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Anytime Fitness, the world’s largest and fastest-growing co-ed fitness club chain, is ranked #1 on Entrepreneur magazine’s annual Franchise 500® list. According to Entrepreneur, the most important factors for inclusion on its “Franchise 500” list are: financial strength and stability, growth rate and size of the system. “The #1 ranking is largely due to our rapid international expansion,” said Chuck Runyon, CEO and co-founder of Anytime Fitness. “Currently, 80% of our gyms are located in North America. But five years from now, we believe close to 50% of gyms will be located in Europe, Asia, South America and Australia.” Nearly 2,400 Anytime Fitness clubs are now open in 16...

Posted on 20 March 2014. The Franchising Centre (TFC), the UK’s leading franchise consultancy, has announced that it will again be the main sponsor of the British Franchise Association’s (BFA) Annual Conference on the 26th and 27th June, at Heythrop Park Resort in Oxfordshire. Brian Duckett, chairman of TFC said: “We and the BFA have always had the common goal of raising professional standards within the UK franchising sector, so are delighted to be able to support the association at their main event of the year. “The conference also gives us the opportunity to mix with some of the cream of the UK franchise sector and tell our story. Whilst...