FDD ITEM 20 · FISCAL 2023–2025
SPRING-GREEN Item 20: outlets, closures & growth
In its latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2025), SPRING-GREEN reported 126 franchised outlets at year end. 1 of 126 franchised outlets open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 0.8%— while 1 new outlets opened. Systemwide units moved +2.6% over 2023–2025.
| Status (FTC) | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets at start | 154 | 152 | 156 |
| Opened | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Transfers | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Terminations | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Non-renewals | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ceased — other reasons | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outlets at end | 152 | 156 | 156 |
| Net change | -2 | +4 | 0 |
0 terminations + 1 non-renewals + 0 ceased (other) = 1 exits ÷ 126 at start = 0.8%
These are the three FTC Item 20 statuses in which a franchisee involuntarily or terminally leaves the system. Transfers (6) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NC | 14 | — |
| IL | 12 | 20 |
| IN | 12 | — |
| MN | 10 | — |
| SC | 10 | — |
| VA | 9 | — |
| PA | 6 | — |
| WA | 6 | — |
| WI | 6 | 10 |
| MO | 5 | — |
| OK | 5 | — |
| IA | 4 | — |
| NJ | 4 | — |
| OH | 4 | — |
| AL | 3 | — |
| TN | 3 | — |
| TX | 3 | — |
| AR | 2 | — |
| GA | 2 | — |
| MI | 2 | — |
| DE | 1 | — |
| ID | 1 | — |
| KS | 1 | — |
| KY | 1 | — |
| LA | 0 | — |
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