Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Fitness Together | Hungry Heart | |
| Investment | 189162 - 328576 | 43000 - 57000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Fitness Together | Hungry Heart | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Fitness Together | Hungry Heart | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Fitness Together | Hungry Heart | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Network Support Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Fitness Together | Hungry Heart | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Hungry Heart | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Hungry Heart | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 6% |
| Hungry Heart | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 2% |
| Hungry Heart | |
| Year Founded | |
| Fitness Together | 1984 |
| Hungry Heart | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Fitness Together | 1996 |
| Hungry Heart | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Fitness Together | 10 years |
| Hungry Heart | 7 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 25% of current franchise fee |
| Hungry Heart | $500 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Fitness Together | Industry experience |
| Hungry Heart | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Fitness Together | No |
| Hungry Heart | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Hungry Heart | |
| Equipment | |
| Fitness Together} | |
| Hungry Heart | |
| Inventory | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Hungry Heart | |
| Receivables | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Hungry Heart | |
| Payroll | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Hungry Heart | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Fitness Together | Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Hungry Heart | |
| Support | |
| Fitness Together | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Hungry Heart | |
| Marketing | |
| Fitness Together | Network Support Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Hungry Heart | |
| Operations | |
| Fitness Together | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Hungry Heart | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Fitness Together | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Hungry Heart | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Hungry Heart | |
| International Expansion | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Hungry Heart | |