How many hours of on-the-job training are included in the Kitchen Solvers Pre-Opening Training Program?
Kitchen_Solvers Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
will specifically communicate to you in writing.
Training All franchisees must participate in our Pre-Opening Training Program. The Pre-opening Training Program is available to you and any approved manager for your Business. If your Business is run by a manager, the manager must attend and successfully complete, to our satisfaction, the Pre-Opening Training Program. Currently, if you have more than 2 people attend
our Pre-Opening Training Program, we do not charge a fee for the additional attendees. We reserve the right to charge a fee for additional attendees in the future.
Pre-Opening Training: You must complete the Pre-Opening Training Program to our satisfaction before you begin to operate your Business. The Pre-Opening Training Program is held at our headquarters in La Crosse, Wisconsin as well as via telephone and internet. The Pre-Opening Training Program generally lasts about two months. There will be an initial two-week training period at our corporate office in La Crosse, Wisconsin (unless we designate otherwise – we reserve the right to hold the entire Pre-Opening Training Program remotely via any virtual platform we designate). You must pay for the salaries, fringe benefits, travel costs and expenses, and all related costs for all persons associated with you who attend the Pre-Opening Training Program.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 26–31)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Kitchen Solvers' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, all franchisees must participate in the Pre-Opening Training Program, which is also available to any approved manager. The training program generally lasts about two months and includes an initial two-week training period at the Kitchen Solvers headquarters in La Crosse, Wisconsin, or remotely via a virtual platform.
The FDD does not specify the exact number of hours of on-the-job training included in the Pre-Opening Training Program. However, the program includes the Kitchen Solvers Business System's Online Manual, lectures, instructional materials, hands-on demonstrations, and practice. Franchisees are responsible for covering the salaries, fringe benefits, travel costs, and expenses for themselves and any personnel attending the training.
Prospective franchisees should inquire with Kitchen Solvers about the typical daily and weekly schedule during the two-week training period to better understand the time commitment and the balance between classroom instruction and hands-on activities. Understanding the structure of the training will help in planning and budgeting for the pre-opening phase.