What is the geographic limit of the protected territory granted to a Body Brain Center franchisee?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Once we have approved the site for your Center, we will grant you a protected territory that will be identified on Part C of Attachment "B" (your "Territory"). Your Territory will include a minimum population of 70,000. We will not operate, or grant a franchise to a third party to operate, a Body & Brain Center or a Dahn Yoga Center that is physically located within your Territory during the Term, except as otherwise provided in this Section with respect to Captive Venues and Alternative Channels of Distribution. We reserve the right to: (i) operate Body & Brain Centers, or grant franchises or licenses to third parties to operate Body & Brain Centers, in Captive Venues that are located in your Territory; and (ii) sell competitive or identical goods or services (including under the Marks), or grant franchises or licenses to third parties to sell those goods or services (including, without limitation, Body & Brain home-based franchises), through Alternative Channels of Distribution, irrespective of whether the sales take place in your Territory.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 43–178)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body Brain Center's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, once the franchisor approves a site for the franchisee's center, they will grant a protected territory. This territory is detailed in Part C of Attachment "B" of the Franchise Agreement. The protected territory will include a minimum population of 70,000. During the term of the agreement, Body Brain Center will not operate or franchise a Body & Brain Center or Dahn Yoga Center within the franchisee's territory.
However, Body Brain Center retains the right to operate Body & Brain Centers or grant franchises in "Captive Venues" within the franchisee's territory. They also reserve the right to sell competitive or identical goods or services through "Alternative Channels of Distribution," regardless of whether these sales occur within the franchisee's territory.
Attachment B further clarifies that the Site Selection Area is not the franchisee's territory and has no associated protections. The territory itself is defined geographically and may be depicted on a map attached to the agreement. Any changes to zip codes, streets, or boundaries defining the territory during the franchise term will not alter the original boundaries as of the effective date, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing by both parties.