What are the requirements for a Body Brain Center franchisee to renew or extend their franchise agreement?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| THE FRANCHISE RELATIONSHIP | ||
|---|---|---|
| PROVISION | SUMMARY | |
| a. Length of the | Section 4.1 | Term is equal to 5 years. |
| franchise term | ||
| SSA: Section 1.1 | Term is 1 month and automatically continues for 1 month periods until either party terminates. | |
| b. Renewal or extension of the term | Section 4.1 & 4.2 | If you are in good standing, you can enter into successor franchise agreements. You can choose either 3 or 5 year renewal terms (your maximum total term is 15 years regardless of whether you choose 3 or 5 year renewal terms). |
| SSA: Section 1.1 | The term automatically renews on a month-to-month basis until either party terminates. | |
| c. Requirements for you to renew or extend | Section 4.2 | You must: not be in default; give us timely notice; sign our then current form of franchise agreement and related documents; sign a general release; pay the renewal fee (which is the same regardless of whether you select a 3 or 5 year renewal term); and remodel or upgrade your Center to comply with our then-current standards and specifications. If you renew, you may be required to sign a contract with materially different terms and conditions than the original contract. |
| Not Applicable | The contract imposes no requirements in order to renew. |
Source: Item 17 — RENEWAL**, TERMINATION, TRANSFER, **AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION (FDD pages 34–38)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body Brain Center's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee can renew their franchise agreement if they are in good standing with the company. The franchisee can choose a renewal term of either 3 or 5 years, but the maximum total term cannot exceed 15 years, regardless of the renewal term selected.
To renew the franchise agreement, a franchisee must not be in default, provide timely notice to Body Brain Center, and sign the then-current form of the franchise agreement and related documents. Additionally, the franchisee must sign a general release and pay the renewal fee, which is the same whether a 3 or 5 year renewal term is selected.
Another requirement for renewal is that the franchisee must remodel or upgrade their center to comply with Body Brain Center's then-current standards and specifications. The FDD also states that if a franchisee chooses to renew their agreement, they may be required to sign a contract with materially different terms and conditions than those in the original contract.
For franchisees operating under the Software Service Agreement (SSA), the FDD indicates that the contract imposes no specific requirements for renewal, as the term automatically renews on a month-to-month basis until either party decides to terminate the agreement.