Jenny Craig

Founded: 1983 Franchising since: 1987

5770 Fleet St. Carlsbad, California 92008

Phone: (888)848-8885/ (760)696-4000

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 300 employee(s)

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	98	11	114	492
2008	93	11	114	473
2007	99	11	116	442
2006	89	9	114	432
2005	80	8	24	526

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Varies

Total investment: $169.6K-440.5K Franchise fee: $25K

Ongoing royalty fee: to 7% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $400K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:

• General business experience
• Marketing skills

Operations

• 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 7 days
• At franchisee's location: 7 days
• At local/regional training center, 6-10 days; Business consultant follow-up, 8-10 days

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations

Other marketing support

• Local & national media, PR

Franchise 500® rank:
#155 (2009); #117 (2008); #125 (2007); #120 (2006); #192 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2006;

America's Top Global Franchises:
#121 (2009); #81 (2008); #122 (2005);