Under the membership program, is a Body Brain Center franchisee required to accept members from other Body Brain Centers?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Membership Program
You are to participate in any membership program that we require from time to time. The membership program may include membership privileges for both Dahn Yoga and Body & Brain Centers. You must accept members at your Center according to the terms of the membership program (currently, if a member of another franchised or company-owned Body & Brain Center desires to switch the member's membership to your Center, you must accept the member at your Center). You agree to abide by all rules of the membership program that we specify in the Manual from time to time.
We previously offered a "Platinum Membership" program for Body & Brain Center customers that allowed customers to receive certain benefits and price discounts at all participating franchised locations. Membership also allowed the customer to attend classes at any Body & Brain Center and any Dahn Yoga Center they chose. Dahn Yoga previously offered a "Gold Membership" program that provided similar reciprocal benefits. Under the Platinum Membership and Gold Membership programs, the member paid the Body & Brain Center franchisee or Dahn Yoga Center (as applicable) an initial fee that covered the cost of their training for 1 year. After the initial 1-year period, the member could continue the membership by paying a $10 monthly fee until the member decides to cancel the membership. If a member is primarily training at a center other than the center where they initially purchased the membership, the new center may be entitled to the ongoing monthly fees (together with any remaining balance of the initial membership fee) rather than the center where the customer originally purchased the membership. Although we no longer offer new Platinum or Gold memberships, you are required to participate in the Platinum or Gold membership program and comply with the program rules and procedures that we prescribe from time to time with respect to an
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 29–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Body Brain Center Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to participate in any membership program that Body Brain Center requires. This includes accepting members from other franchised or company-owned Body Brain Centers if a member desires to switch their membership to the franchisee's center. This requirement is subject to the terms of the membership program.
Body Brain Center previously offered a "Platinum Membership" program and Dahn Yoga offered a "Gold Membership" program that allowed customers to receive certain benefits and price discounts at all participating franchised locations. Membership also allowed the customer to attend classes at any Body & Brain Center and any Dahn Yoga Center they chose. Under these programs, the member paid the Body Brain Center franchisee or Dahn Yoga Center an initial fee that covered the cost of their training for 1 year. After the initial 1-year period, the member could continue the membership by paying a $10 monthly fee until the member decides to cancel the membership.
If a member is primarily training at a center other than the center where they initially purchased the membership, the new center may be entitled to the ongoing monthly fees (together with any remaining balance of the initial membership fee) rather than the center where the customer originally purchased the membership. Although Body Brain Center no longer offers new Platinum or Gold memberships, franchisees are required to participate in these programs and comply with the program rules and procedures with respect to any customer who maintains his or her Gold Membership or Platinum Membership status. This means that franchisees must honor the terms of these legacy memberships, even though they are no longer actively sold.