Under what condition is the Cooperative Advertising Fee payable for a Body Brain Center franchise?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| TYPE OF FEE | AMOUNT | DUE DATE | REMARKS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooperative Advertising Fee 1 | Up to 0.5% of Program Sales, or as otherwise established by the cooperative 2 | th Payable on the 6 day of month for prior month's operations | Payable only if we establish an advertising cooperative that includes your territory. See Note 6. |
- (6) We may establish regional advertising cooperatives for purposes of pooling advertising funds to be used in discrete regions.
We will collect the cooperative advertising fees and remit these fees to the applicable advertising cooperative (unless we administer the advertising cooperative ourselves).
The amount of the cooperative advertising fee may be adjusted (or temporarily suspended) upon the majority vote of all franchisees within the advertising cooperative.
Any Body & Brain Center that we operate will have the same voting power as third party franchisees.
If we own the majority of Body & Brain Centers within an advertising cooperative, we will not increase the cooperative advertising fee without the consent of a majority of all third-party Body & Brain Center franchisees within the advertising cooperative.
All cooperative advertising fees will be uniformly imposed on all franchisees within the advertising cooperative, including any Body & Brain Center that we operate.
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 11–14)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Body Brain Center Franchise Disclosure Document, the Cooperative Advertising Fee is payable only if Body Brain Center establishes an advertising cooperative that includes the franchisee's territory. The fee can be up to 0.5% of Program Sales or another amount established by the cooperative. This fee is due on the 6th day of the month for the prior month's operations.
Body Brain Center may establish regional advertising cooperatives for the purpose of pooling advertising funds to be used in specific regions. Body Brain Center will collect the cooperative advertising fees and remit these fees to the applicable advertising cooperative unless Body Brain Center administers the advertising cooperative themselves.
The amount of the cooperative advertising fee may be adjusted or temporarily suspended upon the majority vote of all franchisees within the advertising cooperative. Any Body Brain Center that Body Brain Center operates will have the same voting power as third party franchisees. If Body Brain Center owns the majority of Body Brain Centers within an advertising cooperative, Body Brain Center will not increase the cooperative advertising fee without the consent of a majority of all third-party Body Brain Center franchisees within the advertising cooperative. All cooperative advertising fees will be uniformly imposed on all franchisees within the advertising cooperative, including any Body Brain Center that Body Brain Center operates.