How many Endless Summer Sweets company-owned outlets were open at the start of 2022?
Endless_Summer_Sweets Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
Table 1 Systemwide Outlet Summary For Years 2021 to 2023
| Outlet Type | Year | Column 3 | Column 4 | Net Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets at the Start of the Year | Outlets at the End of the Year | |||
| Franchised | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 |
Source: Item 20 — OUTLETS AND FRANCHISEE INFORMATION (FDD pages 35–38)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Endless Summer Sweets's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, at the start of 2022, there was one company-owned outlet open. The FDD provides a table outlining the status of company-owned outlets from 2021 to 2023. This table shows the number of outlets at the start and end of each year, as well as the net change.
Specifically, for the year 2022, the table indicates that Endless Summer Sweets had one company-owned outlet at the beginning of the year and one at the end, with no net change. This suggests that the company maintained a single company-owned location throughout 2022.
This information is valuable for potential franchisees as it provides insight into the company's operational structure and its involvement in managing its own outlets. It also gives a sense of the stability of the company-owned store network, which in this case remained constant over the observed period.