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FDD ITEM 20 · FISCAL 2023–2025

TRAVEL LEADERS Item 20: outlets, exits & growth

In its latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2025, from the 2026 FDD), TRAVEL LEADERS reported 187 franchised outlets at year end. 8 of 188 franchised outlets open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 4.3%, fiscal 2025), while 7 new outlets opened. Systemwide units moved +2.2% over 2023–2025.

Item 20 · outlet status by yearas filed
Status (FTC)202320242025
Outlets at start187184190
Opened7117
Transfers010
Terminations000
Non-renewals235
Reacquired by franchisor000
Ceased — other reasons723
Outlets at end184190188
Net change-3+6-2
How the exit count is computedfiscal 2025

0 terminations + 5 non-renewals + 3 ceased (other) = 8 exits ÷ 188 at start = 4.3%

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.

Franchised outlets by state · fiscal 202541 states/territories
StateFranchisedCompany-owned
CA17—
WI16—
MN14—
MI11—
FL90
IL8—
IN7—
MD70
NJ6—
TX60
VA6—
WA6—
GA50
MO5—
NY5—
OR5—
AZ4—
CO4—
IA4—
PA40
CT3—
NC31
ND3—
OH3—
OK3—
RI3—
SC3—
AK2—
KY2—
MA2—
NV2—
PR2—
SD2—
TN2—
AL10
KS1—
ME1—
MT1—
UT1—
VI1—
India0—

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