Can Brain Balance refuse to approve a franchisee's request for relocation of their Brain Balance Center?
Brain_Balance Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must operate your Center from one business location, except that if you operate a Satellite Center you are permitted to provide intake services for your Satellite Center customers at your standard Center location and conduct certain other administrative functions for the Satellite Center at the standard Center location. You must receive our written permission before relocating. The location or relocation of your Franchised Business must be approved by us. The considerations for approval of your Center site are described in Item 11. If you wish to relocate your Center, you will be required to pay a relocation fee and sign a general release if a release is permitted by state law. We can refuse to approve your request for relocation.
Source: Item 12 — TERRITORY (FDD pages 47–49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Brain Balance's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Brain Balance can refuse to approve a franchisee's request to relocate their Brain Balance Center. The FDD states that franchisees must receive written permission from Brain Balance before relocating their center.
Before a Brain Balance franchisee can relocate, the location or relocation of their franchised business must be approved by Brain Balance. Item 11 of the FDD describes the considerations for approval of the center site. If a franchisee wishes to relocate their center, they will be required to pay a relocation fee and sign a general release if a release is permitted by state law.
This means that while a franchisee may want to move their Brain Balance center to a different location, Brain Balance has the final say in whether or not the relocation is approved. This gives Brain Balance control over the placement of its franchises and ensures that each location meets the company's standards. Franchisees should carefully consider this restriction before signing a franchise agreement, as it could limit their flexibility in the future.