DIET CENTER
The total investment to open a DIET CENTER franchise ranges from $43,942 to $78,274. The initial franchise fee is $15,000.
What is the DIET CENTER franchise?
DIET CENTER is a quick service restaurant business focused on weight management for customers seeking help with weight loss. The estimated total initial investment to open is $43,942 to $78,274, and the initial franchise fee is $15,000.
Loan Activity Score
48/100
SBA Default Rate
7.1%
Active Lenders
12
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, DIET CENTER has 13 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 12 lenders made 14 loans to franchisees of DIET CENTER. PeerSense calculates DIET CENTER's score as 48 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
13 locations
$43,942 to $78,274
$15,000
13
13 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
FairDistinct lenders in public SBA records for DIET CENTER
14
Total SBA loans
$142K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for DIET CENTER
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Growing (10 to 24 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
7.1%
vs 10.8% peer avg
SBA Loans
14
Total Volume
$2.0M
Active Lenders
12
1 selective
States
11
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for DIET CENTER based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
7.1%
3.7% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
14 loans
Across 12 lenders
Lender Diversity
12 lenders
Avg 1.2 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Low cost entry
$43,942 to $78,274 total
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$455
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
Locations
DIET CENTER, unit breakdown
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
- In the 12 months through September 30, 2026, PeerSense tracked 912 publicly announced financings with a disclosed size of $361.32 billion. PeerSense Capital Data Report · Methodology page
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