Health and Fitness Club Industry News: Chains
Thursday, April 18th, 2024
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Burlington, Vermont
Posted: April 5, 2023 in Chains
BURLINGTON, VT - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming Spring 2023 opening of Crunch Burlington, a $5 million, 35,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Burlington is located in a newly renovated space previously occupied by Kmart. Crunch Burlington is owned by Fitness Holdings Northeast, LLC, one of the fastest growing Crunch franchisee in the northeast with numerous locations throughout Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Haverhill, Massachusetts
Posted: March 29, 2023 in Chains
HAVERHILL, MA - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming Spring 2023 opening of Crunch Haverhill, a $5 million, 35,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Haverhill is located in a newly renovated space previously occupied by Boston Sports Club. Crunch Haverhill is owned by Fitness Holdings Northeast, LLC, one of the fastest growing Crunch franchisee in the northeast with numerous locations throughout Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Virginia Beach
Posted: March 22, 2023 in Chains
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming summer opening of Crunch Chimney Hill, a $5 million, 52,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Chimney Hill is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, one of the fastest growing franchisees in the Crunch system with numerous locations throughout the U.S. Crunch Chimney Hill will be the 38th location nationwide for Fitness Ventures, LLC. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Burlington, Vermont
Posted: March 8, 2023 in Chains
BURLINGTON, VT - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming Spring 2023 opening of Crunch Burlington, a $5 million, 35,000-square-foot fitness facility, with
$1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Burlington is located in a newly renovated space and is part of a new expansion of Crunch into Vermont. Crunch Burlington is owned by Fitness Holdings Northeast, LLC, the fastest growing Crunch franchisee in the northeast with numerous locations throughout Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in the Planned Development of Poinciana Lakes Plaza in Kissimmee, Florida
Posted: February 9, 2023 in Chains
KISSIMMEE, FL - Crunch Franchisee, CR Fitness Holdings, a leading franchisee of Crunch Fitness in the Southeast, announces the Spring 2024 opening of Crunch Poinciana, a five-million dollar, 35,000-square-foot fitness facility with state-of-the-art fitness equipment located in the newly developed Poinciana Lakes Plaza in Kissimmee, Florida. Read More...
Crunch Fitness Rises in Entrepreneur’s Annual Franchise 500 Ranking
Posted: January 18, 2023 in Chains
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Crunch Fitness demonstrates continued growth in Entrepreneur's 44th Annual Franchise 500 ranking, maintaining its spot in the top 10% for the second year in a row. Climbing the ranks from #43 to #39, Crunch exhibits how franchisees have successfully adapted and evolved to meet the unique circumstances and opportunities that have shaped the industry over the last three years. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Evansville, Indiana
Posted: January 13, 2023 in Chains
EVANSVILLE, IN - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming Spring 2023 opening of Crunch Evansville, a $5 million, 35,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Evansville is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, the fastest growing franchisee in the Crunch system with numerous locations throughout the U.S. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Cypress, Texas
Posted: December 22, 2022 in Chains
CYPRESS, TX - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming December 2022 opening of Crunch Cypress, a $3 million, 30,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Cypress is located in a newly renovated previously occupied by 24 Hour Fitness. Crunch Cypress is owned by Cypress Fitness LLC, which partners with Crunch Sugar Land, Crunch Katy, and Crunch Atascocita in the surrounding Houston area. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Hixson, Tennessee
Posted: November 26, 2022 in Chains
HIXSON, TN - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming January 2023 opening of Crunch Hixson, a $4 million, 31,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Fitness Hixson is owned by TN Fitness Holdings, LLC and owns another location in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Fern Creek, Kentucky
Posted: November 16, 2022 in Chains
FERN CREEK, KY - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming January 2022 opening of Crunch Fern Creek, a $5 million, 30,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million worth of state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in a historic community located in Jefferson County Kentucky. This will be the fourth Crunch Fitness location in Louisville, KY with several more locations in the area to be announced soon. Read More...
