InBodyInBody
use to be sold. If your STORE is a 24 Hour Fitness Location: (a) you may not without our prior written approval charge customers of your 24 Hour Fitness Location any fee to use an Inbody machine, Evol
From the filings
Nutrishop
Retail non foodNutrishop's 2026 FDD locks franchisees into a designated-supplier model built around NS Distribution, an affiliate that handles initial inventory and ongoing supply. The system counts 101 stores, 100 franchised and 1 company-owned, concentrated in California, with InBody and PayPal both named in the filing but not required.
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Live signals
Total units
101
100 franchised
Unit growth YoY
-2.913%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
—
of gross sales
Ad fund
—
national + local
Initial fee
$20K
per unit
Investment range
$149K–$256K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
from the filing
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
PayPalPayPal
ing calendar month to be applied to the next order of Goods you place with our affiliate under the Product Distribution Agreement and, in the case of cash, will be paid to you via PayPal. Except as de
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
13 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 14 explicit no's; 7 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Currently, NS Distribution is the sole designated supplier of Promotional Items that you sell (as opposed to Promotional Items that you give away) to customers and certain designated Nutrition Products (which you will purchase under the Product Distribution Agreement, described below).
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may establish and revise approved supplier or vendor criteria as we deem appropriate and will make them available to our franchisees upon written request.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
18430121.34Item 8
In 2025, NS Distribution received $18,430,121.34 in revenue from Nutrishop Store franchisees’ purchases of Goods under Product Distribution Agreements.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
75Item 8
Collectively, the purchases and leases described above are approximately 85% of your overall purchases and leases in establishing your STORE and 75% of your overall purchases and leases in operating your STORE.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If YOU would like to use or sell any goods or products not previously authorized by FRANCHISOR or which is sold by a supplier not previously approved by FRANCHISOR, YOU must provide written notice to FRANCHISOR in the form FRANCHISOR requires and, upon FRANCHISOR’s request, give FRANCHISOR product specifications…
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
YOU must ensure that YOUR STORE adheres to retail industry standards or any additional standards required by FRANCHISOR applicable to information security, cyber security and electronic payments, including information security and PCI (Payment Card Industry) standards and/or any equivalent thereof.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
FRANCHISOR may, either in-person or virtually, inspect the STORE and YOUR books and records concerning the STORE to confirm YOUR compliance with the terms of this Agreement, to the extent that it is required to do so by law, or pursuant to any third-party discovery request, regulatory examination, or subpoena.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
We may modify the Operations Manual periodically to reflect changes in the System.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
Approve or disapprove each site that you propose in accordance with our general guidelines for suitable Nutrishop Store sites as set out in the Operations Manual.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
Currently, NS Distribution is the sole designated supplier of Promotional Items that you sell (as opposed to Promotional Items that you give away) to customers and certain designated Nutrition Products (which you will purchase under the Product Distribution Agreement, described below).
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Currently, NS Distribution is the sole designated supplier of Promotional Items that you sell (as opposed to Promotional Items that you give away) to customers and certain designated Nutrition Products (which you will purchase under the Product Distribution Agreement, described below).
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
You must maintain a competent, conscientious, trained staff, including a fully-trained, general manager, which may be you (or, if you are an entity, your Managing Owner), who must act as the Designated Manager of your STORE with responsibility to conduct day-to-day business activities at your STORE.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
Periodically offer refresher training courses.
The filing answers no to 14 questions
- Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
- Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Franchise agreement
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Item 11
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11
- Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
- Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
- Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?Item 11
- Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?Item 11
The vendor opportunity at Nutrishop Nutrishop operates 101 stores, 100 franchised and 1 company-owned, heavily concentrated in California (62 units), with smaller clusters in Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina and Texas. Unit count fell 2.9% year over year. Of 110 mapped operators, only 9 run more than one location, so the base is overwhelmingly single-unit.
Who controls software purchasing Item 2 names Bryon McLendon as President and Director, Tania McLendon as Secretary and Director, Brian Barthelmess as Chief Operating Officer, and Clement Ziroli Jr. and Dawn Ziroli as directors. Barthelmess, as COO, is the most relevant operations contact for a technology pitch.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required InBody and PayPal both appear in the filing, but neither is required, the FDD simply names them. Item 11 sets Nutrishop's technology and training requirements in full.
Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 designates NS Distribution, a franchisor affiliate, as the required source for promotional items, certain nutrition products, and initial and ongoing inventory under a Product Distribution Agreement. Franchisees at 24 Hour Fitness locations must also source their franchisee website from the franchisor; an approved-supplier list covers everything else, with room to propose alternatives. The initial term is 5 years, and Item 17 allows up to three successive 5-year renewals, or one 3-year renewal for 24 Hour Fitness locations, on the franchisor's then-current agreement.
How to read the Nutrishop FDD The FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2026. The embedded PDF viewer below carries the full text of Items 2, 8, 11, 17 and 19.
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Nutrishop, answered from the filing
Item 2 names Bryon McLendon as President and Director and Brian Barthelmess as Chief Operating Officer, Barthelmess the more likely point of contact for operational or technology tooling, though the filing does not establish a single software buying center.
InBody and PayPal both appear in the filing, named without a purchase requirement — none of them is required. Item 11 sets Nutrishop's technology requirements in the filing itself.
101 total units, 100 franchised and 1 company-owned, with California (62 units) by far the largest cluster, followed by Tennessee, Florida, North Carolina and Texas. Unit count declined 2.9% year over year.
Item 8 designates NS Distribution, an affiliate, as the required source for promotional items and certain nutrition products, plus initial inventory and ongoing supply under a Product Distribution Agreement. An approved-supplier list covers other goods, and franchisees may propose alternatives for approval.
The initial term is 5 years, with up to three 5-year renewals (or one 3-year renewal for 24 Hour Fitness locations) under Item 17, each a checkpoint for revisiting vendor relationships.
The filing was submitted to state franchise regulators in 2026. Use the embedded PDF viewer below to read Items 2, 8, 11, 17 and 19 in full.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
110 operators run 125 mapped locations. 9 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit101
2–9 units9
Top states by locations
| CA | 62 |
|---|---|
| TN | 9 |
| FL | 7 |
| NC | 6 |
| TX | 5 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.