What is the required action for a Body Brain Center franchisee to operate their business?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Program Sales. All Online Payment Proceeds collected by us pertaining to your Center will be paid to you. We will notify you of all online payment transactions on our website pertaining to your Center in a timely manner.
10. OPERATING STANDARDS
10.1 Generally. You agree to operate your Center: (i) in a manner that will promote the goodwill of the Marks; and (ii) in full compliance with our standards and all other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Manual.
- 10.2 Operating Manual. You agree to establish and operate your Business in accordance with the Manual. The Manual may contain, among other things: (i) a description of the authorized goods and services that you may offer at your Center; (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 items (or specifications for items) you must purchase for your Center and a list of any designated or approved suppliers for these items. We can modify the Manual at any time. The modifications will become binding 30 days after we send you notice of the modification. All mandatory provisions contained in the Manual (whether they are included now or in the future) are binding on you.
- 10.3 Authorized Goods and Services. You agree to offer all services that we require from time to time in our commercially reasonable discretion. You may, but need not, offer the products that we authorize from time to time. You may not offer any other goods or services without our prior written permission.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 43–178)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Body Brain Center Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee must operate their center in a manner that promotes the goodwill of the Body Brain Center marks and in compliance with the standards outlined in the Franchise Agreement and the Operating Manual. The franchisee must also establish and operate their business in accordance with the manual.
The Operating Manual contains mandatory and suggested specifications, operating procedures, and quality standards for products, services, and procedures. It also includes mandatory reporting and insurance requirements, specifications for the center, and lists of items that must be purchased for the center, including designated or approved suppliers. Body Brain Center can modify the manual at any time, with changes becoming binding 30 days after notice is sent to the franchisee.
Furthermore, franchisees must offer all services that Body Brain Center requires and may offer authorized products. They are prohibited from offering any other goods or services without prior written permission or using the center for purposes other than providing authorized goods and services. Compliance with these operating standards, as detailed in the agreement and manual, is essential for maintaining the integrity of the Body Brain Center brand and ensuring consistent service quality across all franchise locations.