bakeries (including Bakeries owned by your affiliates). If we provide the Management Training Program to you for your third or subsequent Bakeries (including Bakeries operated by your affiliates), you must pay us a fee of $3,000 $4,000 for Auntie Anne's Co-Branded Bakeries and $5,000 for Carvel Co-Branded Bakeries) for the Management Training Program. You must pay us a reasonable training fee that we designate (currently, $250 per trainee per day) if (i) you elect, and we permit you, to bring additional trainees, other than the Required Trainees, to the Management Training Program, (ii) your Required Trainees are trained in separate sessions, or (iii) any of your Required Trainees fail to successfully complete the Management Training Program and re-enroll in the program or are replaced with new trainees that enroll in the program.
Your Required Trainees must successfully complete our Management Training Program at least one week prior to the scheduled opening date of the Bakery. If your opening date changes and your required Trainees completed our Management Training Program more than 120 days before the revised opening date, we may require them to attend up to an additional week of training and may require you to pay our then-current daily training fee for each Required Trainee. All of your Required Trainees must successfully complete our Management Training Program before they may be involved in the operation of your Bakery.
We have the right in our reasonable discretion to determine whether a trainee has successfully completed the Management Training Program.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 66–82)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Cinnabon Franchise Disclosure Document, for a third or subsequent Cinnabon bakery, you may be allowed to provide the Management Training Program to your required trainees if you meet certain conditions. This is not guaranteed, as Cinnabon retains sole discretion over this decision.
To be eligible, you must have a Certified Training Manager and operate a Certified Training Bakery. A Certified Training Manager is a manager certified by Cinnabon to provide the Management Training Program. To become certified, a manager must complete the Management Training Program at least six months before applying for certification, maintain specific food safety programs, attend any required additional training, and meet other qualifications specified by Cinnabon. A Certified Training Location must meet compliance scores specified by Cinnabon, fully comply with their standards, employ at least one manager in addition to the Certified Training Manager, and meet any other requirements Cinnabon specifies.
Cinnabon may grant, withhold, or revoke certification for a Certified Training Location or a Certified Training Manager at any time, and may also change the minimum requirements for certification. Certified Management Trainers may need to be recertified if they transfer to another bakery, no longer meet the current requirements, or annually. If a Certified Training Manager is no longer a manager at the Certified Training Location or has their certification revoked, the bakery must be re-certified before offering training again. If Cinnabon withholds or revokes certification of a Certified Training Location, your trainees may be required to attend the Management Training Program at another location designated by Cinnabon, and you may be required to pay the then-current fee for such training.