In 2024, how many City Wide outlets were sold to franchisees?
City_Wide Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| State | Year | Outlets at Start of Year | Outlets Opened | Outlets Reacquired From Franchisees | Outlets Closed | Outlets Sold to Franchisee | Outlets at End of Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kansas | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| New York | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| TOTAL | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Source: Item 20 — OUTLETS AND FRANCHISEE INFORMATION (FDD pages 58–65)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to City Wide's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a total of 1 outlet was sold to a franchisee in 2024. This is based on the information provided in Item 20, which details outlet data across various states.
Specifically, the table provides a breakdown of outlet activity in California, Kansas, and New York. In California, no outlets were sold to franchisees in 2022 or 2023, but 1 was sold in 2024. In Kansas, no outlets were sold to franchisees in any of the years listed (2022, 2023, and 2024). Similarly, in New York, no outlets were sold to franchisees in 2022 or 2023, but 1 was sold in 2024.
Summing across all locations listed in the table, City Wide had no outlets sold to franchisees in 2022 or 2023, and 1 outlet sold to a franchisee in 2024. This indicates that the transfer of existing outlets to new franchisees is not a common occurrence within the City Wide franchise system, at least in these specific states.
Prospective franchisees should consider this information when evaluating the potential for acquiring existing City Wide locations versus establishing new ones. It may be beneficial to inquire further about the circumstances surrounding the sale of the outlet in 2024 to understand the reasons behind the transfer and whether similar opportunities are likely to arise in the future.