FDD ITEM 20 · FISCAL 2023–2025
Bar-B-Clean Item 20: outlets, closures & growth
In its latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2025), Bar-B-Clean reported 106 franchised outlets at year end. 4 of 77 franchised outlets open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 5.2%— while 33 new outlets opened. Systemwide units moved +269.0% over 2023–2025.
| Status (FTC) | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets at start | 24 | 29 | 78 |
| Opened | 9 | 59 | 33 |
| Transfers | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Terminations | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Non-renewals | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceased — other reasons | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outlets at end | 29 | 78 | 107 |
| Net change | +5 | +49 | +29 |
4 terminations + 0 non-renewals + 0 ceased (other) = 4 exits ÷ 77 at start = 5.2%
These are the three FTC Item 20 statuses in which a franchisee involuntarily or terminally leaves the system. Transfers (1) are resales, not exits; reacquisitions by the franchisor (0) are tracked separately. There is no official “failure rate” — this annualized exit rate is the disclosed, measurable floor.
| State | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 23 | — |
| CA | 19 | 1 |
| FL | 10 | — |
| GA | 8 | — |
| AZ | 7 | — |
| NC | 7 | — |
| MO | 5 | — |
| NV | 4 | — |
| SC | 4 | — |
| TN | 4 | — |
| IN | 3 | — |
| UT | 3 | — |
| IA | 2 | — |
| OH | 2 | — |
| WI | 2 | — |
| CO | 1 | — |
| CT | 1 | — |
| VA | 1 | — |
| LA | 0 | — |
| OK | 0 | — |
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