How many Bigfoot Forestry outlets were operating in South Carolina at the start of 2023?
Bigfoot_Forestry Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
TRANSFERS OF | TO 2024 | | | | | State | Year 2022 | Number of Transfers 0 | | | | Total | 2023 2024 | 0 0 | | | | State | Year | Outlets at Start of Year | Outlets Opened | Termin- ations | Non- Renewals | Reacquired by Franchisor | Ceased Operations - Other Reasons | Outlets at End of Year | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Michigan | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | North | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Carolina | | | | | | | | | | | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | South | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Carolina | | | | | | | | | | | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Item 20 — OUTLETS AND FRANCHISEE INFORMATION (FDD pages 39–41)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bigfoot Forestry's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, there were no franchised Bigfoot Forestry outlets operating in South Carolina at the start of 2023. The FDD outlines outlet information in Table 1, which provides a system-wide outlet summary, and in a table that details the number of outlets at the start of the year, outlets opened, terminations, non-renewals, outlets reacquired by the franchisor, outlets that ceased operations for other reasons, and outlets at the end of the year.
Specifically, the table focusing on state-by-state outlet changes shows that South Carolina had zero franchised outlets at the beginning of 2022 and 2023. However, one outlet was opened in South Carolina during 2023, but it ceased operations for other reasons, resulting in zero outlets at the end of 2023. By 2024, there were still no franchised outlets operating in South Carolina.
Additionally, the FDD indicates that there was one company-owned Bigfoot Forestry outlet in South Carolina at the start of 2023, which remained open throughout 2023 and 2024. Therefore, while there were no franchised locations, Bigfoot Forestry did have a company-owned presence in the state at that time.