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GNC Franchise Complaints. The GNC General Nutrition Centers franchise has a high SBA loan default rate of 23%. GNC is listed by the SBA among the worst franchises by SBA loan default.
Currently, GNC does business in about 55 foreign countries. Mexico, South Korea, and Chile are home to nearly half of the GNC's approximately 1,590 international franchise stores.In its first year as a public company, GNC saw its sales increase by more than 13% vs. the prior year, while net income increased 18%.ame-store sales at company-owned stores in the US grew by 10%. The addition of about 130 new US stores and a big jump in online sales contributed to sales growth, as did the acquisition of LuckyVitamin.com in August 2011.