What was the total number of Cream outlets closed in 2024?
Cream Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| Outlets | Outlets | Reacquired | Outlets | Outlets | Outlets at | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Year | at Start of Year | Opened | from Franchisee | Closed | Sold to Franchisee | End of Year |
| California | 2022 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Alabama | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Arizona | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| District of | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Columbia | |||||||
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Florida | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Georgia | 2022 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Illinois | 2022 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | |
| Maryland | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Missouri | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 0 Outlets | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Outlets | Outlets | Reacquired | Outlets | Outlets | Outlets at | ||
| State | Year | at Start of Year | Opened | from Franchisee | Closed | Sold to Franchisee | End of Year |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Ohio | 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Pennsylvania | 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| South | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carolina | |||||||
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Tennessee | 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 02 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Texas | 2022 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| Virginia | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 2022 | 64 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 2023 | 75 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | |
| 2024 | 89 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | |
| 1 These Shops are owned and operated by Parent and certain of our affiliates. | |||||||
| 2 One Shop in Tennessee was temporarily closed for expansion and remodeling in 2022 but was not | |||||||
| listed as a closure in the table above because it re-opened in 2023. | |||||||
Source: Item 20 — OUTLETS AND FRANCHISEE INFORMATION (FDD pages 57–60)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Cream's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, there were a total of 4 Cream outlets closed in 2024. The data is broken down by state, with closures occurring in California, District of Columbia, Illinois and Texas.
Specifically, in California and Texas, one Cream outlet was closed in each state during 2024. In the District of Columbia and Illinois, one Cream outlet was closed in each location during 2024.
It is important to note that the table provides a detailed overview of outlet activity, including openings, closures, and transfers, offering prospective franchisees transparency into the brand's performance and stability in various markets. Reviewing this information can help potential franchisees assess the risks and opportunities associated with investing in a Cream franchise in specific geographic areas.