Does the Itan franchise agreement require me to operate my salon as an independent business?
Itan Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If we award you a franchise, you must sign the form of franchise agreement attached to this Disclosure Document as EXHIBIT "C" (the "Franchise Agreement"). We refer to the franchised business you purchase as your "Business" or your "Salon". The Franchise Agreement grants you a license to use certain service marks, trademarks, trade names and logos, including the service marks iTAN® and iTAN SUN SPRAY SPA® (collectively, the "Marks"). The Marks also include our distinctive trade dress used to identify a Salon or the products it sells. The Franchise Agreement also grants you a license to use the system we developed for the operation of a Salon (the "System"). Our confidential Brand Standards Manual (the "Manual") describes the operational aspects of a Salon. You will operate your Salon as an independent business using the Marks, the System, the information in the Manual, and the support, guidance and other methods and materials we provide.
Source: Item 1 — FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 7–9)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Itan's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees will operate their salon as an independent business. The Franchise Agreement grants franchisees a license to use Itan's service marks, trademarks, trade names, and logos, including the service marks iTAN® and iTAN SUN SPRAY SPA®. It also grants a license to use the system Itan developed for salon operations.
Itan provides franchisees with a confidential Brand Standards Manual that describes the operational aspects of a salon. Franchisees are expected to use the marks, the system, the information in the manual, and the support, guidance, and other methods and materials Itan provides to operate their salon.
This arrangement is typical in franchising, where franchisees operate independently while adhering to the franchisor's established system and brand standards. This allows franchisees to benefit from the franchisor's brand recognition and operational expertise while still managing their own business.