How many Hardees restaurants ceased operations for reasons other than termination, non-renewal, or reacquisition by the franchisor in 2024?
Hardees Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| State | Year | Restaurants at Start of the Year | Restaurants Opened | Terminations | Non- Renewals | Reacquired by Franchisor | Ceased Operations – Other Reasons (4) | Restaurants at End of the Year (5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 2023 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 |
| 2024 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 81 | |
| 2025 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | |
| AR | 2023 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 2024 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | |
| 2025 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| DE | 2023 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| FL | 2023 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 95 |
| 2024 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 94 | |
| 2025 | 94 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92 | |
| GA | 2023 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 114 |
| 2024 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 80 | |
| 2025 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | |
| IL | 2023 | 99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 |
| 2024 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 91 | |
| 2025 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 90 | |
| IN | 2023 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 80 |
| 2024 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 75 | |
| 2025 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | |
| IA | 2023 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| 2024 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | |
| 2025 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
| KS | 2023 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| State | Year | Restaurants at Start of the Year | Restaurants Opened | Terminations | Non- Renewals | Reacquired by Franchisor | Ceased Operations – Other Reasons (4) | Restaurants at End of the Year (5) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| KY | 2023 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| 2024 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 80 | |
| 2025 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | |
| LA | 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| MD | 2023 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| MI | 2023 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| MN | 2023 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| 2024 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | |
| MS | 2023 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2024 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | |
| 2025 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | |
| MO | 2023 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 80 |
| 2024 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 66 | |
| 2025 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | |
| MT | 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| NE | 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| NY | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| State | Year | Restaurants at Start of the Year | Restaurants Opened | Terminations | Non- Renewals | Reacquired by Franchisor | Ceased Operations – Other Reasons (4) | Restaurants at End of the Year (5) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NC | 2023 | 196 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 189 |
| 2024 | 189 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 183 | |
| 2025 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 178 | |
| ND | 2023 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| OH | 2023 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| 2024 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| OK | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| PA | 2023 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| SC | 2023 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| 2024 | 62 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 56 | |
| 2025 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | |
| SD | 2023 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| TN | 2023 | 75 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 |
| 2024 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 71 | |
| 2025 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 | |
| VA | 2023 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 174 |
| 2024 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 172 | |
| 2025 | 172 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 171 | |
| WV | 2023 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 2024 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | |
| 2025 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
| State | Year | Restaurants at Start of the Year | Restaurants Opened | Terminations | Non- Renewals | Reacquired by Franchisor | Ceased Operations – Other Reasons (4) | Restaurants at End of the Year (5) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WI | 2023 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| 2024 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | |
| 2025 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | |
| WY | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| TOTALS | 2023 | 1552 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 1512 |
| 2024 | 1512 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 103 | 1393 | |
| 2025 | 1393 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 1369 |
Source: Item 20 — OUTLETS AND FRANCHISEE INFORMATION (FDD pages 71–84)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Hardees' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a total of 103 Hardees restaurants ceased operations for reasons other than termination, non-renewal, or reacquisition by the franchisor during 2024. This data is based on the information provided for restaurants operating in various states.
It is important to note that this number reflects closures for a variety of reasons not explicitly defined in the table, offering a potential area of inquiry for prospective franchisees. Understanding the specific reasons behind these closures, such as economic factors, location issues, or other operational challenges, could be crucial in evaluating the risks associated with investing in a Hardees franchise.
Additionally, a separate table provides data on 'Affiliate Owned Restaurant Closures' which indicates that 26 affiliate-owned restaurants closed for other reasons in 2024. This distinction between franchised and affiliate-owned closures is important for understanding the overall health and stability of the Hardees brand. A prospective franchisee should investigate the reasons for these closures to better assess the potential challenges and opportunities within the Hardees system.