How many Franchised Non-Traditional Outlets did Gold Star have in operation at the end of 2024?
Gold_Star Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ents the information provided in this Item 19, for example, by providing information about possible performance at a particular location or under particular circumstances.
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
Source: Item 19 — Financial Performance Representations (FDD pages 46–48)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Gold Star's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, at the end of 2024, Gold Star had 1 Franchised Non-Traditional Outlet in operation. The FDD defines a Franchised Non-Traditional Outlet as a noncompany-owned store located in a mall, amusement park, fairground, sports stadium, zoo, or airport.
This information is useful for prospective franchisees to understand the scale of Gold Star's non-traditional franchise operations. Knowing the number of non-traditional outlets can help potential franchisees gauge the brand's experience and success in these unique locations, which often have different operational challenges and customer demographics compared to traditional outlets.
It's important to note that the FDD also provides financial performance representations specifically for Franchised Traditional Outlets. The document states that it does not include financial data from company-owned outlets. If a prospective franchisee is considering a non-traditional location, they should inquire with Gold Star about specific financial performance data or projections for such locations, as the performance of traditional outlets may not be indicative of non-traditional ones.