What is the nonrefundable Training Fee that Hardees charges for each additional employee attending the Franchise Management Training Program (FMTP)?
Hardees Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
any Franchised Restaurant that opens 6 months prior to the contractual opening date for the Franchised Restaurant as set forth in the Development Agreement.
Training Fees
Additional Franchise Management Training Program ("FMTP")
HR's Global Learning and Development Team currently provides the FMTP to you, your Operating Principal (if not previously trained), your General Manager and 6 other employees whom you have hired as Shift Leaders, at no additional cost to you, provided that the training takes place within 2 years of your signing of the Franchise Agreement. We reserve, however, the right to modify or waive the training required based on an individual's or your experience. If HR's Global Learning and Development Team has provided the FMTP to those individuals, and you desire that additional employees attend the FMTP, they may do so, subject to space availability and your payment of a nonrefundable Training Fee. The Training Fee for each additional employee is $500 per person per week. You will be required
Source: Item 5 — Initial Fees (FDD pages 27–29)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hardees's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor provides the Franchise Management Training Program (FMTP) to the franchisee, their Operating Principal, General Manager, and six Shift Leaders at no additional cost, provided the training occurs within two years of signing the Franchise Agreement. However, Hardees reserves the right to modify or waive the training requirements based on experience.
If the franchisee desires additional employees to attend the FMTP after the initial training, they may do so, subject to space availability. Hardees charges a nonrefundable Training Fee of $500 per person per week for each additional employee attending the FMTP.
The franchisee is also responsible for covering all travel, living, and other expenses incurred by both themselves and their employees while attending the training. Furthermore, Hardees will bill the franchisee for the applicable number of weeks attended, even if the person being trained fails to complete the required training. This means franchisees need to budget not only for the training fee itself but also for all associated costs, regardless of whether the employee finishes the program.