Medifast Weight Control Centers

$MDWCF500 #501
CategoryHealth & Wellness
SubcategoryMiscellaneous Health Services
Locations—
Franchisee Count1
Franchise Fee$25,000
Item 7 Low$157,250
Item 7 Midpoint$224,875
Item 7 High$292,500
Royalty Fees5% of Sales not to exceed $1,000 per Center per month
Ad / Brand Fund—
Sold Not Open5
ParentMedifast, Inc.
Founded2006
Completeness27/34 (79%)
Years in Business20
Began Franchising2007
HQOwings Mills, MD
Executives8
LinksWeb
Main Phone—
Email—
FDD IssuedApril 29, 2016
Last UpdatedAug 25, 2026
FDD2016 🔒
Franchisor

Medifast Franchise Systems, Inc. offers franchises to qualified individuals and business entities to establish and operate Medifast Weight Control Centers, which are retail weight loss centers that sell meal replacement products and lifestyle education services to overweight and obese individuals using a proprietary diet system program combined with education and individual counseling.

Franchisees are required to use a cloud-based POS system from Booker Software, costing approximately $300 per month, and must meet specific hardware requirements including a desktop and a tablet or laptop with specified capabilities.

Medifast Franchise Systems, Inc. offers franchises to qualified individuals and business entities to establish and operate Medifast Weight Control Centers, which are retail weight loss centers that sell meal replacement products and lifestyle education services to overweight and obese individuals using a proprietary diet system program combined with education and individual counseling.

Read Medifast Weight Control Centers’s complete April 29, 2016 Franchise Disclosure Document. Founder level — $19/mo — also unlocks Item 19 revenue, financial strength and unit trajectory across all 4,223 brands on FranDeals.

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