Which franchises closed the most outlets in their latest FDD?

Outlets exited = terminations + non-renewals + ceased operations (other reasons), from Table 3 of each brand's latest FDD Item 20 (no more than two years old) as extracted by us, descending. Transfers to new owners and franchisor reacquisitions are not counted. Where the filing's own Item 20 footnote says some "ceased — other" outlets kept operating (rebranded to a sister concept of the same franchisor, or absorbed by another franchisee), those are subtracted and the brand page quotes the footnote. Only figures that pass the same consistency check the exit-rate list uses are included; systems with fewer than 50 franchised units at the start of the year, or none at year end, are excluded. An exit is not a failure: it can be a relocation, a conversion or a planned restructuring, and the FDD does not say why each outlet left. Figures can contain errors — check the linked FDD and tell us if one is wrong.

Universe: every brand tracked here whose latest filing is a machine extraction from a public FDD (state regulator portals, chiefly Minnesota CARDS), filed 2024–2026. Filings more than two years old and sample/seed data never enter a ranking. Each row's “FDD” link is the official document the figure came from; each brand link leads to the full sourced profile. See the site methodology for extraction and confidence rules.