Can Kidokinetics change or add to the required products and services?
Kidokinetics Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
You must sell or offer for sale only those products and services authorized by us, and which meet our standards and specifications. Authorized products may differ among our franchisees and may vary depending on the operating season and geographic location of your Kidokinetics Business or other factors. You must follow our policies, procedures, methods and techniques. You must sell or offer for sale all types of products and services specified by us. We may change or add to our required products and services, at our discretion, with prior notice to you. If we change or add to our required products and services, the changes or additions will remain in permanent effect unless we specify otherwise. The amount you must pay for the changes or additions will depend upon their nature and type. There are no limitations on our rights to make changes to the required products and services offered by you. You must discontinue selling and offering for sale any products and services that we disapprove. We reserve the right to establish minimum and maximum resale prices for use with multi-area marketing programs and special price promotions, in accordance with the law.
Source: Item 16 — RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE FRANCHISEE MAY SELL (FDD pages 39–40)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Kidokinetics's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Kidokinetics has the right to change or add to the required products and services that franchisees must offer. Kidokinetics will provide prior notice to franchisees before implementing such changes or additions. These changes or additions will remain in effect permanently unless Kidokinetics specifies otherwise.
The cost to the franchisee for these changes or additions will depend on their nature and type. The FDD states that there are no limitations on Kidokinetics's rights to make changes to the required products and services offered by franchisees. Franchisees must discontinue selling any products and services that Kidokinetics disapproves.
This clause gives Kidokinetics significant flexibility to adapt the franchise system, but it also means franchisees must be prepared to invest in new products or services as directed. A prospective franchisee should consider how frequently Kidokinetics has made such changes in the past and the potential financial impact of future changes.