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    Pritikin vs Signal Health Group

    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.

    Pritikin2026 FDDSHSignal Health Group2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Pritikin

    $5,750 – $52,500

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Signal Health Group

    $40,200 – $290,300

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Pritikin

    Not available

    Signal Health Group

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Pritikin

    Not available

    Signal Health Group

    5%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    Before you compare

    • Pritikin figures come from its 2026 FDD and Signal Health Group figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Signal Health Group discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only Pritikin has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Pritikin

    $5,750 – $52,500
    Total initial investment lower estimate
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17

    Signal Health Group

    $40,200 – $290,300
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Pritikin

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Signal Health Group

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Pritikin

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    Signal Health Group

    5%
    Royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Pritikin

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Signal Health Group

    1%
    Brand development fund — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 17

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Pritikin

    183
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45

    Signal Health Group

    18
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Pritikin

    +93
    Calculated: 90 at end of 2022 → 183 at end of 2025

    Signal Health Group

    +11
    Calculated: 7 at end of 2022 → 18 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Pritikin

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Signal Health Group

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Pritikin

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Signal Health Group

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Pritikin

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Signal Health Group

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Pritikin
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — A Physician office CR hypothetical Medicare utilization scenarios
    $550
    other A Physician office CR
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 39
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — B Physician office ICR hypothetical Medicare utilization scenarios
    $132
    other B Physician office ICR
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 39
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — C Hospital outpatient CR hypothetical Medicare utilization scenarios
    $132
    other C Hospital outpatient CR
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40
    +2 more groups in the full report
    SHSignal Health Group

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    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.

    Pritikin vs Signal Health Group: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Pritikin or Signal Health Group?
    Pritikin: $5,750 – $52,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17); Signal Health Group: $40,200 – $290,300 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Pritikin. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Pritikin or Signal Health Group?
    Pritikin: 183 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 45); Signal Health Group: 18 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 56). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Pritikin and Signal Health Group disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Pritikin has reviewed Item 19 figures for 5 location groups; Signal Health Group makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

    How Franopolis reviews FDD figures

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