What is the name of the crew training program that Del Taco requires?
Del_Taco Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We require a 2-week training program for your crew, the Franchise Pre-Opening Crew Training ("FPCT"). You must designate a minimum of 50 crew candidates (40 if no Breakfast or Late Night) to participate in the FPCT for 2 weeks before the opening of your Restaurants. We will lead the crew training of your first restaurant as well as certifying the identified new restaurant trainer or Restaurant Manager from your organization who will participate in the 2-week training program. For your second restaurant, we will assist the certified trainer from your organization as we deem appropriate throughout the 2-week crew training. Initial trainings are held as needed prior to the opening of your Restaurant. Additional training may be needed in the territory where you are developing a new Restaurant.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 31–38)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Del Taco's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, new franchisees must complete a 2-week training program for their crew called the Franchise Pre-Opening Crew Training (FPCT). Franchisees must designate a minimum of 50 crew candidates (or 40 if the restaurant does not offer Breakfast or Late Night menus) to participate in the FPCT for two weeks before the restaurant opens.
Del Taco will lead the crew training for the franchisee's first restaurant and certify the new restaurant trainer or Restaurant Manager from the franchisee's organization who will participate in the 2-week training program. For the second restaurant, Del Taco will assist the certified trainer from the franchisee's organization as they deem appropriate throughout the 2-week crew training.
Initial trainings are held as needed prior to the opening of the restaurant, and additional training may be needed in the territory where a new restaurant is being developed. This ensures that the crew is adequately prepared to meet Del Taco's standards and procedures from the outset.