Does Engineering For Kids have the right to specify electronic security systems for franchisees?
Engineering_For_Kids Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You agree to comply with all mandatory standards, specifications and operating procedures set forth from time to time in our Manual. You acknowledge that the services and operation of your Franchised Business, accounting practices, record keeping and reporting practices, and software are important to us and our other franchisees. However, you acknowledge that we have the right to vary our standards and specifications, in our reasonable judgment, to accommodate circumstances of individual franchisees. We have the right from time to time to change or modify the System, including modifications to the Manual, the Programs, Proprietary Materials, curriculum, approved suppliers, the required equipment, the signage, and other aspects of the Franchised Business, the adoption of new administrative forms and methods of reporting and payment of any monies owed to us (including electronic means of reporting and payment). You agree to accept and implement any such changes or modifications to the System as if they were a part of the System at the time this Agreement was signed, and you will make such expenditures as the changes or modifications in the System may reasonably require. However, if any discontinued portion of the System, could pose a hazard to the public or prove detrimental to the System, you must cease selling that item or offering that service immediately.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 53–138)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 Engineering For Kids Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor has broad authority to set and modify standards for the franchise system. Specifically, Engineering For Kids can mandate standards, specifications, and operating procedures that franchisees must follow, as outlined in the franchise's manual.
This includes the right to change or modify the System, encompassing modifications to the manual, programs, proprietary materials, curriculum, approved suppliers, required equipment, signage, and other aspects of the franchised business. Franchisees are obligated to accept and implement these changes, incurring any reasonable expenditures required to comply.
While the FDD doesn't explicitly mention electronic security systems, the broad language gives Engineering For Kids the power to implement such requirements if deemed necessary for the brand's standards or the safety and security of the premises. A prospective franchisee should confirm with Engineering For Kids whether they intend to implement mandatory security systems.