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Eat Clean. Live Lean.
Featured Franchise Opportunity
Lean Food.Lean Staff.Fat Margins.
73% Recurring Revenue.The food category that fits modern life — chef-prepared meals, protein shakes, and nutrition coaching — built on a subscription model that pays you whether or not the door opens.
$643K
Avg Gross Revenue
$414K
Affiliate EBITDA
73%
Recurring Revenue
TERRITORY AVAILABILITY IS LIMITED
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Item 7 — Investment Range
$175,795 – $476,395
73% Recurring Revenue
Weekly subscriptions | 4–5 employees | No kitchen
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Markets like Austin, Nashville, and Charlotte are actively in conversations.
What best describes you?
We'll tailor the conversation to your specific situation.
What Is Project LeanNation?
A wellness franchise built around weekly subscriptions — not daily transactions.
Project LeanNation is a prepared meals and wellness franchise. Members purchase chef-prepared meals, protein shakes, nutrition coaching, and retail add-ons on a recurring weekly basis.
This is not a traditional restaurant. It's a lean retail model built on recurring memberships.
Market Opportunity
No brand owns prepared meals on a subscription model yet.
Planet Fitness built an empire on monthly billing. Orangetheory on recurring bookings. Crumbl on habitual weekly purchases. That white space in prepared meals? That's what makes this interesting.
People want to eat better.
They just don't want meal prep, calorie counting, or Sunday cooking marathons. Project LeanNation monetizes that friction — and captures it on a weekly subscription.
Wellness spending keeps growing.
Prepared healthy meals are one of the fastest-growing segments in the wellness category — driven by consumers who want the result without the work.
No dominant brand owns this space.
The QSR market has McDonald's. Fitness has Planet Fitness. Prepared healthy meal subscriptions at the retail franchise level? Wide open.
The Operations
This is not a traditional restaurant cost structure.
73%
Recurring subscription revenue
Members pay weekly before they walk in
0
Full kitchens, hoods, or grease traps
Meals arrive via centralized production
4–5
Typical employees
One GM + three to four Educators
1,000–1,600
Square feet
Retail-strip economics. Not restaurant buildouts.
Why operators choose this model:
Recurring subscriptions
You're building a member base — not chasing daily transactions. Revenue is largely predictable before the week begins.
Centralized production
Meals are manufactured centrally. No raw ingredient prep, no food waste from inventory spoilage, no chef dependency.
Lean retail operations
1,000–1,600 sq ft footprint with 4–5 employees. Faster to open, easier to manage, simpler to scale.
No restaurant overhead
No hood systems, no grease traps, no cook line. The buildout is simpler and the ongoing complexity is dramatically lower.
Item 19 — FDD Performance Data
Underwrite the model — not the marketing.
Figures reflect 25 units open and operating for the full 12-month period ending September 30, 2025.
System Performance
$643,443
Average gross revenue (system-wide)
$1,487,230
Top 16% average gross revenue
73%
Recurring subscription revenue
Affiliate Location
$414,148
EBITDA (affiliate-owned location)
22.9%
EBITDA margin
This model is driven by:
Affiliate EBITDA reflects one affiliate-owned location. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Review Items 7 and 19 of the FDD for complete context.
Disclosure: The 73% recurring subscription revenue figure reflects the historical revenue mix across 25 Project LeanNation locations that were open and operating for the full 12-month period ending September 30, 2025, as disclosed by the franchisor. This figure represents system-wide reporting unit performance and is not a forward-looking projection or guarantee. Individual franchisee results will vary based on market, execution, location, and other factors. Prospective franchisees should review Items 7 and 19 of the 2026 Project LeanNation Franchise Disclosure Document, along with their legal and financial advisors, before making any investment decision.
See It In Action
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The Investment
Built for investors who think in units — not just one location.
$260K – $397K
Total Investment
$100K+
Liquid Capital
$500K+
Net Worth
What the investment includes:
Part of the LFG Family of Brands
Project LeanNation is developed by Limitless Franchise Growth — a franchise development organization focused on scalable wellness concepts. 40+ locations operating with centralized manufacturing infrastructure nationwide.
This Is For You If:
This Is NOT For You If:
The Franchise Insiders
We owned franchises before we advised on them.
Jack scaled a franchise system from 30 to 250+ locations before a $130M private equity exit. Jill co-founded The Franchise Insiders and built the consulting platform behind the company.
We've helped 870+ people become franchise owners. We don't sell — we evaluate. If Project LeanNation isn't right for you, we'll tell you directly.
When you invest through us, we rebate up to $5,000 from our commission at closing. Same franchise agreement. Same territory. Same franchisor support.
870+
Owners Helped
$130M
PE Exit
$5K
Rebate at Closing
