Does Degree Wellness currently operate any businesses like the franchises described in the Disclosure Document, other than through its affiliate?
Degree_Wellness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We offer and sell the Degree Wellness franchises described in this Disclosure Document, and have not conducted any other types of business. Except through our affiliate, we have not operated, nor do we currently operate, any businesses like the franchises described in this Disclosure Document, or in any other line of business. We have not offered, nor do we currently offer, franchises in any other line of business.
Our Predecessors, Parents and Affiliates
We have no parent. We have several affiliates.
Our affiliate Degree Wellness IP, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company formed on February 6, 2024 ("Degree IP"). Degree IP has licensed us the right to use certain trademarks and intellectual property. Degree IP shares our principal business address and does not offer franchises in any line of business.
Our affiliate Degree Wellness, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company formed on April 24, 2020 ("Degree LLC"). Degree LLC currently operates four Studios in Jacksonville Florida. Degree LLC does not offer franchises in any line of business. Degree LLC assigned to Degree IP certain trademarks and intellectual property on April 24, 2024.
Our affiliate DW Financial Services, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company formed on May 9, 2024 ("Degree Financial"). Degree Financial provides limited financial services to support the System. Degree Financial does not offer franchises in any line of business.
Source: Item 1 — The Franchisor and any Parents, Predecessors, and Affiliates (FDD pages 9–12)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Degree Wellness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Degree Wellness itself does not operate any businesses similar to the franchises described in the document, except through its affiliate. The FDD specifies that Degree Wellness has not operated, nor does it currently operate, any businesses like the franchises they offer, except through their affiliate. This means that Degree Wellness is primarily a franchisor and relies on franchisees and its affiliate to operate the wellness studios.
Degree Wellness has several affiliates, including Degree Wellness IP, LLC, which licenses trademarks and intellectual property to Degree Wellness. Another affiliate, Degree Wellness, LLC, currently operates four Studios in Jacksonville, Florida. DW Financial Services, LLC, provides limited financial services to support the Degree Wellness system. These affiliates play specific roles within the Degree Wellness network, with Degree Wellness, LLC directly involved in operating studios.
For a prospective franchisee, this information indicates that the success of Degree Wellness franchises is dependent on the established system and support provided by its affiliates. The four existing studios operated by Degree Wellness, LLC can serve as models for franchisees to emulate. It also highlights the importance of the relationship between Degree Wellness and its affiliates in maintaining brand standards and providing necessary services to franchisees.