Jenny Craig franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Jenny Craig franchise takes $68,600 – $195,750 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $16,000 – $69,750. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 5% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 3%. To qualify, Jenny Craig asks for $150,000 in liquid cash and a $300,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Jenny Craig franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $16,000 | $69,750 | $16,000 to $69,750 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $68,600 | $195,750 | $68,600 to $195,750 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $300,000 | $300,000 | $300,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $150,000 | $150,000 | $150,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $68,600 | $195,750 | $68,600 to $195,750 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 5% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 3% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full Jenny Craig cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Jenny Craig's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Jenny Craig's disclosed cost sits against the Health & Fitness category:
- Minimum startup cost of $68,600 — about 63% below the Health & Fitness median of $184,861.
- Initial franchise fee of $16,000 — about 67% below the Health & Fitness median of $49,000.
Category medians are computed from the Health & Fitness brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Health & Fitness franchises
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How Jenny Craig's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2016: began the window at 107 units; 55 units opened, 21 closed, ending at 115 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Jenny Craig or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Jenny Craig for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Jenny Craig is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Jenny Craig grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Jenny Craig can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Jenny Craig franchise
Jenny Craig is a health & fitness franchisor with 115 units at the end of 2016 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2016, it began the window at 107 units; its filings record 55 unit openings and 21 closures, ending at 115 units. Its parent company is JC Franchising, Inc.. The filings indicate financing options are available; terms come from the franchisor, not from us.
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
Curves International, Inc. offers individual new and conversion unit franchises for the right to operate a business that offers thirty minute fitness instruction and weight-loss and weight-management consultation and nutrition services to the general public under the Curves® and Jenny Craig® trademarks.
Jenny Craig franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Jenny Craig franchise cost?
- $68,600 – $195,750 all-in to open, per Jenny Craig's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Jenny Craig units are there?
- 115 units at the end of 2016 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Jenny Craig's units held up?
- 96.6% of units at risk between 2014 and 2016 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).