What is the purpose of the Advisory Council for Body Brain Center franchisees?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 11: FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE**, ADVERTISING, **COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING]
Advisory Council (Section 11)
We may create an Advisory Council to provide us with suggestions to improve the System, including matters such as marketing, operations and new product or service suggestions. We would consider all suggestions from the advisory council in good faith, but we would not be bound by any such suggestions. The Advisory Council would be established and operated according to rules and regulations we periodically approve, including procedures governing the selection of representatives of the Advisory Council to communicate with us on matters raised by the Advisory Council. You would have the right to be a member of the Advisory Council as long as you are not in default under the Franchise Agreement and you do not act in a disruptive, abusive or counterproductive manner, as determined by us in our discretion. As a member, you would be entitled to all voting rights and privileges granted to other members of the Advisory Council. Any Body & Brain Center operated by us or our affiliates would also be a member of the Advisory Council. Each member would be granted one vote for each center that it owned and operated on all matters on which members would be authorized to vote. We would reserve the power to form, change or dissolve the Advisory Council in our discretion.
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 Advisory Council's purpose is to provide suggestions to the franchisor to improve the Body Brain Center system. These suggestions can include matters such as marketing, operations, and new product or service ideas. However, Body Brain Center is not bound by any suggestions from the council.
As a Body Brain Center franchisee, you have the right to be a member of the Advisory Council as long as you are not in default under the Franchise Agreement and do not act in a disruptive, abusive, or counterproductive manner, as determined by Body Brain Center. As a member, you are entitled to all voting rights and privileges granted to other members. Each member gets one vote for each center they own and operate.
Body Brain Center reserves the power to form, change, or dissolve the Advisory Council at its discretion. This means that while the Advisory Council can provide valuable input, the franchisor ultimately decides whether to implement any of the suggestions. This is a fairly common structure in franchising, where franchisors seek franchisee input but maintain control over brand standards and operational procedures.