Can Beauty Bungalows modify the operating manual?
Beauty_Bungalows Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Provide you with access to an electronic copy of our confidential operating Manual, which contains mandatory and suggested specifications, standards, operating procedures, and rules.
The Manual is confidential and remains our property.
We may modify the Manual from time to time, but the modification will not alter your status and rights under the Franchise Agreement. (See Section 7.04 of the Franchise Agreement).
We have included a copy of the Table of Contents of our Manual as Exhibit F to this Disclosure Document.
The Manual currently contains 188 pages.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 23–30)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beauty Bungalows' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Beauty Bungalows has the right to modify its operating manual. The manual contains mandatory and suggested specifications, standards, operating procedures and rules for franchisees. The manual is confidential and remains the property of Beauty Bungalows.
While Beauty Bungalows can modify the manual from time to time, the FDD states that these modifications will not alter a franchisee's status and rights under the Franchise Agreement. This suggests that while operational details may change, the fundamental agreement between Beauty Bungalows and its franchisees will remain intact.
Prospective franchisees should carefully review Section 7.04 of the Franchise Agreement, as referenced in Item 11, to fully understand the scope and limitations of Beauty Bungalows' ability to modify the manual and how those changes might affect their Beauty Bungalows franchise.