What are the three required components of training for a Dq Treat franchise?
Dq_Treat Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
itial franchise fee in certain circumstances.
- (4) There are three required components to training: (1) the MTRA; (2) SERVSAFE certification; and (3) ADQ's training program, which is made up of three phases. The MTRA costs $200/person, a SERVSAFE course costs $200-$400/person, and ADQ's training program costs $3,600/person. If you are a current franchisee that already has at least one existing DQ® Treat location open and operating for a minimum of two years and you are developing an additional restaurant under ADQ's additional restaurant development (ARD) program, you may be permitted with operational approval to have training candidates with a certain level of experience test out of Product and Equipment Training (phase 1), in which case the cost of the remaining phases of ADQ's training program is $2,300/person, or test out of both Product and Equipment Training, and Service, Management and Financial Basics Training (phases 1 and 2), in which case the cost of the remaining phase of ADQ's training program is $1,000/person. If you pay the full initial franchise fee, you can send one person to ADQ's t
Source: Item 7 — Estimated Initial Investment (FDD pages 24–29)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Dq Treat Franchise Disclosure Document, there are three required components to the training program for new franchisees. These include the MTRA (presumably Management Training Registration Assessment), SERVSAFE certification, and ADQ's training program. The MTRA costs $200 per person, the SERVSAFE course ranges from $200 to $400 per person, and ADQ's training program is $3,600 per person.
For existing Dq Treat franchisees who are developing an additional restaurant under ADQ's additional restaurant development (ARD) program, there may be an opportunity to test out of certain phases of ADQ's training program, potentially reducing the cost. If the franchisee is permitted to test out of Product and Equipment Training (phase 1), the cost of the remaining phases of ADQ's training program is $2,300 per person. If the franchisee is permitted to test out of both Product and Equipment Training, and Service, Management and Financial Basics Training (phases 1 and 2), the cost of the remaining phase of ADQ's training program is $1,000 per person.
Notably, if a new franchisee pays the full initial franchise fee, they can send one person to ADQ's training program without incurring a training fee. This could represent a significant cost savings for new Dq Treat franchisees. Franchisees should inquire about the specific content covered in each of the three training components, the length of each training phase, and the criteria for testing out of any of the training phases.