How must payments be made for Body20 Sessions?
Body20 Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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. The payment processor may process all credit card payments related to your Studio and remit payment to you of all monies owed, after withholding any Operating Fees (i.e., Royalty Fees, Brand Fund Fees, Technology Fees, and Music Licensing Fees) payable to us and any payment processing fees payable to the processor.
You must conduct all Sessions in accordance with the System. You must offer at the Studio any Sessions that we deem to be mandatory. Any Sessions that you or your fitness coaches develop must be consistent with the System Standards that we specify from time to time. If we disapprove of any Sessions that you offer, you must immediately discontinue offering the Session or modify the Session in accordance with our instructions.
Currently, we require you to purchase from us or our affiliates (i) the Initial FF&E Package, (ii) the Presale Kit, (iii) the Initial Retail Inventory Kit, (iv) certain ongoing equipment purchases, and (v) replacement inventory and sales materials and accessories. We reserve the right to designate us or our affiliates as approved or required suppliers of other goods or services in the future.
Currently, we require you to purchase from suppliers or service providers that we have designated or approved (i) certain other equipment and supplies, (ii) interior graphics and exterior signage, (iii) the Technology System, (iv) music licenses, and (v) payment processing services. We may require you to purchase other goods or services from approved or designated supplies or services providers in the future.
When you develop and construct your Studio, we have the right to require you to obtain our prior written approval of any project managers, architects, engineers, or designers that you would like to use before you engage them.
One of Sequel Brands' officers owns an interest in us and our affiliates, and we are a supplier with whom you are required to do business. None of our or Sequel Brands' officers own an interest in any unaffiliated suppliers with whom you are required or recommended to do business.
Source: Item 16 — RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE FRANCHISEE MAY SELL (FDD pages 55–56)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body20's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees may be required to purchase merchant processing services from Body20, its affiliates, or an approved vendor. This payment processor is authorized to handle all credit card payments related to the Body20 studio. The processor will then remit the monies owed to the franchisee after deducting any operating fees, such as Royalty Fees, Brand Fund Fees, Technology Fees, and Music Licensing Fees, as well as any payment processing fees.
Body20 franchisees must offer only the products, services, and sessions approved by Body20 in writing. Furthermore, franchisees must offer the specific products, services, and sessions that Body20 requires in the manuals or otherwise in writing. These specifications are subject to periodic changes, and Body20 may designate specific products or services as either optional or mandatory. Franchisees are obligated to offer all products or services that Body20 designates as mandatory and must maintain a sufficient supply of required products to meet the inventory standards prescribed in the manuals or to meet reasonably anticipated customer demand.
Franchisees are restricted from accepting gift certificates, gift cards, or coupons, including discounts from platforms like Groupon, unless they are explicitly approved or offered by Body20 or its affiliates. However, Body20 or its affiliates reserve the right to offer deals or discounted session promotions on third-party websites or apps to attract customers to the studios. In cases where Body20 or its affiliates offer such deals, they retain the right to collect and keep any revenue generated from these deals, including customer payments made to the third parties. Franchisees are required to provide sessions or other products and services to customers redeeming vouchers, gift certificates, sessions, or coupons related to these deals, following the standards and terms specified by Body20.