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Ninja Franchising, Inc. franchises USA Ninja Challenge Training Centers, offering youth fitness-based programs built around obstacle course equipment and progressive training from a single retail location within a designated territory. Training Centers typically operate from shopping centers, free-standing buildings, non-traditional locations, and light industrial and business parks, and franchisees may also develop multiple centers under a Multi-Unit Development Agreement. The concept targets families with children ages two and a half to seventeen and competes with local fitness centers, large-box fitness and obstacle course outlets, gyms, training facilities, bootcamp studios, indoor climbing gyms, trampoline parks, rope courses, and online fitness sellers.
Source: Entrepreneur 2026 ranking/profile data and Franchise Disclosure Document, rewritten by Zorzee
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| Item | Data Point | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item 3 | Litigation Actions (total) | 0 actions disclosed | FDD Item 3 |
| Item 5 | Initial Franchise Fee | The Initial Franchise Fee is $60,000 (Item 5, p.12). | FDD Item 5 |
| Item 5 | Development Fee | authorized to develop under the Multi-Unit Development Agreement. For the second Training Center authorized for the development under the Multi-Unit Development Agreement you will pay a Development Area Fee in an amount equal to $48,000 and for the third, fourth and fifth Training Center you will pay a Development Area Fee in an amount equal to $36,000. The minimum number of Training Centers that you may agree to develop is two and the maximum is five. The Development Area Fee that you must pay to us | FDD Item 5 |
| Item 6 | Royalty Fee | Royalty is 7.5% of Gross Sales, due monthly on the 10th of each month for the preceding month and debited automatically by ACH or other designated means. | FDD Item 6 |
| Item 6 | National Media Fund | Pro | FDD Item 6 |
| Item 6 | Corporate Ad & Development Fund | Pro | FDD Item 6 |
| Item 6 | Total Ongoing Fee Burden | Pro | Calculated (Item 6) |
| Item 7 | Total Investment (low) | $436,300 | FDD Item 7 |
| Item 7 | Total Investment (high) | $670,300 | FDD Item 7 |
| Item 8 | Required Purchases (food/supplies) | Pro | FDD Item 8 |
| Item 11 | Franchisor Assistance | Pro | FDD Item 11 |
| Item 12 | Exclusive Territory | Pro | FDD Item 12 |
| Item 12 | Territory Size | Pro | FDD Item 12 |
| Item 15 | Operating Participation | Pro | FDD Item 15 |
| Item 17 | Initial Term Length | Pro | FDD Item 17(a) |
| Item 17 | Renewal Terms | Pro | FDD Item 17(b)-(c) |
| Item 17 | Required Remodel at Renewal | Pro | FDD Item 17(c) |
| Item 17 | Termination Triggers | Pro | FDD Item 17(f)-(h) |
| Item 17 | Transfer Fee | Pro | FDD Item 17(m), Item 6 |
| Item 17 | ROFR Provisions | Pro | FDD Item 17(n) |
| Item 17 | Post-Termination Non-Compete | Pro | FDD Item 17(r) |
| Item 19 | Revenue Metric Disclosed | Pro | FDD Item 19 |
| Item 20 | Total Franchised Units (2025) | 44 | FDD Item 20 |
| Item 20 | Company-Owned Units (2025) | 1 | FDD Item 20 |
| Item 20 | Total System Net Unit Growth (YoY) | +13 | FDD Item 20 |
| Item 20 | Terminations | Pro | FDD Item 20 |
| Item 20 | Agreements Signed, Not Yet Open | Pro | FDD Item 20 |
| Item 21 | Audited Financials | Pro | FDD Item 21 |
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Item 19 earnings data is disclosed for USA Ninja Challenge. The unit sales or revenue metric itself remains locked in Pro; the caution below stays free.
USA Ninja Challenge trajectory is shown only where source-backed. Missing Item 20 fields stay blank inside the locked layout instead of removing the section.
Source: FDD Item 20 where present. Total system units, franchised plus company-owned. Not financial advice.
0 actions disclosed in source-reviewed FDD Item 3.
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