What is the total number of Belocal publications that were in print as of June 30, 2024?
Belocal Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
This historical financial performance representation relates to Commission payments we paid from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 ("Reporting Period") to 84 BeLocal Publications that were in print as of June 30, 2024 and that had been in print for a full year ("Reporting Publications") and to 88 franchisees who were active franchisees for the Reporting Period ("Reporting Franchisees"). By "in print," we mean that the publication that had been in print for at least one year under the franchisee's management. By "active franchisee" we mean actively involved in in-print activities for at least one Publication for the entirety of the Reporting Period.
We had a total of 135 BELOCAL publication franchises during the Reporting Period. We excluded the Commission payments made to publications that were not in print for the full year. We do not include information for franchisees who have been operating less than one year because we do not consider that information to be as reliable as information from franchisees who have been in operation for at least one year. We also excluded the Commission payments made to publications that were managed by 4 franchisees whose Commission payments were calculated using a different formula than the rest of our franchisees. We do not include in this disclosure document financial information about Publications managed by our affiliate. We do not include in this disclosure document financial information about our franchisees who operate the 13 Test Publications.
Source: Item 19 — FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPRESENTATIONS (FDD pages 55–59)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Belocal's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, as of June 30, 2024, there were 84 Belocal publications in print that had been in print for a full year. These publications were used to calculate historical financial performance.
Belocal had a total of 135 publication franchises during the reporting period. However, the financial performance representation only relates to the 84 publications that had been in print as of June 30, 2024, and had been in print for a full year. The other 51 publications were excluded because they had not been in print for the full year, or were managed by franchisees whose commission payments were calculated using a different formula, or were managed by an affiliate, or were test publications.
This means that the financial performance data presented in Item 19 of the FDD is based on a subset of Belocal's total franchise system. Prospective franchisees should be aware that their individual financial performance may differ from the averages presented, and there is no assurance that they will achieve similar results. It is important to conduct an independent investigation of the costs and expenses involved in operating a Belocal franchise and to consult with financial, business, legal, and tax advisors before making a decision.