In which states did Hardees restaurants cease operations for other reasons 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, several states experienced Hardees restaurants ceasing operations for reasons other than terminations, non-renewals, or reacquisition by the franchisor during 2024.
The states and the number of restaurants that ceased operations for other reasons in 2024 are: Alabama (1), Arkansas (1), Delaware (0), Florida (2), Georgia (24), Illinois (8), Indiana (6), Iowa (3), Kansas (10), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (0), Maryland (0), Michigan (0), Minnesota (1), Mississippi (1), Missouri (14), Montana (2), Nebraska (1), New York (0), North Carolina (7), North Dakota (2), Ohio (1), Oklahoma (0), Pennsylvania (1), South Carolina (5), South Dakota (4), Tennessee (3), Virginia (2), West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (2), and Wyoming (2).
It is important to note that 'Ceased Operations – Other Reasons' can cover a variety of situations, such as relocation, failure to meet brand standards, or other unforeseen circumstances. For a prospective franchisee, this data highlights the volatility in certain markets and the importance of thorough due diligence when selecting a location. Understanding the reasons behind these closures can provide valuable insights into potential challenges and opportunities within specific regions.
Overall, in 2024, 103 Hardees restaurants ceased operations for reasons other than terminations, non-renewals, or reacquisition by the franchisor.