Crunch Hosts Sixth Annual Group Fitness Convention
Posted: November 14, 2022 in Chains
PONT VEDRA BEACH, FL - Crunch announced 12 new proprietary classes at their sixth annual Group Fitness Convention held at the Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort Hotel & Spa in Ponte Vedra, Florida. Held from October 24 - 27, the "Crunch Built Strong: Growing Stronger Together" themed convention gathered more than 120 group fitness coordinators across all of Crunch's club locations for four days of educational workshops, live specialty group fitness training and opportunities to obtain custom fitness certifications. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Alameda, California
Posted: November 2, 2022 in Chains
ALAMEDA, CA - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming January 2023 opening of Crunch Alameda, a $5 million, 16,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Fitness Alameda is owned by Bay Area Crunchers and owns locations throughout the Bay Area. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in San Antonio, Texas
Posted: October 24, 2022 in Chains
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming opening of Crunch San Antonio, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility, with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities. Crunch San Antonio is owned by Undefeated Tribe. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Posted: October 17, 2022 in Chains
WILKES BARRE, CA - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming December 2022 opening of Crunch Wilkes Barre, a $4 million, 28,000-square-foot fitness facility, with state-of-the-art equipment and amenities in the Northeastern region of Pennsylvania. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch Wilkes Barre will offer top-quality cardio equipment and strength training equipment, a functional training area with indoor turf, group fitness and cycling studios, a personal training studio, 3D-body scanners, saunas, HydroMassage chairs, tanning beds, Infrared wellness pods, an outdoor functional training area, Kids Crunch and more. Read More...
North Castle Partners Extends CR Fitness Partnership with First Continuation Fund, Led by TPG
Posted: October 12, 2022 in Chains
GREENWICH, CT - North Castle Partners, a leading private equity firm that has focused on consumer businesses that promote Healthy, Active and Sustainable Living for more than 20 years, announces the closing of a single-asset continuation fund transaction dedicated to CR Fitness, a leading Crunch Fitness franchisee. This transaction continues North Castle's ownership of the company and reaffirms its commitment to supporting CR Fitness' long-term growth strategy. The new continuation fund acquired CR Fitness from North Castle Partners VII, LP ("NCP VII") and other existing investors. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Decatur, Alabama
Posted: September 19, 2022 in Chains
DECATUR, AL - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming October 2022 opening of Crunch Decatur, a $5.5 million, 27,500-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Fusing fitness with entertainment to make serious exercise fun, Crunch Decatur will offer top-quality cardio equipment and strength training equipment, circuit training, a dedicated group fitness studio, a dedicated ride studio, relax and recover areas and Olympic platforms. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Second of Five New Locations in Memphis, Tennessee
Posted: September 8, 2022 in Chains
MEMPHIS, TN - Crunch Franchise announces the opening of Crunch Cordova this winter, the second of five new Memphis Crunch Fitness locations set to open amidst Crunch's rapid and aggressive expansion into this area. Crunch Cordova will be a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment and will be located in a newly renovated space. Crunch Cordova will follow the opening of Crunch White Station this fall, each creating up to 100 new jobs in the community. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Fargo, North Dakota
Posted: September 1, 2022 in Chains
FARGO, N.D. - Crunch Franchise announces the upcoming December 2022 opening of Crunch Fargo, a $5 million, 30,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch Fargo is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, the fastest growing franchisee in the Crunch system, and owns locations throughout the U.S. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Newest Location in Laredo, Texas
Posted: August 17, 2022 in Chains
LAREDO, TX - Crunch Franchise announces the expansion in Texas with the Grand Opening of Crunch Laredo, a $5 million, 40,000-square-foot fitness facility in the heart of Laredo. Crunch Fitness Laredo is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, the fastest growing franchisee in the Crunch system, and owns locations throughout the U.S. Read More...
Crunch Franchise Announces Memphis, Tennessee Expansion
Posted: August 9, 2022 in Chains
MEMPHIS, TN - Crunch Franchise announces it will be expanding throughout the Memphis trade area with its first location being placed in White Station. Crunch White Station will be a $5 million, 50,000-square-foot fitness facility, with $1 million dollars' worth of state-of-the-art equipment. Crunch White Station will be the largest gym in Memphis. Construction has already begun, and this location is scheduled to open this fall. Crunch Fitness White Station is owned by Fitness Ventures, LLC, the fastest growing franchisee in the Crunch system, and owns locations throughout the U.S. Read More...
