Curves vs Diet Center Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Curves Franchise
Diet Center Franchise
Investment $115,600 - $243,200$92,945 - $123,159
Franchise Fee $39,900$26,000
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
Diet Center Franchise
Experience
  • Financially stable
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    Financing Options
     
    Curves Franchise
    Diet Center 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
    Diet Center 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
    Diet Center 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 Diet Center

    At any given time, an estimated 20-40 percent of all Americans are on a diet. A recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey showed, for the first time ever, the number of overweight people in the U.S. outnumbered the number of normal weight people! Clearly, weight loss is a powerful growth industry.

    Diet Center doesn’t believe in jumping on the bandwagon of "fad” diets. So, we developed our own weight loss programs and products that have stood the test of time. They’re so effective, they have helped more than 15½ million people reach their weight loss goals. We don't just help people lose weight, we help them keep it off, too; it's why the Diet Center concept is so successful.

    Join a franchise family with a proven business model that gets results for both its clients and franchisees. Best of all, you get to help change lives while you’re at it.

    With single- and multi-unit opportunities in exclusive territories, Diet Center offers competitive start-up costs, multiple revenue streams, comprehensive training and a brand with recognition.