FDD ITEM 20 · FISCAL 2016–2018
NrGize Lifestyle Cafe Item 20: outlets, exits & growth
In its latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2018, from the 2019 FDD · 6+ years old), NrGize Lifestyle Cafe reported 79 franchised outlets at year end. 2 of 81 franchised outlets open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 2.5%, fiscal 2018), while 0 new outlets opened. Systemwide units moved -9.2% over 2016–2018.
| Status (FTC) | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets at start | 90 | 87 | 81 |
| Opened | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Transfers | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| Terminations | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Non-renewals | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceased — other reasons | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| Outlets at end | 87 | 81 | 79 |
| Net change | -3 | -6 | -2 |
1 terminations + 0 non-renewals + 1 ceased (other) = 2 exits ÷ 81 at start = 2.5%
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 (2) 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.
| State | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| FL | 17 | 0 |
| NY | 13 | 0 |
| CA | 10 | 0 |
| NJ | 8 | 0 |
| PA | 7 | 0 |
| GA | 5 | 0 |
| TX | 5 | 0 |
| VA | 4 | 0 |
| WA | 4 | 0 |
| AZ | 2 | 0 |
| CT | 2 | 0 |
| MI | 1 | 0 |
| MN | 1 | 0 |
| CO | 0 | 0 |
| IA | 0 | 0 |
| IL | 0 | 0 |
| IN | 0 | 0 |
| OR | 0 | 0 |
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