Bizcommunity

New Virgin Active CEO named, as company merges with Kauai parent

With the acquisition comes a shake-up in leadership. Dean Kowarski, founder of The Real Foods Group, has been appointed group CEO of Virgin Active with immediate effect. Kowarski succeeds outgoing CEO ...
Moneyweb

Virgin Active has lost nearly a third of its active members

Virgin Active has lost 227 000 active members in South Africa since prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, equating to 31% of its base. The 31% decline in active members remains a better performance than its ...
Bizcommunity

Virgin Active merger with Kauai group gets the green light

Real Foods Group provides a healthy food and beverage offering through retail stores, as well as inside Virgin Active clubs. The merger will see Virgin Active combine the nutrition assets of Real ...
Creative Review

Virgin Active’s new campaign calls time on toxic fitness culture

Created by We Are Pi, new campaign Leave the Cult, Join the Club was launched to coincide with World Mental Health Day Is the wellness industry making us … unwell? That’s the sentiment behind a new ...
News24

Virgin Active buys Kauai, as Christo Wiese and others may inject R1.8bn into gym group

Virgin Active is buying the fast-food chain Kauai in a R581 million deal. Christo Wiese’s Titan and others also plan to inject capital into Virgin Active in exchange for new stakes. Virgin Active has ...
This is Money

Is Virgin Active selling off your gym? Firm to slim down as it offloads 35 branches to Nuffield Health

Fitness group Virgin Active is slimming down this summer, selling 35 of its gyms to rival Nuffield Health as it looks to focus on its luxury clubs. Members and staff of the clubs being sold will all ...
Sky

Virgin Active warns of collapse if creditors block restructuring plan

Nearly 2,500 jobs are at risk if Virgin Active’s British creditors block a restructuring of the gym chain part-owned by Sir Richard Branson. Sky News has learnt that the company is drawing up ...