How many total Bigfoot Forestry outlets were opened in 2023?
Bigfoot_Forestry Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| TABLE 1 - SYSTEM-WIDE OUTLET SUMMARY FOR YEARS 2022 TO 2024 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlet Type | Year | Net Change | ||||||
| Franchised | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | +2 | |||||
| Company-Owned | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total Outlets | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | +2 | |||||
| TABLE 2 | OUTLETS FROM FRANCHISEES TO NEW OWNERS (OTHER THAN THE FRANCHISOR) | |||||||
| - | FOR YEARS 2022 | |||||||
| 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 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 TABLE 4 - STATUS OF COMPANY-OWNED OUTLETS FOR YEARS 2022 TO 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 a total of 0 franchised outlets opened and 0 company-owned outlets opened in 2023. This means that the total number of Bigfoot Forestry outlets opened in 2023 was 1, which was a franchised location in South Carolina.
Specifically, Table 1 shows that for franchised outlets in 2023, the 'Outlets Opened' column indicates a value of 0. For company-owned outlets during the same period, the 'Outlets Opened' column also shows 0. However, Table 2 indicates that one franchised location opened in South Carolina during 2023.
Prospective franchisees should note that while the overall number of new outlets was limited in 2023, the tables provide a clear breakdown between franchised and company-owned locations. This distinction can be important for understanding the growth strategy and the relative importance of franchised versus company-owned operations within the Bigfoot Forestry system.