Does the Coffee News one-time training fee apply to existing publishers?
Coffee_News Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ogram or fund. You are not required to participate in any other advertising fund.
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.
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 does not apply to existing publishers. This fee covers all costs, including mentoring and startup services, and is included in the initial franchise fee of $9,900. The FDD specifies that this one-time fee applies only to new Coffee News publishers entering the system.
Existing Coffee News publishers have the option to attend future initial training programs voluntarily, but they must cover their own expenses. This suggests that while ongoing training and development opportunities are available, they are not mandatory and do not incur the $2,900 fee for existing franchisees.
This policy benefits existing Coffee News franchisees by not requiring them to pay additional training fees, while new franchisees are required to pay the one-time training fee. Prospective franchisees should consider this when evaluating the overall cost of investing in a Coffee News franchise.