How much does a Body & Brain franchise cost?
Opening a Body & Brain franchise takes a total initial investment of $52,930 to $115,550, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
The document describes a franchise offering with a single standard franchised outlet and franchised and company-owned outlets. Category: Healthcare.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Body & Brain franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $52,930 to $115,550. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds – 3 months ($2,050 to $11,800), Professional Fees ($300 to $3,000), and Computer System ($1,100 to $2,700).
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,100 | $2,700 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Initial Supply of Inventory2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Office Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $300 | $300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Pre-opening Marketing2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $1,500 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Utility deposits2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $0 | $300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Music License Fee (for 1 year)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $300 | $600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Business License2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $30 | $500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Incorporation Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $200 | $700 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $300 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Insurance (premium for 1 year)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $500 | $900 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Additional Funds – 3 months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $2,050 | $11,800 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 | $52,930 | $115,550 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10 |
About this total: The printed total was re-read from page 10 and is what the document prints; it does not equal the sum of the expenditure lines shown on that page.
Source Body & Brain, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 10, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What Body & Brain franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
We do not make any representations about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make these representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet.
Source Body & Brain, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 33, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many Body & Brain outlets there are, and how many closed
Body & Brain ended 2024 with 21 franchised outlets and 50 company-owned outlets. In that year 1 franchised outlet opened and 1 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Body & Brain opened 3 franchised outlets and 8 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 5, from 26 to 21 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 2 were not renewed and 6 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 11% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 9.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 35 |
| 2023 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 35 |
| 2022 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 35 |
Source Body & Brain, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 35, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-21. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How Body & Brain compares with other Healthcare franchises
Measured against the 31 Healthcare franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Body & Brain's estimated range is $84,240. It costs less to open than 93% of Healthcare franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 11% for Body & Brain. That is higher than 94% of the 18 Healthcare franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Body & Brain's franchised system shrank 19%. The typical Healthcare franchise here grew 100%.
- Earnings disclosure. 16 of the 31 Healthcare franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Body & Brain is not one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Healthcare franchise side by side.
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