Will the Body Brain Center manual be provided in text or electronic form?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We will lend you our Manual in text or electronic form for the term of your Franchise Agreement. The Manual may include, among other things, (i) a description of the authorized goods and services that you may offer; (ii) mandatory and suggested specifications, operating procedures, and quality standards for products, services and procedures that we prescribe from time to time for Body & Brain franchisees; (iii) mandatory reporting and insurance requirements; (iv) mandatory and suggested specifications for your Center; and (v) a written list of goods and services (or specifications for goods and services) you must purchase for the construction of your Center and the development and operation of your Business and a list of any designated or approved suppliers for these goods or services. All mandatory provisions contained in the Manual are binding upon you. The Manual is confidential and remains our property. We may modify the Manual upon 30 day's prior notice, but the modification(s) will not alter your status or fundamental rights under the Franchise Agreement. The Manual contains a total of 281 pages. A copy of the Table of Contents to the Manual is attached to this Disclosure Document as EXHIBIT "H".
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE**, ADVERTISING, **COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 20–29)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Body Brain Center Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees will be lent a copy of the brand's manual in either text or electronic form for the duration of the Franchise Agreement. The manual will include descriptions of authorized goods and services, mandatory and suggested specifications, operating procedures, quality standards, reporting and insurance requirements, center specifications, and a list of goods and services franchisees must purchase.
The manual contains mandatory provisions that are binding upon the franchisee. Body Brain Center retains ownership of the manual and considers it confidential. The document states that Body Brain Center may modify the manual with 30 days' prior notice, but these modifications will not alter the franchisee's status or fundamental rights under the Franchise Agreement.
The Body Brain Center manual consists of 281 pages, and a copy of the table of contents is included as Exhibit H to the Franchise Disclosure Document. Franchisees should review the manual carefully to understand their obligations and the standards required to operate a Body Brain Center franchise.