Franchise opportunities compared
Gnc Holdings vs Kid to Kid
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Gnc Holdings and Kid to Kid disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Gnc Holdings: 1, Kid to Kid: 15). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | GHGnc Holdings |  Kid to Kid |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $31,870 – $530,342 2026 FDD · Item 7 | $10 – $357,515 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $6.00 Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 39 | $5.00 Royalty gross sales monthly 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $3.00 National advertising fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 39 | $0.50 Marketing fund gross sales 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 1,960 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 109 | Not available No reviewed outlet counts |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +1,210 Calculated: 750 at end of 2023 → 1,960 at end of 2025 | Not available Only one year reported |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record 259 stores other Stores at or above average · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 108 | Franchised (69 locations) — other measures 69 stores other franchised all disclosed sample size; financial chart glyphs unreadable · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 59 Franchised (17 locations) — other measures — franchised second quartile 17 stores other franchised second quartile disclosed sample size; financial chart glyphs unreadable · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60 Franchised (18 locations) — other measures 18 stores other franchised fourth quartile disclosed sample size; financial chart glyphs unreadable · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 61 +12 more groups in the full report |
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.