How will Body20 notify a franchisee of their decision regarding product or supplier approval?
Body20 Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
and our Affiliates may use all amounts received from suppliers and/or distributors, whether or not based on your or other franchisees' actual or prospective dealings with them, without restriction for any purposes we or our Affiliates deem appropriate. If you derive any revenue based on payments or promotional allowances received from suppliers and/or distributors, you must report to us the details of the arrangement and such revenue shall be included as part of your Gross Sales.
- (d) Approval Process. If you would like to offer products, services, or Sessions or use any supplies, Operating Assets, or services that we have not approved or to purchase or lease from a supplier or service provider that we have not approved, you must submit a written request for approval and provide us with any information that we request. We have the right to inspect the proposed supplier's facilities and test samples of the proposed products and to evaluate the proposed service provider and the proposed service offerings. We may require the proposed supplier or service provider to visit our headquarters, currently in Chicago, Illinois, to evaluate the proposed supplier or service provider in person. You agree to pay us a charge that is equal to the greater of $1,000 or our and our affiliates' actual costs and expenses related to the inspection and/or testing the proposed product or evaluating the proposed service or service provider, including personnel and travel costs, whether or not the item, service, supplier, or service provider is approved. We have the right to grant, deny, or revoke approval of products, services, suppliers, or servic
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 74–251)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body20's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee wants to offer products, services, or sessions, or use supplies, operating assets, or services from a supplier or service provider that Body20 hasn't already approved, the franchisee must submit a written request for approval. They also need to provide any information Body20 asks for to evaluate the request.
Body20 has the right to inspect the supplier's facilities, test product samples, and evaluate the service provider and their offerings. Body20 can also require the supplier or service provider to visit their headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, for an in-person evaluation. The franchisee is responsible for covering the costs associated with the inspection and testing, with a minimum charge of $1,000 or the actual costs incurred by Body20 and its affiliates, including personnel and travel expenses, regardless of whether the approval is granted.
Body20 has the sole discretion to approve, deny, or revoke approval of products, services, suppliers, or service providers. Body20 will notify the franchisee of their decision in writing as soon as they can after the evaluation. However, if the franchisee doesn't receive approval within 30 days after submitting all the requested information, the lack of response will be considered a disapproval of the request. It's also important to note that the products and services Body20 approves for one studio may differ from those permitted or required in other studios.