For the Buona restaurant included in Item 19, what period does the financial data cover?
Buona Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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) through February 23, 2025.
Source: Item 19 — FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPRESENTATIONS (FDD pages 60–75)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Buona's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the financial data presented in Item 19 covers a 12-month period from January 1, 2024, through December 29, 2024, for most of the affiliate-owned Buona restaurants. However, there is an exception for Store #18, where the data covers the period from its opening date on February 26, 2024, through February 23, 2025.
Specifically, this timeframe applies to the data from 10 single-brand free-standing restaurants with drive-thrus and 7 dual-brand free-standing restaurants. For the single dual-brand free-standing restaurant (Store #18), the financial data reflects performance from February 26, 2024, to February 23, 2025, due to its later opening date.
Prospective franchisees should note this distinction when reviewing the financial performance representations, as the data for Store #18 represents a slightly different period than the other restaurants included in Item 19. This difference is due to the store's opening date falling within the standard reporting period. Franchisees should consider this when comparing the performance of Store #18 to the other locations.