If I want to replace the designated manager for my Monicals Pizza franchise, what must I do?
Monicals_Pizza Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The franchised restaurant must always be under the direct full-time day-to-day supervision of your designated manager, which will include you if you are an individual, or is an individual you select if you are a business entity. You may hire and train designated managers who are not you or owners of your business entity. Thereafter, you must request our consent to select another individual to replace you as the designated manager. If you are a corporation or other business entity, you will select a designated manager for the
franchise and we may require that the individual you select be an owner of the franchise. The designated manager must attend and satisfactorily complete our initial training program before opening the franchised restaurant. You must keep us informed at all times of the identity of your designated manager. If you must replace the designated manager, your replacement must satisfactorily complete our approved training program.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD pages 31–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Monicals Pizza's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchised restaurant must be under the direct, full-time, day-to-day supervision of a designated manager. If the franchisee is an individual, that individual will be the designated manager. If the franchisee is a business entity, the franchisee will select an individual to be the designated manager. Monicals Pizza may require that the designated manager be an owner of the franchise if the franchisee is a corporation or other business entity.
If a Monicals Pizza franchisee needs to replace the designated manager, they must request consent from Monicals Pizza to select another individual. The replacement manager must satisfactorily complete Monicals Pizza's approved training program. The franchisee is obligated to keep Monicals Pizza informed of the identity of the designated manager at all times.
This requirement ensures that each Monicals Pizza location is managed by someone who has been properly trained and approved by the franchisor. This helps maintain consistency and quality across all franchise locations. It also protects Monicals Pizza's brand and reputation. Franchisees should factor in the time and potential costs associated with training a new designated manager when considering a change in management.