Who owns the Body Brain Center manual?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Manual (Section 6.1 & 10.2)
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 Body Brain Center's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the manual is owned by the franchisor. While Body Brain Center lends the manual to franchisees in either text or electronic form for the duration of the Franchise Agreement, the document explicitly states that the manual remains the franchisor's property.
The manual contains critical information for operating a Body Brain Center franchise, including descriptions of authorized goods and services, mandatory specifications, operating procedures, quality standards, reporting and insurance requirements, and center specifications. It also lists required and approved suppliers for goods and services necessary for the center's construction and operation.
All mandatory provisions within the Body Brain Center manual are binding on the franchisee. The franchisor retains the right to modify the manual with 30 days' notice, provided that such modifications do not fundamentally alter the franchisee's rights under the Franchise Agreement. The manual consists of 281 pages, and its table of contents is included as an exhibit in the FDD.