Required Owner / Operator Training
Know what you own.
Clyde University is the required owner/operator training program for the planned Clyde Foods ownership system. It is designed to teach the practical operation of the truck and the financial operation of the business—not just how to cook the menu.
The standard program is delivered online with guided practical assignments, demonstrations, operating checklists, case exercises, knowledge checks, and owner-level business coursework.
Online Owner / Operator Program$2,500Required
Clyde Dogs Deep Fryer Certification+$500Mandatory for Clyde Dogs
Optional In-Person Clyde University$25,00010× online tuition
Clyde Foods Hardbacked Textbook+$139Not included in tuition
Clyde University tuition does not include the Clyde Foods Hardbacked Textbook. The textbook is an additional $139.
Clyde University Online — Owner / Operator Program $2,500
The core program covers truck operations, food-service execution, accounting, finance, payroll, people management, compliance, and the weekly operating rhythm of a Clyde Foods owner.
Truck & Food Operations
- Clyde Foods brand and operating standards
- Owner Mentality and decision-making expectations
- Truck opening and closing procedures
- Daily equipment inspections and operating checklists
- Food receiving, storage, rotation, and inventory control
- Food safety, sanitation, temperature control, and logging
- Cross-contamination and allergen awareness
- Prep sequencing and service-line organization
- Recipe execution, portion control, and consistency
- POS, cashless payments, refunds, and void controls
- Generator, shore-power, water, and utility basics
- Cleaning schedules and preventive maintenance
- Service-window flow and speed-of-service fundamentals
- Waste, spoilage, shrink, and loss prevention
- Emergency shutdown and incident procedures
Financials & Accounting
- Accounting fundamentals for an owner/operator
- Credits and debits
- Chart of accounts
- Cash versus accrual concepts
- Cost basis and inventory costing
- Cost of goods sold (COGS)
- Gross margin and contribution margin
- Break-even analysis
- Profit-and-loss statements
- Balance-sheet fundamentals
- Cash-flow statements and cash planning
- Bank and merchant-account reconciliation
- Accounts payable and vendor invoices
- Budgeting and operating forecasts
- Working-capital management
- Equipment depreciation concepts
- Sales-tax collection and recordkeeping
- Daily, weekly, and monthly financial close routines
People, Payroll & Growth
- Hiring and onboarding crew members
- Timekeeping and attendance controls
- Payroll handling and payroll-cycle review
- Wage, withholding, and payroll-tax fundamentals
- Scheduling and labor-percentage management
- Shift leadership and crew deployment
- Training employees to Clyde standards
- Coaching, documentation, and performance conversations
- Customer service and service recovery
- Site selection and event economics
- Permits, inspections, and local operating requirements
- Insurance and incident documentation
- Vendor management and purchasing controls
- Local marketing and community presence
- Reviews, digital reputation, and customer feedback
- Key performance indicators and owner dashboards
- Weekly owner operating cadence
Clyde Dogs Deep Fryer Certification — Mandatory Add-On +$500
Every Clyde Dogs owner/operator completes the fryer certification in addition to the core Clyde University program. The five-zone frying department deserves its own training.
Fryer Systems
- Understanding the five independent fry zones
- Fryer controls, temperature settings, and recovery
- Oil selection and oil-life fundamentals
- Oil-quality checks and operating logs
- Integrated filtration system operation
- Filtered-oil pump-back process
- Fresh-oil top-off system
- Waste-oil handling and evacuation process
- Basket selection by product
- Frozen-product staging around the fry line
Production & Quality
- Basket loading and batch discipline
- Cook-time and temperature consistency
- Dedicated-zone product management
- Managing rush-volume recovery
- Chicken frying standards
- French fry production
- Stuffed cookie frying
- Basic frying techniques
- Deep frying techniques
- Double frying techniques
- Refrying techniques
- Double deep frying techniques
- Batter frying techniques
- Fries, onion rings, and specialty fried products
- Drain, dump, seasoning, and finishing sequence
- Heated landing and short-hold procedures
- Product hold-time standards
- Cross-contact controls at the fry station
- Throughput and line-balancing exercises
Safety & Maintenance
- Hot-oil and burn prevention
- Fryer PPE and safe-tool handling
- K-class extinguisher fundamentals
- Fire-suppression system awareness
- Emergency gas shutoff and appliance isolation
- Crumb screens, skimming, and daily cleaning
- Filtration-system cleaning and inspection
- Scheduled boil-out and deep-clean procedures
- Ventilation and grease-filter inspection
- Basic fryer troubleshooting and stop-use decisions
Optional In-Person Clyde University — Live Training Upgrade $25,000
The in-person program is priced at 10× the standard online tuition and adds live coaching, real equipment, practical evaluation, business labs, and full-service simulations.
Live Truck & Kitchen Lab
- Instructor-led truck orientation
- Hands-on opening and closing procedures
- Live prep and service-line setup
- Timed production exercises
- Real POS and order-flow drills
- Rush-period service simulation
- Equipment inspection and maintenance walk-through
- Cleaning and sanitation practical
- Receiving and inventory practical
- Practical skills evaluation with instructor feedback
Owner Financial Lab
- One-on-one P&L review
- Credits/debits transaction exercises
- Mock chart-of-accounts setup
- COGS and cost-basis exercises
- Inventory valuation scenarios
- Payroll-cycle walkthrough
- Merchant and bank reconciliation lab
- Vendor invoice and accounts-payable exercises
- Break-even and pricing scenarios
- Mock month-end close
Leadership & Field Extras
- Live crew-leadership coaching
- Shift deployment and scheduling lab
- Employee coaching role-play
- Customer service-recovery scenarios
- Mock health / operations inspection
- Emergency-response drills
- Site and event setup walkthrough
- Vendor receiving and delivery controls
- Individual owner Q&A with instructors
- Final practical completion review
Clyde Dogs owners: the mandatory +$500 Deep Fryer Certification still applies. In-person students complete the fryer practical live on the equipment.
Clyde Burgers owner — online training$2,500
Clyde Dogs owner — online + mandatory fryer certification$3,000
Optional in-person Clyde University$25,000
Clyde Foods Hardbacked Textbook+$139
Important: Clyde University is a planning concept for a future Clyde Foods ownership program. No ownership or franchise program is currently open. Training content, pricing, delivery format, and requirements may change before any program is offered.