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title: "Nutrition Store Owners-Turned-Fitness Premier 24/7 Clubs Franchisees Partner with Location In Bourbonnais, Illinois"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/31a823ab-2ede-4ab8-be86-05a001983d67
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nutrition-store-owners-turned-fitness-premier-247-clubs-franchisees-partner-with-location-in-bourbonnais-illinois-2718356
category: "Gym & HVLP"
industry: "Fitness"
segment: "Gym & HVLP"
published: 2022-04-04T20:15:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:12:49.356Z
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# Nutrition Store Owners-Turned-Fitness Premier 24/7 Clubs Franchisees Partner with Location In Bourbonnais, Illinois

**TL;DR:** Fitness Premier 24/7 Clubs franchisees Derrick Barney, Cory Alford, and Marissa Alford partner with a location in Bourbonnais, Illinois. The brand is expanding its ownership team at the location, leveraging the franchisees' experience in health and wellness.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-04-04. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nutrition-store-owners-turned-fitness-premier-247-clubs-franchisees-partner-with-location-in-bourbonnais-illinois-2718356).*

## Story

Rapidly growing fitness franchise Fitness Premier 24/7 Clubs has become one of the most popular investment opportunities for franchisees with a passion for health and wellness. Now, the brand is expanding its ownership team at their long standing Bourbonnais location. The location will be helmed by a franchisee team that is leveraging their experience as business owners in the health and wellness segment to continue to build upon their relationship with the community.

Derrick Barney, Cory Alford and his wife Marissa Alford own Stacked Nutrition, a nutrition and supplement store. The new franchisee team already has strong ties to Fitness Premier. Derrick has long been a member, and Cory previously worked for the brand.

“My experience working out there as a customer was great,” Derrick said. “I’ve seen firsthand how strong the brand is, and I knew it would be an excellent business opportunity.”

Mike Orwig, the brand’s regional director of leadership and development, said he is excited for the company-wide opportunities that this new team of franchisees can bring. “The fitness industry is built for people like Derrick, Cory and Marissa, and their passions are shown every day as they help so many people achieve their goals,” he said. “The main driver of this partnership is the fact that our values align and we plan to be the hub of health and fitness for our community for many years to come.”

The brand places a heavy emphasis on their location's local communities and distinguishes itself by putting their customer relationships at the forefront of all that they do.

Fitness Premier has targeted similar-minded franchisees throughout the Midwest, particularly in smaller communities, which often go underserved. The brand has expanded into new territories faster than ever in the past year and has shown little signs of slowing down thanks to ambitious franchise partnerships.

*The total initial investment necessary to begin operation of a Fitness Premier Club Model is $279,849 to $575,499 per unit, and $92,850 to $200,000 per unit for a fitWave Model. This includes a $39,999 franchise fee.*

Fitness Premier 24/7 Clubs is a fast-growing, 16-location, fitness concept that creates a community with its staff and members to drive a fun and effective environment that fosters great results! Backed by franchise executive, Jason Markowicz and his franchisee-focused corporate team, Fitness Premier differentiates itself with great people, culture, and systems compounded by a growth focus in strategic yet smaller markets where some fitness brands would not think to grow. To learn more about franchise opportunities, visit

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Fitness (sector)
- location expansion (topic)
- fitness industry (topic)
- health and wellness (topic)
- franchise partnership (topic)
- Fitness Premier (company)
- Jason Markowicz (person)
- Bourbonnais, Illinois (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nutrition-store-owners-turned-fitness-premier-247-clubs-franchisees-partner-with-location-in-bourbonnais-illinois-2718356). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/31a823ab-2ede-4ab8-be86-05a001983d67).