What is the current fee for the regional in-store training program for Circle K franchisees?
Circle_K Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
deo and audio computer applications by our designated third-party provider of the back-office system for the Store. Depending on the geographic location of your store, you or your operations manager and your store manager may also be required to attend a one-week regional in-store training program conducted by our trainers at an existing franchise location. The current fee for the regional in-store training program is $500 per person, and as of the date of this Disclosure Document, this regional training is only available on a test basis to stores located in the southeast United States. If we determine that this test regional training program is successful, we will roll out it across the United States in the coming years. You will also be responsible to pay for wages, travel, lodging, meals and incidental expenses for you and your Store Manager while attending the initial and regional in-store training program. Your training will be led by trainers that are employed by us or our affiliates, or by contract trainers, all of whom have had previous training or convenience store operations experience. The Business Systems Manuals will be used as one of the principal instructional materials. On-the-job training
may be conducted at various Circle K Stores (Convenience Store Franchise Agreement, Section 8.14) based on our determination of your business experience.
If you fail the final exam for the classroom training or you fail any portion of the on-the-job training, we may require that you re-take the training, or any additional training we determine. You will be charged $2,000 per week for this training. Failure to successfully complete this training will result in the termination of your agreement
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 60–72)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Circle K's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the current fee for the regional in-store training program is $500 per person. However, this regional training is only available on a test basis to stores located in the southeast United States as of the date of the disclosure document.
If Circle K determines that this test regional training program is successful, they plan to roll it out across the United States in the coming years. In addition to the training fee, franchisees are responsible for covering wages, travel, lodging, meals, and incidental expenses for themselves and their store manager while attending both the initial and regional in-store training programs.
If a franchisee fails the final exam for the classroom training or any portion of the on-the-job training, Circle K may require them to retake the training or any additional training deemed necessary. The cost for this additional training is $2,000 per week. Failure to successfully complete this training may result in the termination of the franchise agreement and the repayment of all expenses incurred by Circle K, including the investment in the franchisee's property.