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Franchise Disclosure Document Database: 259 FDDs, 669 Fields (v1.0)

An open, field-level dataset of current franchise disclosure documents, with a definition, coverage figure and measured error rate for every field.

Updated October 18, 2026Next update: when a source report is corrected (next: the time-to-open training hours)By the Editorial TeamData: CC BY 4.0

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Short answer

Yes. This franchise disclosure document database is a free CC BY 4.0 dataset of 259 FDDs filed in Minnesota and issued from January 24, 2025 to August 18, 2026. It merges 669 fields from 25 published reports, and each field carries its FDD item, definition, coverage and the error rate its source report measured.

259FDDs, one per brand, issued 2025-01-24 to 2026-08-18Minnesota CARDS

669coded fields merged from 25 reportsData dictionary v1.0

1.0%median measured field error rate (range 0.0% to 10.0%)Source reports' verification logs

25fields flagged low confidence, lower bound or weakData dictionary v1.0

What this franchise disclosure document database is

The franchise disclosure document database is one table with one row for each of 259 franchise disclosure documents (FDDs) filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce and issued from January 24, 2025 to August 18, 2026. Each row carries 669 coded fields plus 11 identity columns, so 680 columns in all.

The fields come from 25 research reports on this site. Each report read the same 259 FDDs for one topic, such as fees, territory or training, and published a brand-level file. This page joins those files on the Minnesota CARDS document id and documents every field once: its FDD item, its definition, how many FDDs have a value, and the error rate the source report measured when it re-checked a random sample.

Who it is for. Researchers who need a coded sample of current FDDs, journalists who want a number they can trace to a filing, lawyers comparing clauses across brands, and buyers who want to see how one brand’s terms sit next to others before they read the full document. Every row links to the filed FDD, which remains the authority.

How to cite. Franchise Consultants and Brokers, “Franchise disclosure document database”, version 1.0, 2026-10-18, https://franchiseconsultantsandbrokers.com/research/franchise-disclosure-database/. Data licensed CC BY 4.0. A full citation line is at the end of the page.

Table 1Table 1. 259 franchise disclosure documents, 18 key fields and the filed FDD (Minnesota CARDS, FDDs issued 2025-01-24 to 2026-08-18)

