Franchising Training & Support
Learn the Natural and Specialty Foods Business and Why it Should Be Your Next Career
Your financial investment is also a significant investment in yourself.
Training is essential for several reasons:
- To understand how to operate your Richad's Foodporium™ with efficiency
- To comply with standards and procedures that have proven to be effective
- To gain confidence and knowledge for yourself, staff and customers
Proper foundations and relevant knowledge set you up for better success. As a Richar's Foodporium™ owner, you are supported by a superior team of experts with over 180 years of combined experience in natural and specialty foods, retail operations, training, information technology, marketing, purchasing, real estate, and human resources. Your Standard Operating Procedures manual and 10-day training program are designed to maximize your smooth start-up.
Initial Assistance Includes
Guidelines to help find a suitable location
- Potential site visits and evaluations necessary for Franchisor approval
- A market study on area competition
- Written information on how to negotiate leases
- A spec book for construction and build-out of your location
Store design and set-up
- Site visits
- Store layout and planning
- Assistance with fixture requirements
- Preferred vendor contacts
- Staff and industry representatives to assist with initial store preparation and setup
- Initial inventory ordering
- Strategic pricing
- Visual merchanding and internal signage package
- POS and Office Setup
Richard's Foodporium™ Initial Training
The initial Franchisee training program includes 10 days of classroom and in-store training at our facilities in Venice and Sarasota, FL. We provide an additional 7 days of training and support on-location during and after your "soft opening" to ensure a positive and efficient outcome.
The initial Franchisee training topics
- Richard's Foodporium™ operations and management
- Human Resources Policies and Procedures
- POS registers and inventory systems training
- Strategic purchasing and negotiation with vendors
- Product Knowledge and Nutritional Training
- Merchandising and Promotional Pricing Strategies
- Marketing / Branding Requirements and Best Practices
- Franchisee Responsibilities
Richard's Foodporium™ Additional Training and Support
- On-site support to help prepare and execute a successful Grand Opening
- Continued and regular visits from our experienced retail support staff
- Multiple tools for consistent improvement, such as customer surveys, customer comment card programs and a "mystery shopper" program
Richard's Foodporium Marketing and Advertising Support
- New market entry / pre-opening, "soft opening", and Grand Opening planning
- Templates and checklists to ensure the wide range of details are covered
- Ongoing marketing assistance and product awareness programs
- Local store marketing programs, such as newspaper ad slicks, direct marketing materials, monthly flyer promotions, and branded promotional products
- Cooperative marketing programs to share expenses with corporate and regional Franchisees
- Public relations tools and assistance
- Community involvement program, local events, local charity tie-ins
- Sophisticated data mining and management that gives you an edge in understanding your customers and their buying patterns
Richard's Foodporium™ Franchise Ownership Exclusives
- Access to Richard's Foodporium™ private label products
- Select vendor programs and assistance for products and services
- Richard's Rewards - our branded consumer loyalty program
- Newsletter templates, Richard's Foodporium website link
- Our own warehouse distribution facilities to further increase your buying power
- Research and development, keeping you on top of a changing industry
Our exclusive Richard’s Foodporium™ programs include:
- Access to Richard’s private label products
- Exclusive vendor programs and assistance for products and services
- Our Franchisee and employee newsletter formats
- Our own warehouse distribution facilities to further increase your buying power
- Research and development, keeping you on top of a changing industry
