Curves vs MD Diet Weight Loss & Nutrition Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Curves vs MD Diet Weight Loss & Nutrition including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Curves Franchise
MD Diet Weight Loss & Nutrition Franchise
Investment $115,600 - $243,200$100,000
Franchise Fee $39,900N/A
Royalty Fee 5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1992-
Year Franchised 1995-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Curves Franchise
MD Diet Weight Loss & Nutrition Franchise
Experience
  • Financially stable
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    Financing Options
     
    Curves Franchise
    MD Diet Weight Loss & Nutrition Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Curves Franchise
    MD Diet Weight Loss & Nutrition Franchise
    Training At regional meetings (full day), convention (3 days), local events (1 day)-
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising-
    Operations 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (70% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Curves Franchise
    MD Diet Weight Loss & Nutrition Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Curves

    At the age of 20, pre-med student Gary Heavin had taken over a failing fitness center in Houston, turning the business around and, within five years, opened six more centers. After 10 years and 17 centers, Heavin's business went under. Not wanting to give up, Heavin took lessons from the strengths and weaknesses of his first chain and decided to open a second. In 1992, Heavin opened Curves for Women, a women-only fitness center, in Harlingen, Texas. The company began franchising in 1995.

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    About MD Diet Weight Loss & Nutrition

    MD Diet Weight Loss and Nutrition Centers are committed to providing our patients with the best quality information, services, and nutritional products. Our commitment to science and research has helped us establish a variety of weight loss methods, ensuring that we can find the optimal method to suit a patients specific needs. Currently there are several MD Diet Weight Loss and Nutrition Centers operating in two states and we are now planning an aggressive expansion of our operations through the western United States. It has been estimated that about 45 million Americans diet each year and this sector spends up to $2 billion per year on wight-loss programs. According to the Center for Disease Control America has experienced a dramatic increase in overweight individuals in the past 20 years, and that in 2008, only one state had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. The results is that the diet and nutrition industry has seen a tremendous amount of growth and, as an MD Diet Weight Loss and Nutrition Franchisee, you'll receive the training, support, and tools needed to succeed in the weight loss and nutrition market.