What are the requirements for a Body Brain Center franchisee to be a member of the Advisory Council?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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 franchisor may create an Advisory Council to gather suggestions for improvements to the Body Brain Center system. This includes areas like marketing, operations, and new product or service ideas. While Body Brain Center will consider these suggestions in good faith, they are not obligated to follow them.
To be eligible for membership on the Advisory Council, a Body Brain Center franchisee must not be in default under the Franchise Agreement. Additionally, the franchisee must not act in a disruptive, abusive, or counterproductive manner, as determined by Body Brain Center. If these conditions are met, the franchisee has the right to be a member of the Advisory Council and is entitled to all voting rights and privileges granted to other members.
Any Body Brain Center operated by the franchisor or its affiliates would also be a member of the Advisory Council. Each member gets one vote for each center they own and operate on all matters where members are authorized to vote. Body Brain Center retains the power to form, change, or dissolve the Advisory Council at its discretion, which means that the council's existence and structure are not guaranteed and can change over time.