FDD Schema

Item 20: Outlets and Franchisee Information

Statistical information on the number of franchised and company-owned outlets for the preceding three-year period, as well as other certain information concerning the franchise system. Some disclosures under Item 20 must be provided in a prescribed tabular format, and others may be provided simply with text.

Schema Information

  • $id: https://fddschema.org/schema/v1.0/items/item20-outlets-and-franchisee-information.json
  • Type: object

Properties

table1_systemwideOutletSummary REQUIRED #

Type: object

Table 1 – Systemwide Outlet Summary for last 3 fiscal years.

Properties of table1_systemwideOutletSummary

Property Type Required Description
franchisedOutlets array[Item 20 - Table 1 Data Row] Franchised Outlets data for the last 3 fiscal years
companyOwnedOutlets array[Item 20 - Table 1 Data Row] Company Owned Outlets data for the last 3 fiscal years
total array[Item 20 - Table 1 Data Row] Total Outlets data for the last 3 fiscal years

table2_transfersOfOutlets REQUIRED #

Type: object

Table 2 – Transfers of Outlets From Franchisees to New Owners (Other than Franchisor) for last 3 fiscal years.

Properties of table2_transfersOfOutlets

Property Type Required Description
statesData array[object] List of states where transfers occurred
total array[Item 20 - Table 2 Data Row] Total transfers for each of the last 3 fiscal years

Properties of each item in statesData

Property Type Required Description
state string The state where the transfers occurred
Examples: "Florida", "New York"
data array[Item 20 - Table 2 Data Row] Data for each of the last 3 fiscal years

table3_franchisedOutletsStatus REQUIRED #

Type: object

Table 3 – Status of Franchised Outlets for last 3 fiscal years.

Properties of table3_franchisedOutletsStatus

Property Type Required Description
statesData array[object] List of states and their franchised outlets status for last 3 fiscal years
total array[Item 20 - Table 3 Data Row] Total franchised outlets status for each of the last 3 fiscal years

Properties of each item in statesData

Property Type Required Description
state string The state for which the data is reported
Examples: "California", "Texas"
data array[Item 20 - Table 3 Data Row] Data for each of the last 3 fiscal years

table4_companyOwnedOutletsStatus REQUIRED #

Type: object

Table 4 – Status of Company-Owned Outlets for last 3 fiscal years.

Properties of table4_companyOwnedOutletsStatus

Property Type Required Description
statesData array[object] List of states and their company owned outlets status for last 3 fiscal years
total array[Item 20 - Table 4 Data Row] Total company owned outlets status for each of the last 3 fiscal years

Properties of each item in statesData

Property Type Required Description
state string The state for which the data is reported
Examples: "Ohio", "Michigan"
data array[Item 20 - Table 4 Data Row] Data for each of the last 3 fiscal years

table5_projectedOpenings REQUIRED #

Type: object

Projected Openings as of last fiscal year-end.

Properties of table5_projectedOpenings

Property Type Required Description
statesData array[object] List of states with projected data
total Item 20 - Table 5 Data Row

Properties of each item in statesData

Property Type Required Description
state string The state for which the data are reported
Examples: "Washington", "Oregon"
data Item 20 - Table 5 Data Row

currentFranchisees REQUIRED #

Type: array[object]

A list of current franchisees and their contact information.

Properties of each item in currentFranchisees

Property Type Required Description
name string The name of the franchisee or franchisee business entity
Examples: "ABC Franchising LLC", "John Doe"
address Postal Address
phone string The business phone number. If there is not a separate telephone number for the franchisee’s business, a franchisor may disclose a valid email address as a substitute.
email string (email) The email address required only if there is not a separate business telephone number.