master franchise news

Australia’s fast-growing fitness network, Viva Leisure, is adding a low-cost gym brand to its already extensive portfolio. The Zoo Fit rollout starts  in July with ... More

The first Jetts Fitness in India will open its doors on 28 March in New Delhi, with six more clubs in the pipeline. Jetts Fitness ... More

RSG Group has announced plans to franchise its legacy brand, McFit, in order to tap into new markets internationally. Formed in 1997, the 230 McFit ... More

Energie Fitness has refreshed its brand identity as part of a broader overhaul that will include the addition of a new proprietary small group training ... More

FIT House of Brands’ Pilates, tone and yoga concept, FS8, is set to double its number of sites across Europe in the next six months. ... More

Purpose Brands has announced the signing of a master franchise agreement with ABFit to take Anytime Fitness to Saudi Arabia. Hot on the heels of ... More

US high-value, low cost operator, Crunch Fitness, has opened its first location in India, marking the brand’s entry into one of the world’s fastest-growing fitness ... More

Club Pilates has signed a master franchise agreement in Thailand, for 20 studios in Bangkok, the municipality and Chonburi Province. The first studio opens in ... More

US boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness has completed the divestiture of another brand – this time it’s Lindora the metabolic health business. When Lindora was acquired ... More

Australian franchisor, Jetts Fitness, is branching out into recovery and wellness in a joint venture with the New Zealand company, O-Studio. Jetts has created a ... More

Lift Brands has announced the sale of its shares in 9Round Kickboxing Fitness to global parent company, Striking Brands. Lift had been holding a 40 ... More

Jetts Fitness, the gym franchise known for its no lock-in contracts, flexible access and value-for-money membership options, is expanding into India via its Jetts Fitness ... More

Australian franchise, Body Fit Training (BFT), which is part of Xponential Fitness, has broken into the Scandinavian market, signing a master franchise agreement for Norway ... More

Lift Brands – parent company of Snap Fitness – has reacquired its own master franchise for the United Arab Emirates as it looks to accelerate ... More

Crunch Fitness has signed a master franchise agreement for India, with the aim of opening at least 75 gyms. The brand – which now has ... More

Boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness has bolstered its senior leadership team with four new appointments, following the departure of key personnel last year. Eric Simon has ... More

One of Australia’s largest gym operators, Viva Leisure, is coming to the UK after signing a master franchise agreement for its low cost Plus Fitness ... More

Boxing and strength franchise UBX has taken a step closer to realising its ambitions to be the largest boxing provider in the Middle East by ... More

Empowered Brands has signed a deal with European staffless gym chain, Fit+, to be the master franchisor in the UK and Ireland. More than 200 ... More

Fast Fitness Japan, master franchisee of Anytime Fitness in Japan, has acquired Eighty-8 Health & Fitness, giving the company master franchisee rights to Anytime Fitness ... More

US gym chain, Crunch Fitness, has bolstered its global expansion plans with the appointment of John Kersh as managing director of international development. Kersh has ... More

John Kersh has announced he is leaving boutique franchisor, Xponential Fitness, after eight years with the company – seven of them driving international growth across multiple ... More

With a new master franchisee on board, the rollout of Anytime Fitness in the Middle East will get underway later this year, with the first ... More

Self Esteem Brands (SEB), owner of Anytime Fitness, has released year-end results which show year-on-year revenues up by 12.3 per cent and the launch of ... More

Chuck Runyon, CEO of Self Esteem Brands (SEB), has told HCM that rumours the company is considering selling its Anytime Fitness brand are “categorically untrue”. ... More