Where does the Hck Hot Chicken Initial Training Program take place?
Hck_Hot_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
request, Franchisor will train Franchisee, or an employee of Franchisee approved by Franchisor to become a training manager, who may thereafter conduct new Restaurant opening training programs. Training Manager also may provide the Initial Training Program to Franchisee's Restaurant Manager(s) and assistant Restaurant Manager(s). The Training Manager may only conduct the Initial Training Program at a training facility owned by Franchisee (or an Affiliate of Franchisee). If Franchisee (and/or its Affiliates), collectively, owns three or more Restaurants, Franchisee must at all times employ a TM; otherwise, upon the opening of its fourth (or higher) Restaurant, Franchisee must pay Franchisor: (i) a non-refundable additional training fee of $5,000 prior to the s
Source: Item 21 — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (FDD page 54)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hck Hot Chicken's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the location of the Initial Training Program depends on whether the franchisee employs a certified Training Manager (TM). If the franchisee has a TM, the Initial Training Program for Restaurant Managers and assistant Restaurant Managers can be conducted at a training facility owned by the franchisee or an affiliate.
However, if a franchisee (or its affiliates) owns three or more Hck Hot Chicken restaurants, they must employ a TM. Otherwise, upon opening their fourth or subsequent restaurant, the franchisee must pay a non-refundable additional training fee of $5,000 before the start of initial training for the new restaurant. They must also cover the then-current fees for their Restaurant Managers and assistant Restaurant Managers to attend the Initial Training Program.
This suggests that Hck Hot Chicken franchisees with fewer than three restaurants may need to send their managers to a training location designated by the franchisor, while larger franchisees with a TM have the option of conducting the training at their own facility. It is important for prospective franchisees to clarify with Hck Hot Chicken where the initial training will take place, what costs are involved, and what the requirements are for becoming a certified Training Manager.