How many Franchised 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 47 Franchised Traditional Outlets in operation. 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. In addition to the traditional outlets, Gold Star also had 1 Franchised Non-Traditional Outlet in operation at the end of 2024. A Franchised Non-Traditional Outlet is defined as a noncompany-owned store located in a mall, amusement park, fairground, sports stadium, zoo, or airport.
It is important to note that the financial performance representations provided in the FDD are based on subsets of these 47 Franchised Traditional Outlets that were open for the entire fiscal year, from 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 (44.7%) exceeding this average. 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.
Prospective franchisees should consider these figures as historical data and understand that their individual results may vary. Gold Star emphasizes that there is no assurance that a new franchisee will achieve similar sales figures. The FDD also highlights that financial performance information differing from that included in Item 19 is only permissible if Gold Star provides the actual records of an existing outlet being considered for purchase or supplements the information with details about potential performance at a specific location or under particular circumstances. Franchisees should carefully review all financial information and conduct their own due diligence before investing in a Gold Star franchise.