Can Beem Light Sauna designate specific services as optional for franchisees to offer?
Beem_Light_Sauna Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
only from a single source that we designate (which may include us or our affiliates or a buying cooperative organized by us or our affiliates).
You must offer to customers only the products, services, and Sessions we approve in writing. In addition, you must offer the specific products, services, and Sessions that we require in the Manuals or otherwise in writing. We may change these specifications periodically, and we
may designate specific products or services as optional or mandatory. You must offer all products or services that we designate as mandatory. You may sell products and services only in the varieties, forms, and packages that we have approved in accordance with our System Standards. You must maintain a sufficient supply of required products to meet the inventory standards we prescribe in the Manuals (or to meet reasonably anticipated customer demand, if we have not prescribed specific standards).
We may require you to purchase merchant processing services from us, our affiliates or an approved or designated vendor.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 31–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beem Light Sauna's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Beem Light Sauna has the authority to designate specific products or services as either optional or mandatory for franchisees. This means that while Beem Light Sauna requires franchisees to offer certain core products and services, they may also allow franchisees to choose whether or not to offer other, non-essential products and services. Franchisees must offer all products or services that Beem Light Sauna designates as mandatory.
This flexibility can be beneficial for franchisees as it allows them to tailor their offerings to the specific needs and preferences of their local market. However, it also means that franchisees must stay informed about which products and services are mandatory and which are optional, as these designations can change periodically. Beem Light Sauna will communicate these changes in writing, potentially through electronic transmission, ensuring franchisees are kept up-to-date on any modifications to the required or optional offerings.
Furthermore, Beem Light Sauna retains the right to approve or disapprove any sessions that franchisees or their instructors develop. If Beem Light Sauna disapproves of a session, the franchisee must immediately discontinue offering it or modify it according to Beem Light Sauna's instructions. This ensures that all services offered under the Beem Light Sauna brand align with the company's System Standards, maintaining consistency and quality across all franchise locations.