Does Moes Southwest Grill reserve the right to charge a training fee that they designate?
Moes_Southwest_Grill Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
from the plans that we have previously accepted.
On-Site Construction Inspection Fee. We may, in our sole discretion, inspect your site during construction. We will not charge for our first on-site inspection, but we may charge you an inspection fee of $2,500 for a second or subsequent inspection.
Training Fees. We or our designee will provide the Management Training Program to two Managers and any other individuals that we designate (the "Required Trainees") at no additional charge for the first two Restaurants that you or your affiliates operate. For the third and subsequent Restaurants that you or your affiliates operate, if we require you or you elect to receive the Management Training Program from us or our designee, you must pay us our then-current Management Training Program fee for all of your Required Trainees to attend in a single training session (currently, $7,500 for each Restaurant). You must pay us a reasonable training fee that we designate (currently, $250 per trainee per day) if (i) you elect, and we permit you, to bring additional trainees, other than the Req
Source: Item 5 — Initial Fees (FDD pages 28–30)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Moes Southwest Grill's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Moes Southwest Grill does reserve the right to charge training fees that they designate. For the first two restaurants that a franchisee or their affiliates operate, the Management Training Program is provided to two managers and any other individuals that Moes Southwest Grill designates at no additional charge. However, for the third and subsequent restaurants, if the franchisee is required or elects to receive the Management Training Program, they must pay the then-current Management Training Program fee. Currently, this fee is $7,500 for each restaurant for all required trainees to attend a single training session.
Moes Southwest Grill also stipulates that a franchisee must pay a reasonable training fee that they designate, currently $250 per trainee per day, under specific circumstances. These circumstances include if the franchisee elects and is permitted to bring additional trainees other than the required trainees, if the required trainees are trained in separate sessions, or if any required trainees fail to complete the program and re-enroll or are replaced with new trainees.
This means that while initial training for a franchisee's first restaurants is included, there are scenarios where additional training fees can be incurred. A prospective Moes Southwest Grill franchisee should carefully consider these potential training costs, especially when planning for multiple locations or when considering the possibility of needing additional training for staff.