As of December 31, 2023, how many franchised Arby's restaurants were operating internationally, and how does this relate to the Carls franchise?

According to the 2024 FDD, as of December 31, 2023, there were 200 franchised Arby's restaurants operating internationally. The FDD provides this information in the context of describing Arby's as a franchisor of quick-serve restaurants and an Affiliated Program through an acquisition.

This information is presented alongside data for other franchise brands, such as Buffalo Wild Wings, Baskin-Robbins, Dunkin', and Jimmy John's, all of which are affiliated through common ownership or management. The FDD lists the number of both domestic and international franchised and company-owned locations for each brand as of the same date. This appears in Item 1 of the FDD, which covers the franchisor and its parents, predecessors, and affiliates.

Carls is not mentioned in relation to Arby's within the provided excerpts. The FDD does not draw a direct comparison between the international presence of Arby's and Carls. However, the document does detail the number of international franchised Carls Jr. Restaurants as of January 29, 2024, listing specific counts for various countries and territories. This information is presented to give prospective franchisees an overview of the scale and reach of various franchise systems that are under common ownership or affiliated with one another.