How many company-owned Gold Star outlets were transferred in Kentucky during 2022?
Gold_Star Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
22 | 7 | 7 | 0 | | OWNED | | | | | | | 2023 | 7 | 8 | 1 | | | 2024 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 2022 | 65 | 59 | -6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 59 | 57 | -2 |
TABLE NO. 2 TRANSFERS OF OUTLETS FROM FRANCHISEES TO NEW OWNERS (OTHER THAN FRANCHISOR OR AN AFFILIATE)
FOR YEARS 2022-2024
STATE YEAR Number of transfers KENTUCKY 2022 0 2023 3 2024 1 OHIO 2022 1 2023 0 2024 0 TOTAL 2022 1 2023 3 2024 1
TABLE NO. 3
STATUS OF FRANCHISED OUTLETS
FOR YEARS 2022-2024
| STATE | YEAR | Number of transfers | |---|---|---| | KENTUCKY | 2022 | 0 | | | 2023 | 3 | | | 2024 | 1 | | OHIO | 2022 | 1 | | | 2023 | 0 | | | 2024 | 0 | | TOTAL | 2022 | 1 | | | 2023 | 3 | | | 2024 | 1 |
TABLE NO. 4
STATUS OF COMPANY-OWNED OUTLETS
FOR YEARS 2020-2024
| STATE | YEAR | OUTLETS AT THE START OF YEAR | OUTLETS OPENED | OUTLETS REAQUIRED FROM FRANCHISEE | OUTLETS CLOSED | OUTLETS SOLD TO FRANCHISEE | OUTLETS AT END OF YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| KENTUCKY | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| OHIO | 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| INDIANA | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| TOTAL | 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
TABLE NO. 5
PROJECTED OPENINGS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024
There are two (2) new franchised outlets that are projected to open in 2025.
Source: Item 20 — Outlets and Franchisee Information (FDD pages 48–52)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Gold Star's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the provided tables focus on transfers of outlets from franchisees to new owners, not transfers of company-owned outlets. Specifically, Table No. 2 details transfers from franchisees to new owners (excluding the franchisor or affiliates). This table shows that in Kentucky, there were zero transfers of this type in 2022.
Table No. 3 provides the status of franchised outlets, including outlets reacquired from franchisees. In Kentucky during 2022, zero outlets were reacquired from franchisees. This means Gold Star did not take back any franchised locations in Kentucky during that year.
Table No. 4 details the status of company-owned outlets system-wide but does not break down the data by state. It shows that the total number of company-owned outlets remained constant at 7 during 2022.
Therefore, the FDD excerpts do not contain information about the transfer of company-owned Gold Star outlets in Kentucky. A prospective franchisee should ask Gold Star directly about any transfers of company-owned stores, specifically requesting details on the number of company-owned outlets transferred in Kentucky during 2022, and the reasons for any such transfers.