FDD ITEM 20 · FISCAL 2014–2018
TacoTime Item 20: outlets, exits & growth
In its latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2018, from the 2019 FDD · 6+ years old), TacoTime reported 130 franchised outlets at year end. 8 of 137 franchised outlets open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 5.8%, fiscal 2018), while 1 new outlets opened. Systemwide units moved -13.3% over 2014–2018.
| Status (FTC) | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets at start | 156 | 150 | 144 | 142 | 137 |
| Opened | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Transfers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Terminations | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Non-renewals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ceased — other reasons | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Outlets at end | 150 | 144 | 142 | 137 | 130 |
| Net change | -6 | -6 | -2 | -5 | -7 |
1 terminations + 4 non-renewals + 3 ceased (other) = 8 exits ÷ 137 at start = 5.8%
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 (0) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UT | 40 | 0 |
| OR | 32 | 0 |
| WA | 18 | 0 |
| ID | 17 | 0 |
| WY | 8 | 0 |
| MT | 6 | 0 |
| NV | 4 | 0 |
| IL | 2 | 0 |
| AK | 1 | 0 |
| CO | 1 | 0 |
| IA | 1 | 0 |
| IN | 0 | 0 |
| SD | 0 | 0 |
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