How many Endless Summer Sweets outlets opened in 2023?
Endless_Summer_Sweets Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Company-Owned | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total Outlets | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Item 20 — OUTLETS AND FRANCHISEE INFORMATION (FDD pages 35–38)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Endless Summer Sweets' 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, no franchised outlets opened during 2023. Table 3, 'Status of Franchised Outlets For Years 2021 to 2023,' shows that the number of franchised outlets remained at zero for 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Table 4, 'Status of Company-Owned Outlets For Years 2021 to 2023,' shows that one company-owned outlet was in operation for 2021, 2022 and 2023. The number of company-owned outlets remained constant, with no new openings during this period.
Table 5, 'Systemwide Outlet Summary For Years 2021 to 2023,' shows that the total number of outlets (franchised and company-owned) remained at one for 2021, 2022 and 2023. This indicates that the one company-owned store was the only store operating during this period, and no new stores, franchised or company-owned, opened in 2023.
Table 6 provides a breakdown by state, showing that in California, there was one outlet at the start of 2023, and zero outlets opened during the year. The number of outlets at the end of the year remained at one. This confirms that no new Endless Summer Sweets outlets opened in 2023.