What costs are covered by the one-time Coffee News training fee of $2,900.00?
Coffee_News Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Our training program is available in person. All signatories, usually the business owners and/or the principal officers of the entity, to the agreement are required to complete the training program to our satisfactory. All costs including without limitation mentoring and startup services are covered by the one – time training fee of $2,900.00, which is included in and will be deducted from the $9,900.00 initial franchise fees. Said onetime fee only applies to new publishers coming into our system. We provide all new publishers with access to all necessary pre-opening training materials and our mentor training program upon signing the franchise agreement.
We also offer a two to three-day Coffee News College every 8-13 weeks for all North American publishers/franchisees. The business owners and their principal officers of the entity are required to attend the initial training program. Travel expenses are not included.
There are no other additional training programs we offer. All existing publish
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 17–21)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Coffee News Franchise Disclosure Document, the one-time training fee of $2,900 covers all costs associated with mentoring and startup services. This fee is included in the initial franchise fee of $9,900 and will be deducted from it. This one-time fee applies only to new Coffee News publishers entering the system. Upon signing the franchise agreement, new publishers gain access to all necessary pre-opening training materials and the mentor training program.
Coffee News also offers a two to three-day Coffee News College every 8-13 weeks for all North American publishers/franchisees. However, travel expenses to attend Coffee News College are not included in the training fee and are the responsibility of the franchisee. While attendance to the initial training program is mandatory for business owners and their principal officers, existing publishers may attend future initial training programs voluntarily at their own expense.
In summary, the $2,900 training fee covers the costs of mentoring and startup services, as well as access to pre-opening training materials and the mentor training program. However, franchisees should be aware that travel expenses for the optional Coffee News College are not included and must be paid separately.