What type of business is the Itan franchise for?
Itan Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
**
The franchise offered under this Disclosure Document is for a salon that sells tanning, beauty and wellness services and related retail items under the name iTAN® (a "Salon"). To simplify the language in this Disclosure Document, "you" means the person who buys the franchise for a Salon – the franchisee, and includes your partners if you are a partnership, your shareholders if you are a corporation, and your members if you are a limited liability company. "We," "us" and "the Company" mean iTAN Franchising, Inc. – the franchisor.
Corporate Information
iTAN Franchising, Inc. is a California corporation that was incorporated on April 9, 2008. Our principal business address is 1784 La Costa Meadows Dr., #101, San Marcos, California 92078. Our telephone number is (760) 806-7513. Our agents for service of process are disclosed in EXHIBIT "A" (for franchise registration states) and EXHIBIT "B" (for other states). We do not do business under any names other than "iTAN Franchising, Inc."
Business History
Our Chief Executive Officer opened the first Salon in San Diego, California in 2001. Our company has offered franchises for Salons since 2008. We also offered area representative franchises from August 2012 to December 2014, although we never sold any area representative franchises.
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, the franchise offered is for a salon that provides tanning, beauty, and wellness services, along with the sale of related retail items. These salons operate under the name iTAN®. The services provided include sun tanning, spray-on tanning, various light therapies, salt therapy, FIT Bodywrap®, aqua massage, teeth whitening, salt therapy, and photo light therapy. Additionally, Itan salons sell approved retail items, including proprietary lines of lotions and skincare products.
Itan salons operate under a membership model where customers can purchase memberships for unlimited access to tanning or spa sessions at any Itan location. Members also receive discounts on retail products. All Itan franchisees must honor memberships and associated benefits, even if the membership was purchased at a different location.
For prospective franchisees, this means that the Itan franchise offers a diverse range of services and products within the beauty and wellness industry. The membership model aims to create a recurring revenue stream and customer loyalty. However, franchisees must be prepared to honor memberships from other locations, which could impact revenue distribution and require careful coordination with the franchisor and other franchisees.