Can the cooperative advertising fee for a Body Brain Center be adjusted or suspended?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The amount of the cooperative advertising fee may be adjusted (or temporarily suspended) upon the majority vote of all franchisees within the advertising cooperative.
Any Body & Brain Center that we operate will have the same voting power as third party franchisees.
If we own the majority of Body & Brain Centers within an advertising cooperative, we will not increase the cooperative advertising fee without the consent of a majority of all third-party Body & Brain Center franchisees within the advertising cooperative.
All cooperative advertising fees will be uniformly imposed on all franchisees within the advertising cooperative, including any Body & Brain Center that we operate.
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 11–14)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body Brain Center's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the cooperative advertising fee can be adjusted or temporarily suspended. The amount of the cooperative advertising fee may be adjusted or temporarily suspended upon a majority vote of all franchisees within the advertising cooperative.
Body Brain Center retains the same voting power as third-party franchisees if they operate a center within the cooperative. However, if Body Brain Center owns the majority of centers within the cooperative, they will not increase the fee without the consent of a majority of all third-party franchisees within the cooperative.
All cooperative advertising fees are uniformly imposed on all franchisees within the advertising cooperative, including any Body Brain Center that the company operates. The cooperative advertising fee is up to 0.5% of Program Sales, or as otherwise established by the cooperative, and is payable on the 6th day of the month for the prior month's operations. This fee is only payable if Body Brain Center establishes an advertising cooperative that includes your territory.