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FDD ITEM 20 · FISCAL 2021–2025

JERSEY MIKE'S Item 20: outlets, exits & growth

In its latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2025, from the 2026 FDD), JERSEY MIKE'S reported 3,201 franchised outlets at year end. 13 of 2,955 franchised outlets open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 0.4%, fiscal 2025), while 259 new outlets opened. Systemwide units moved +54.3% over 2021–2025.

Item 20 · outlet status by yearas filed
Status (FTC)20212022202320242025
Outlets at start1,8472,0912,3872,6752,989
Opened283301296319259
Transfers601059677218
Terminations00000
Non-renewals00000
Reacquired by franchisor20060
Ceased — other reasons8910513
Outlets at end2,0912,3872,6752,9893,227
Net change+244+296+288+314+238
How the exit count is computedfiscal 2025

0 terminations + 0 non-renewals + 13 ceased (other) = 13 exits ÷ 2,955 at start = 0.4%

These are the three FTC Item 20 statuses in which a franchised outlet left the system — including voluntary non-renewals and outlets that ceased for other reasons, which can include sales or absorption into another franchise. Transfers (218) are resales, not exits; reacquisitions by the franchisor (0) are tracked separately. There is no official “failure rate”, and not every exit is a closure or a failure; Item 20 does not say why any outlet left. On a small starting base, a single exit moves this rate sharply.

Franchised outlets by state · fiscal 202551 states/territories
StateFranchisedCompany-owned
CA4023
TX2543
FL2520
NC2220
NJ140—
GA132—
OH129—
NY1140
VA107—
IL106—
SC98—
PA973
AZ881
MI81—
TN69—
MD653
MN63—
WA612
CO57—
MA56—
WI51—
UT50—
CT425
AL38—
MO34—
IA32—
IN323
OR323
KY30—
NV28—
LA22—
OK22—
ID18—
NH18—
AR16—
RI15—
KS14—
DE12—
NM12—
ME11—
MT11—
WV11—
NE10—
HI9—
MS8—
SD8—
DC6—
WY6—
ND5—
AK3—
VT2—

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