How many individuals receive initial training from Cinnaholic before operating the Bakery?
Cinnaholic Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Before you commence operating the Bakery, provide initial training for up to two individuals that (i) will assume primary responsibility for managing your Bakery and (ii) will devote full time and best efforts to the management operation of your Bakery (the "Managers"). (See Franchise Agreement, Section 14.1.)
You must send a minimum of 1 manager to become certified through the training program for each location that you open and operate. We will not charge you a training or registration fee for the participation of these managers in the training program; however, you must pay all travel and living expenses (such as transportation, lodging, meals, and compensation) for the managers who attend the training. These individuals are designated by you as having primary responsibility for managing your Bakery. We may permit additional managers of your Bakery to attend the initial training program, and, if we do, you will be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by us in providing the training to these additional managers. Unless you will be primarily responsible for managing the Bakery, you do not have to attend initial training. Your designated managers must successfully complete the training program to become certified managers, as determined by us, at least one day before the Bakery opens for business. To become certified, your designated managers must satisfactorily complete all training projects and written tests with a passing score, and successfully demonstrate all on-the-job training procedures detailed in the Operations Manual and the CINNAHOLIC® Training Manual (the "Training Manual") to our satisfaction.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 27–35)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cinnaholic's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, before opening a Cinnaholic Bakery, Cinnaholic will provide initial training for up to two individuals. These individuals must (i) assume primary responsibility for managing the Bakery and (ii) devote full time and best efforts to the management operation of the Bakery. These individuals are designated as the "Managers".
Cinnaholic requires franchisees to send a minimum of one manager to become certified through the training program for each location that is opened and operated. Cinnaholic does not charge a training or registration fee for these managers to participate in the training program. However, the franchisee is responsible for covering all travel and living expenses, such as transportation, lodging, meals, and compensation, for the managers attending the training.
Additional managers of the Bakery may be permitted to attend the initial training program, but the franchisee will be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by Cinnaholic in providing training to these additional managers. Unless the franchisee will be primarily responsible for managing the Bakery, they are not required to attend initial training. Designated managers must successfully complete the training program to become certified managers, as determined by Cinnaholic, at least one day before the Bakery opens for business. To become certified, designated managers must satisfactorily complete all training projects and written tests with a passing score, and successfully demonstrate all on-the-job training procedures detailed in the Operations Manual and the CINNAHOLIC® Training Manual to Cinnaholic's satisfaction.