Does Engineering For Kids have the right to specify physical 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 Franchise Disclosure Document, Engineering For Kids has the right to implement changes or modifications to the System, which could include security systems. As stated in Section 6.1, franchisees must comply with all mandatory standards, specifications, and operating procedures outlined in the Engineering For Kids manual, which Engineering For Kids can modify over time. Franchisees must accept and implement these changes as if they were part of the original agreement and make the necessary expenditures to comply. This gives Engineering For Kids broad authority to update the System.
According to Section 6.3, Engineering For Kids has the right to specify approved suppliers for equipment, materials, and supplies. While the FDD does not explicitly state that Engineering For Kids will specify physical security systems, it does state that franchisees must comply with the standards and specifications in the manual and implement changes to the system.
Prospective franchisees should inquire about what mandatory standards, specifications, and operating procedures are set forth in the Engineering For Kids manual. They should also ask Engineering For Kids about the types of expenditures that may be required to comply with changes or modifications to the system.