Snap Fitness
Curves President Steps Down
Mike Raymond, who had been the president of Curves International, Waco, TX, since 2005, resigned in December. Raymond is now a senior advisor to the company and continues to serve on the Curves board of directors. ...
Snap Fitness Acquires Group Training Franchise
Snap Fitness recently acquired Kosama Complete Body Transformation, a group training program franchise. The purchase price was not disclosed. ...
Anytime Fitness Ranks Highest Among Clubs on Franchise 500 List
Anytime Fitness has steadily climbed the Entrepreneur Franchise 500 list during the past six years. This year, the Hastings, MN-based company finds itself ahead of all other fitness club companies....
NSF Joint Committee Passes Standard for Fitness Facility Certification
The NSF International joint committee on health and fitness facilities has passed the ballot for a standard for fitness facility certification, and it does not include a provision for unstaffed, 24-hour key-card clubs....
Snap Fitness Reaches Out to New Market of 4 Million Potential Members with Travel Center Partnership
Snap Fitness is trying a new approach to bring the 4 million Americans who make their living as professional truck drivers into their doors. ...
Snap Fitness Gives Away Franchise in Contest
Peter Taunton made one woman very happy last month. The CEO of Snap Fitness, Chanhassen, MN, traveled to Albany, GA, with Snap Fitness COO Gary Findley on Oct. 11 to present a Snap Fitness franchise worth $250,000 to Charlice Noble-Jones, the winner of the Partner with Peter contest conducted by Snap Fitness. ...
Several Fitness Clubs, Suppliers Make 2011 Inc. 5,000 List
Club companies and industry manufacturers and suppliers appear this year on Inc. magazine’s Inc. 5,000 list, which ranks companies based on their greatest percentage revenue growth from 2007 to 2010....
Fitness Companies Appear on Multiple Franchise 500 Lists
In addition to the Franchise 500 list, Entrepreneur magazine produces other noteworthy lists, and the fitness industry is well represented on those as well this year....
Familiar Fitness Brands Make Franchise 500
The 2011 Franchise 500 list produced by Entrepreneur magazine includes many of the same fitness companies that appeared on last year’s list....
Eight Fitness Companies Make Inc. List
OVERLAND PARK, KS -- Eight health club companies made the Inc. 5000 list this year, but none made the Inc. 500 list. ...
Ten Fitness Companies on Franchise 500
IRVINE, CA -- Entrepreneur magazine recently released its 31st annual Franchise 500 list, which once again recognized 10 fitness companies....
Snap Promotes Findley to COO
CHANHASSEN, MN -- Snap Fitness has promoted former Curves President Gary Findley to chief operating officer....
Six Fitness Chains Named Top Global Franchises
ATLANTA -- Six fitness franchises made Franchise Direct’s list of Top 100 Global Franchises for 2009. The first-annual list was released today and provides a glimpse into the state of the franchising industry in the current economic climate, the company said....
Snap Fitness Leads Private Club Companies on Inc.’s Top 500 List
NEW YORK -- Three health club companies made Inc. magazine’s Top 500 companies list, and another three made it onto the magazine’s Top 5,000 list. ...
Entrepreneur Magazine Includes Fitness Franchises on Top 500 List
MINNEAPOLIS -- Snap Fitness Inc. topped the fitness club rankings on the 2009 list of Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500. The magazine also ranked fitness as one of eight franchising categories that hold the most promise for 2009. Entrepreneur editors noted that niche fitness centers would be the ones to watch in the coming year. ...
