7-Eleven, Inc. is an American international chain of convenience stores, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The chain was founded in 1927 as an ice house storefront in Dallas. It was named Tote'm Stores between 1928 and 1946. After 70% of the company was acquired by Japanese affiliate Ito-Yokado in 1991, it was reorganized as a wholly owned subsidiary of Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd in 2005, and is now held by Chiyoda, Tokyo-based Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.
World Gym International is an American fitness center founded in 1976 by Joe Gold during the glory days of "Muscle Beach" in Venice Beach, California. Joe Gold is also the founder of Gold's Gym, another gym chain, which he sold in 1973. The gym was often frequented by celebrities and famous bodybuilders such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno and Dave Draper.
Fitness First is an international fitness centre brand founded in 1993 in the United Kingdom. The company owned and operated its clubs around the world, until financial pressures saw parts of the company sold off to various owners in different regions between 2016 and 2017. The Fitness First brand has been retained by its new owners in most cases.
Planet Fitness is an American franchisor and operator of fitness centers based in Hampton, New Hampshire. The company reports that it has 2,039 clubs, making it one of the largest fitness club franchises by number of members and locations. There are locations across the United States as well as in other countries such as Canada, Dominican Republic, Panama, and Mexico. In 2019 the franchise expanded to Australia. It markets itself as a "Judgment Free Zone" that caters to novice and casual gym users and is reported to be the nation’s fastest growing fitness center franchise.
Yogen Früz is a Canadian chain of frozen yogurt and smoothie stores that also serves healthy alternative food products. The chain is run through company-owned, franchised, and non-traditional partnerships. The chain operates worldwide and has been rated one of the top 500 franchises for over 20 years. The global headquarters is in Markham, Ontario in the Greater Toronto Area of Canada.
The first California Fitness club was established in 1996 in the business district of Hong Kong near Lan Kwai Fong. There were 16 clubs in Hong Kong, Singapore and China. California Fitness was acquired in 1999 by 24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, which sold it to the Ansa Group in 2012.
Master Kong is the largest instant noodle producer in China.
Anytime Fitness is a franchise of 24-hour health and fitness clubs that is headquartered in Woodbury, Minnesota, United States. The company operates over 4,000 franchised locations in 50 countries. The gym facilities are open 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. Chuck Runyon, Dave Mortensen, and Jeff Klinger founded Anytime Fitness in 2002. Runyon is the CEO of the company. Anytime Fitness was the fastest growing health club franchise in 2014. In 2015, Entrepreneur Magazine ranked Anytime Fitness first on its global franchise list. Anytime Fitness is a subsidiary of Self Esteem Brands, LLC.
Edible Arrangements is a U.S.-based franchising business that specializes in fresh fruit arrangements, combining the concept of a fruit basket with designs inspired by flower arrangement. The company also sells a variety of specialty fruit gift items, such as gift boxes featuring chocolate dipped fruit, and fresh fruit products.
M.H. Alshaya Co. is a multinational retail franchise operator headquartered in Kuwait. It operates 90 consumer retail brands across the Middle East and North Africa, Russia, Turkey and Europe. In addition to its retail operations, the Alshaya group has holdings in real estate, construction, hotels, automotive and general trading, largely centred in the Middle East.
Scalado was a provider of imaging technologies, applications and engineering services for the camera (phone) industry.
StarTech.com is an ISO 9001 registered technology manufacturer, specializing in hard-to-find connectivity parts, primarily used in the information technology and professional A/V industries. StarTech.com services a worldwide market with operations throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America and Taiwan. The company headquarters is located in London, Ontario, Canada with distribution centers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Hong Kong.
Orlando City Soccer Club is an American professional soccer club in Orlando, Florida, that competes as a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). Orlando City SC began play in 2015 as the 21st franchise in MLS, succeeding the USL Pro team of the same name. In doing so they became the first MLS team in Florida since Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny both folded following the 2001 season. The team plays at Exploria Stadium in Downtown Orlando.
Jak Alnwick is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership side St Mirren.
Jetts Fitness is a chain of 24-hour health clubs, with over 270 locations in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. The company operates under a franchise system. Its outlets are considered to be "budget" gyms.
Orangetheory Fitness (OTF) is a boutique fitness studio franchise based in Boca Raton, Florida. As of December 2019, the chain includes over 1,200 studios in all 50 U.S. states and over 23 countries. Since its founding in 2010, the chain has expanded rapidly, surpassing $1 billion in systemwide sales in 2018. As of 2020, the chain has over one million members.
Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care is an American franchise system of early learning centers with over 250 franchised academies in 30 states and the District of Columbia. Kiddie Academy is headquartered in Abingdon, Maryland.
Taylor Flavell is a New Zealand born Australian female squash player. She has been competing on the PSA World Tour and achieved a highest singles career ranking of 91. Taylor placed third at the 2019 World Doubles Squash Championships with fellow player Selena Shaikh.
F45 Training is an American franchisor and operator of fitness centers based in Los Angeles, California. It has over 1,750 studios in 45 countries across Australia/Oceania, North America, South America, Asia, Europe and Africa. It is currently one of the fastest growing fitness franchises globally, with over 550 in Australia and over 650 in the United States. The fitness franchise was launched in 2011 by Adam Gilchrist and Rob Deutsch as part of a move to modernize gym participation.
Gymshark is a fitness apparel and accessories brand, manufacturer and retailer headquartered in Solihull, England.
