Curves vs Pritikin Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Curves Franchise
Pritikin Franchise
Investment $115,600 - $243,200$26,069 - $70,713
Franchise Fee $39,900N/A
Royalty Fee 5%17.5%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19922013
Year Franchised 19952013
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Curves Franchise
Pritikin Franchise
Experience
  • Financially stable
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    Financing Options
     
    Curves Franchise
    Pritikin 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
    Pritikin 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
    Pritikin 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 Pritikin

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    Pritikin offers licenses under which health care providers such as hospitals and cardiology practices can become certified to operate a portion of their existing health care business as a “Pritikin-certified” provider. “Pritikin-certified” programs offer and teach intensive cardiac rehabilitation programs to their patients using Pritikin’s proprietary “Pritikin” intensive cardiac rehabilitation program. These health care providers will conduct the Pritikin-certified Program for patients at their existing health care facilities.
    The Pritikin Program is proven to prevent, control, or reverse risk factors for a multiplicity of diseases, ailments, and conditions including:
    -Heart Disease, Angina Pain, Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, Excess Weight/Obesity, Prostate Cancer, Breast Cancer,
    Colon Cancer, High Cholesterol, High Triglycerides, Peripheral Artery Disease, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Chronic Inflammation.