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FDD ITEM 20 · FISCAL 2023–2025

THE MAIDS Item 20: outlets, exits & growth

In its latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2025, from the 2026 FDD), THE MAIDS reported 394 franchised outlets at year end. 21 of 385 franchised outlets open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 5.5%, fiscal 2025), while 30 new outlets opened. Systemwide units moved +5.5% over 2023–2025.

Item 20 · outlet status by yearas filed
Status (FTC)202320242025
Outlets at start411403421
Opened52230
Transfers564
Terminations11620
Non-renewals001
Reacquired by franchisor000
Ceased — other reasons000
Outlets at end403421425
Net change-8+18+4
How the exit count is computedfiscal 2025

20 terminations + 1 non-renewals + 0 ceased (other) = 21 exits ÷ 385 at start = 5.5%

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 (4) 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 202545 states/territories
StateFranchisedCompany-owned
FL560
CA45—
TX316
MA26—
MD22—
NJ21—
NC18—
OH17—
NY150
AZ13—
CO13—
VA104
IL911
MI80
CT75
AL6—
MN6—
WA6—
WI6—
GA5—
IN50
KS5—
OR5—
PA51
NE4—
NH4—
HI3—
LA3—
MO3—
OK3—
DC2—
DE24
KY2—
RI2—
AR1—
IA1—
MS1—
NV1—
TN10
UT1—
ID0—
ME0—
NM01
SC0—
VT0—

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