How Our Franchising Program Works

Application:     As a prospective Franchise Owner, you’ll
complete a questionnaire and submit it for our review. After we review it, we'll notify you whether or not we want to move forward with franchising discussions.

Interview/presentation:     If we decide to move forward with franchise discussions, we'll meet for an interview and information session at our corporate office in Kentucky. It will be a busy day as you:

• learn about our history
• get an in-depth look at the LaRosa's Restaurant operation
• tour our One Number customer service center
• meet our Executive Management Team
• visit several of our company owned and franchised restaurants

Franchise Owner Information Review:     At this point, it's time for some serious thought on your part. You'll review the information that will help you make the best decision for you about investing in a LaRosa's Restaurant. We'll encourage you to:

• meet with existing Franchise Owners to discuss unit performance and satisfaction with the LaRosa's system
• review other information about LaRosa's that might help from other industry sources

Corporate Information Review:     At the same time, we'll do an in-depth review of all the information you've submitted: financial statements, credit information, and other background to confirm that you meet our acceptance criteria. We may schedule a second interview, if necessary.

Franchise Agreement:     If you meet our Franchise Owner criteria and we decide to move forward with you, we'll sign a Franchise Agreement and you'll be on your way to becoming a LaRosa's Franchise Owner. Even if you meet our Franchise Owner criteria, we reserve the right, within our discretion, to not approve you as a Franchise Owner.

Orientation:     As a new Franchise Owner, you'll attend a one day orientation class at LaRosa's Center for Learning in Cincinnati. The class will cover things like:

• the LaRosa's Branded Operations Systems manual
• budgeting
• store planning
• site selection
• store construction
• training process
• new store opening team services
• grand opening procedures

You'll also meet your LaRosa's mentor, who'll be your contact person during orientation and training.

Training:     You (or your General Manager) and four others will participate in a 10 week training course. Training will take place at LaRosa's Center for Learning in Cincinnati, and in a designated training store.

Participants will be required to successfully complete a 2 week core curriculum module at the LaRosa's Center for Learning which covers the basics of successfully operating a LaRosa's Restaurant. You may also choose for those participants to attend an additional one week elective module which provides leadership and personal development training.

In-store training will occur at a designated training store nearest to where your restaurant is under construction. Training will begin immediately prior to store construction, and will continue through store construction; finishing 2 weeks prior to opening.

Construction Completion:     As construction nears completion, our New Store Opening Team will begin helping with on-site training sessions. On-site training will begin one week prior to opening, and will end two weeks after opening. All Opening Team expenses are the responsibility of the franchisees.

Open for Business! Congratulations !!!