What is required for a Noodles & Company franchisee's training programs prior to training any personnel?
Noodles_Company Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We may, from time to time, require you to implement, at your expense, programs for the training of all or some of your Personnel. Prior to training any of your Personnel, your training programs must be certified by us. We may require you to have a certified training Restaurant approved by us upon the opening of your third Restaurant. You will be required to obtain re-certification of your training programs from time to time, and we may withhold certification if we determine, in our sole discretion, that your training programs do not meet our high standards. You will be charged the fees for such certification in accordance with the fee schedule in our then current Operations Manual.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 99–350)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Noodles & Company Franchise Disclosure Document, before a franchisee can train their own personnel, their training programs must be certified by Noodles & Company. Noodles & Company may also require franchisees to have a certified training restaurant after opening their third location.
Noodles & Company may periodically require franchisees to obtain re-certification of their training programs. The company retains the right to withhold certification if the training programs do not meet their standards. The franchisee will be responsible for the fees associated with this certification, as outlined in the Operations Manual.
This requirement ensures that all Noodles & Company employees receive consistent and high-quality training, maintaining brand standards across all franchise locations. It also allows Noodles & Company to control the quality of training provided by franchisees and to ensure that all employees are properly trained in the Noodles & Company system.