Where is the Face Foundrie Initial Training Program currently conducted?
Face_Foundrie Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
filiates provide during the term of your Franchise Agreement.
Training – Section 4 of the Franchise Agreement
Before your Facial Bar opens, we will provide an "Initial Training Program" at a location we designate. As of the date of this Disclosure Document, the Initial Training Program will be conducted at our headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minnesota and at affiliate-owned Face Foundrié Facial Bars in the Minneapolis, Minnesota metropolitan area, or virtually, or through a combination of these, to be determined in our discretion. The Initial Training Program may be held elsewhere in the future at our discretion. As of the date of this Disclosure Document, the Initial Training Program consists of nine days of in-person training and four days of virtual training for your Operating Partner and your Salon Manager; for estheticians the Initial Training Program is seven days of in-person training and three days of virtual training. There is no charge for a total of three people to attend this training, but you are responsible for all travel and living expenses that you and your employees incur in attending the training. The person you designate as your Operating Partner and your Salon Manager must attend and complete this training program to our satisfaction at least 60 days prior to opening. You may invite additional employees to attend the Initial Training Program if space allows, though we may charge you our then-current training fee (currently $1,200 per attendee, plus costs) for each additio
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 33–43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Face Foundrie's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Initial Training Program is conducted at the company's headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, and at affiliate-owned Face Foundrié Facial Bars in the Minneapolis, Minnesota metropolitan area. The training may also be conducted virtually, or through a combination of these methods, as determined by Face Foundrie. The document also states that the Initial Training Program may be held elsewhere in the future at Face Foundrie's discretion.
The Initial Training Program consists of nine days of in-person training and four days of virtual training for the Operating Partner and Salon Manager. For estheticians, the program is seven days of in-person training and three days of virtual training. Face Foundrie does not charge for up to three people to attend the training, but the franchisee is responsible for all travel and living expenses incurred while attending the training.
The Operating Partner and Salon Manager must complete the training program to Face Foundrie's satisfaction at least 60 days before the Facial Bar opens. Franchisees can invite additional employees to attend the Initial Training Program if space allows, but Face Foundrie may charge a training fee of $1,200 per attendee, plus costs, for each additional individual. Face Foundrie may also require assistant managers to attend the Initial Training Program at its discretion.