What was the average Gross Sales for all 47 Franchised Traditional Gold Star Outlets in 2024?
Gold_Star Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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At the end of 2024 there were 47 Franchised Traditional Outlets in operation and 1 Franchised Non-Traditional Outlets in operation. A Franchised Traditional Outlet is defined as a noncompany-owned Store that is free standing or on an end cap of a strip center and has a drive thru. A Franchised Non-Traditional Outlet is defined as a noncompany-owned Store located in a mall, amusement park, fairground, sports stadium, zoo or airport. The financial performance representations in Table 1 below are historical based on information from the indicated subsets of the 47 Franchised Traditional Outlets that were open for the full fiscal year, January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. The entire set of 47 Franchised Traditional Outlets experienced average Gross Sales of $1,074,809.57 (with 21 outlets, or 44.7%, exceeding the average) and median Gross Sales of $1,057,612.66. The low performer of this group had Gross Sales of $345,765.49 and the high performer of this group had Gross Sales of $1,928,398.90.
Source: Item 19 — Financial Performance Representations (FDD pages 46–48)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Gold Star's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the average Gross Sales for all 47 Franchised Traditional Outlets during the period from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, was $1,074,809.57. The FDD defines a Franchised Traditional Outlet as a noncompany-owned store that is either free-standing or located on the end cap of a strip center and includes a drive-thru. This average was calculated from a set of 47 franchised traditional outlets that were open for the entire fiscal year. The data also indicates that 21 of these outlets, representing 44.7% of the total, exceeded the average gross sales. The median Gross Sales for these outlets was $1,057,612.66. The highest performing outlet in this group had Gross Sales of $1,928,398.90, while the lowest performer had Gross Sales of $345,765.49.
It is important to note that these figures are based on sales reports provided by franchisees and have not been audited or independently verified. Gold Star states that substantiation of the data used in preparing this information will be made available to you in writing upon reasonable request. Additionally, the term "Gross Sales" refers to the total revenue derived from the sale of goods or services, less sales tax, discounts, allowances, and returns.
Prospective franchisees should understand that these figures are historical and that individual results may vary. Gold Star explicitly states that there is no assurance that a new franchisee will achieve similar sales levels. The FDD also clarifies that this data pertains only to franchised outlets and does not include information from any company-owned locations. If considering purchasing an existing outlet, Gold Star may provide the actual records of that specific outlet, offering a more tailored view of potential financial performance.