FDD ITEM 20 · FISCAL 2023–2025
WILD BIRDS UNLIMITED Item 20: outlets, exits & growth
In its latest FDD Item 20 (fiscal 2025, from the 2026 FDD), WILD BIRDS UNLIMITED reported 344 franchised outlets at year end. 1 of 340 franchised outlets open at the start of the year left the system (exit rate 0.3%, fiscal 2025), while 5 new outlets opened. Systemwide units moved +1.5% over 2023–2025.
| Status (FTC) | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlets at start | 333 | 340 | 341 |
| Opened | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| Transfers | 21 | 15 | 8 |
| Terminations | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Non-renewals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ceased — other reasons | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Outlets at end | 340 | 341 | 345 |
| Net change | +7 | +1 | +4 |
1 terminations + 0 non-renewals + 0 ceased (other) = 1 exits ÷ 340 at start = 0.3%
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 (8) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 29 | 0 |
| NC | 23 | 0 |
| OH | 18 | 0 |
| CA | 16 | 0 |
| WA | 16 | 0 |
| GA | 15 | 0 |
| PA | 15 | 0 |
| SC | 15 | 0 |
| MI | 14 | 0 |
| VA | 14 | 0 |
| FL | 12 | 0 |
| IL | 12 | 0 |
| NY | 12 | 0 |
| IN | 11 | 1 |
| TN | 10 | 0 |
| CO | 9 | 0 |
| WI | 9 | 0 |
| CT | 7 | 0 |
| MA | 7 | 0 |
| MD | 7 | 0 |
| AL | 6 | 0 |
| MO | 6 | 0 |
| NJ | 6 | 0 |
| OR | 6 | 0 |
| KS | 5 | 0 |
| AZ | 4 | 0 |
| IA | 4 | 0 |
| MN | 4 | 0 |
| NM | 4 | 0 |
| AR | 3 | 0 |
| ID | 3 | 0 |
| KY | 3 | 0 |
| NH | 3 | 0 |
| NV | 3 | 0 |
| MS | 2 | 0 |
| MT | 2 | 0 |
| OK | 2 | 0 |
| DE | 1 | 0 |
| LA | 1 | 0 |
| ME | 1 | 0 |
| NE | 1 | 0 |
| RI | 1 | 0 |
| UT | 1 | 0 |
| WV | 1 | 0 |
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