How many Potbelly Sandwich Works outlets were in Iowa at the end of 2022?
Potbelly_Sandwich_Works Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Status of Franchised Outlets For years 2022 to 2024
| Col. 1 State | Col. 2 Year | Col. 3 Outlets at Start of Year | Col. 4 Outlets Opened | Col. 5 Termina- tions | Col. 6 Non- Renewals | Col. 7 Reacquired by Franchisor | Col. 8 Ceased Opera- tions – Other Reasons | Col. 9 Outlets at End of the Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Col. 1 State | Col. |
Source: Item 20 — OUTLETS AND FRANCHISEE INFORMATION (FDD pages 70–78)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Potbelly Sandwich Works's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, there were 3 franchised Potbelly Sandwich Works outlets in Iowa at the end of 2022. The information is based on the table summarizing the status of franchised outlets.
The table provides a year-by-year breakdown of outlet counts, openings, terminations, non-renewals, reacquisitions by the franchisor, and other reasons for ceased operations. This allows prospective franchisees to see the changes in the number of franchised locations over the past three years.
For Iowa specifically, the data shows that there were 3 outlets at the start of 2022, no outlets opened, and no outlets closed or ceased operations for other reasons. Therefore, the number of Potbelly Sandwich Works franchises remained constant at 3 at the end of 2022. This information is useful for potential franchisees to understand the stability and growth (or lack thereof) of the Potbelly Sandwich Works brand in Iowa.