How many Circle K franchises were renewed in California in 2023?
Circle_K Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
e K Stores that may or may not include a Motor Fuel Business and/or Branded Business.
Table No. 3
Status of Franchised Outlets* For Years 2023 to 2025
| Year | Outlets at | Ceased | Outlets at | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets | Non- | Reacquired by | ||||||
| State | Start of Year | Opened | Terminations | Renewals | Franchisor | Operations Other Reasons | End of the Year | |
| 2023 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Alabama | 2024 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2023 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Arkansas | 2024 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 236 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 240 | |
| California | 2024 | 240 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 225 |
| 2025 | 225 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 217 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Connecticut | 2 |
Source: Item 20 — OUTLETS AND FRANCHISEE INFORMATION (FDD pages 86–99)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Circle K's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, there were two different tables that outline franchise data. Table No. 3 provides the status of franchised outlets for the years 2023 to 2025, while another table provides the status of company-owned outlets for the same period. It is important to note that outlets in Tables No. 1 through No. 5 refer to Circle K Stores that may or may not include a Motor Fuel Business and/or Branded Business.
In 2023, there were 4 Circle K franchise renewals in California, according to Table No. 3. The table also shows that there were 236 Circle K franchises at the start of 2023, 16 outlets opened, 8 terminations, and 240 outlets at the end of the year.
Table No. 8 provides different data regarding company-owned Circle K locations. This table shows that there were 8 company-owned Circle K locations at the start of 2023, 5 opened, 0 non-renewals, and 8 at the end of the year.