Whipped Into Shape: Gym Chain Enters India

IndUS Business Journal:

India’s torrid economic growth and rising affluence have lured yet another U.S.-based company to set up shop there, but this one doesn’t hail from the industries that Americans typically associate with the South Asian nation. In fact, this company may be the first of its kind to expand to India: Snap Fitness Inc., a fast-growing health-club chain based in the Minneapolis suburb of Chanhassen, recently announced that it will soon open a pair of fitness centers in Bangalore and Mumbai.

Force Fitness India Pvt. Ltd. – described by Snap Fitness as an “experienced area developer of fitness franchises in India” – will own and operate the facilities, which are currently under construction and are scheduled to open later this year. India represents the first venture outside North America for Snap Fitness, which was founded in 2003 and currently has more than 1,500 locations in the United States and Canada.