How many affiliate-owned Buona restaurants are included in Item 19?
Buona Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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This Item 19 presents the following historical results of 19 affiliate-owned Buona restaurants located in the Chicago metropolitan area that are owned and operated solely by companies affiliated with us and are similar to the Buona Business offered in this Disclosure Document. The Buona brand has been established in the Chicago metropolitan area since 1981. Beginning in July 2021, we began adding the Rainbow Cone brand to certain existing affiliate-owned Buona restaurants. The Original Rainbow Cone brand was established in the Chicago metropolitan are over 90 years ago.
As of the date of this Disclosure Document, we do not have any franchised Buona restaurants so no data is included in this statement from franchised businesses.
All of the data shown on the tables below covers the 12 month period January 1, 2024 through December 29, 2024, except for one table for Store #18 which covers the period February 26, 2024 (opening date)
Source: Item 19 — FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPRESENTATIONS (FDD pages 60–75)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Buona's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Item 19 includes the historical results of 19 affiliate-owned Buona restaurants. These restaurants are located in the Chicago metropolitan area and are owned and operated by companies affiliated with Buona. The FDD specifies that these locations are similar to the Buona Business offered in the disclosure document.
The 19 restaurants are broken down into several categories for analysis. Specifically, the data includes 10 single-brand free-standing restaurants with drive-throughs, 1 single-brand inline restaurant, 7 dual-brand free-standing restaurants, and 1 dual-brand free-standing restaurant with data covering a slightly different period due to its opening date.
Prospective franchisees should note that the financial performance of these affiliate-owned restaurants may not be indicative of the performance of a franchised location. Factors such as brand recognition in the Chicago area, consolidated purchasing power, and the absence of royalty payments in the affiliate-owned locations could lead to different financial outcomes for a franchisee. Additionally, affiliate-owned restaurants sell pizza, while franchised restaurants will not, which could impact sales figures.