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FDD ITEM 20 · FISCAL 2022–2024

PSP Item 20: outlets, closures & growth

In its latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2024), PSP reported 502 franchised outlets at year end. 8 of 485 franchised outlets open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 1.6%— while 28 new outlets opened. Systemwide units moved +11.4% over 2022–2024.

Item 20 · outlet status by yearas filed
Status (FTC)202220232024
Outlets at start601660719
Opened606028
Transfers123319
Terminations000
Non-renewals000
Reacquired by franchisor103
Ceased — other reasons448
Outlets at end660719735
Net change+59+59+16
How the exit count is computedfiscal 2024

0 terminations + 0 non-renewals + 8 ceased (other) = 8 exits ÷ 485 at start = 1.6%

These are the three FTC Item 20 statuses in which a franchisee involuntarily or terminally leaves the system. Transfers (19) are resales, not exits; reacquisitions by the franchisor (3) are tracked separately. There is no official “failure rate” — this annualized exit rate is the disclosed, measurable floor.

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