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Brand	Sector	FDD issued	Initial fee, low ($)	Royalty, standard (% of sales)	Brand fund (% of sales)	Item 7 low ($)	Item 7 high ($)	Franchised outlets, year end	Initial term (years)	Area protection (Item 12)	Owner participation (Item 15)	Initial training (hours)	Typical months to open, high end	Personal guaranty (Item 15, 22)	Transfer fee from ($)	Item 19 included	Veteran incentive	Minnesota FDD
1-800-Flowers	Retail	2025-10-16	30,000	6		258,500	932,500	37	10	no	full time	142	9	required	10,000	no	no	FDD
1-800-Radiator & A/C	Automotive	2025-07-03	45,000	8	1.5	463,500	1,314,000	193	20	yes	full time	40	1.97	required	20,000	yes	no	FDD
3 Day Kitchen & Bath	Home services	2026-01-16	60,000	6	2	115,600	158,759	0	10	yes	full time	40	2.96	required	20,000	yes	yes	FDD
30 Minute Hit	Fitness	2025-04-28	45,000	4		145,350	342,950	28	10	yes	full time	88	12	required		no	no	FDD
810 Entertainment	Entertainment and recreation	2026-04-08	50,000	5	1	2,941,500	4,967,000	6	10	yes	not stated	86	18	required	25,000	yes	yes	FDD
Ace Handyman Services	Home services	2026-03-25	70,000	6	2	132,200	226,000	383	10	yes	not required	33.5	3.94	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Ace Hardware	Retail	2025-03-27	5,000			603,850	2,001,550	4,885		no	required part		5.91	none found		yes	yes	FDD
Ace Pickleball Club	Entertainment and recreation	2025-04-29	60,000	7	1	817,750	2,404,850	8	10	yes	not required	72.5	15	required	30,000	yes	no	FDD
ActionCOACH	Business services	2026-05-01	45,000	10	5	64,300	136,849	25	7	no	not required	105	2	required	15,000	yes	yes	FDD
All American Pet Resorts	Pet services	2025-04-30	60,000	7	2	798,000	1,650,000	10	10	yes	not required	375	18	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
All Dogs Unleashed	Pet services	2026-04-07	60,000	7		691,950	1,099,450	14	10	yes	not required	18	9	required	15,000	yes	no	FDD
Alloy Wheel Repair Specialists	Automotive	2026-05-25	40,000	6		99,000	213,500	71	10	yes	not required	104	1.97	required	20,000	yes	yes	FDD
Aloha Poke Co.	Food and beverage	2025-04-25	35,000	5	1	140,900	475,930	5	10	yes	required part	80		required	5,000	yes	no	FDD
Altitude Trampoline Park	Entertainment and recreation	2026-04-01	65,000	6	2	2,105,000	3,477,500	71	10	yes	not required	80	18	required	15,000	yes	no	FDD
Aqua-Tots Swim Schools	Education and children	2026-04-14	50,000	6	2	1,619,820	2,939,590	138	10	yes	required part	147	15	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
Archadeck Outdoor Living	Home services	2026-01-27	59,500	6.5	1.5	215,400	239,300	112	7	yes	not required	130	4	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
ARCpoint Labs	Health and wellness	2026-05-08	54,500	7	2	165,700	310,420	118	10	yes	not required	86	12	required	7,500	yes	yes	FDD
Arthur Murray Dance Studio	Education and children	2026-06-30	25,000	8		122,500	407,625	240	10	no	full time	135	8.87	required	5,000	yes	no	FDD
Arubah	Health and wellness	2025-08-01	25,000	7	1	44,390	69,617	0	10	limited	required part	52	3	required	10,000	no	no	FDD
Aussie Pet Mobile (CARDS listing: Bark & Mane)	Pet services	2026-04-01	119,950	6	2	167,325	208,650	167	10	yes	not required	40	2.96	required	5,000	yes	yes	FDD
Autism Care Therapy (ACT)	Health and wellness	2026-04-20	65,000	7		350,996	754,076	8	10	yes	full time	25	12	required	32,500	yes	no	FDD
Bark Busters	Pet services	2026-03-16	49,500	10		77,900	117,000	133	5	yes	full time	229	4	required		yes	yes	FDD
barre3	Fitness	2026-04-03	50,000	6	2	423,925	754,350	171	10	yes	required part	130	14	required	16,500	yes	no	FDD
Big Air Trampoline Park	Entertainment and recreation	2026-05-12	60,000	6		2,511,500	4,570,000	20	10	yes	not required	112	18	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
Bin Blasters	Cleaning and restoration	2026-04-15	30,000	6	1	83,050	158,900	16	10	yes	full time	48	6	required	10,000	no	no	FDD
Black Optix Tint	Automotive	2025-04-01	49,500	6	2	154,100	259,500	23	10	yes	required part	114	3.94	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
Blaze Pizza	Food and beverage	2026-04-30	30,000	5	2	757,000	1,297,100	230	10	no	full time	200	12	required	15,000	yes	no	FDD
BNI	Business services	2026-04-01	35,000	20		53,410	270,070	101	5	no	full time	76	6	required	15,000	yes	no	FDD
Boarders Inn & Suites	Lodging	2026-07-15	45,000			6,529,624	16,928,199	14	10	yes	not required	122.5	18	required	5,000	yes	no	FDD
Bodenvy	Personal services and beauty	2025-04-15	59,500	7		321,167	569,289	1	10	yes	required part	128	13	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
BOR Restoration	Cleaning and restoration	2026-04-16	35,000	7	2	186,484	231,034	71	10	yes	not required	55	0.99	required	17,500	yes	yes	FDD
Buff City Soap	Retail	2026-08-17	50,000	6	2	383,292	956,024	222	10	limited	not required	68.5		required	12,500	yes	no	FDD
Camp Bow Wow	Pet services	2025-05-01	50,000	7	1	943,606	1,199,536	223	10	yes	not required	80	18	required	15,000	yes	yes	FDD
Caring Senior Service	Senior and in-home care	2026-05-21	49,000	5	2	99,997	153,994	62	5	yes	not required	105	2.46	required	9,800	yes	yes	FDD
Carrabba's Italian Grill	Food and beverage	2025-04-25	40,000	5	1.92	4,260,000	9,043,000	18	20	yes	required part	549	36	required		no	no	FDD
Central Bark	Pet services	2026-06-03	55,000	6	2	620,100	1,394,250	44	10	yes	full time	117.5	24	required	15,000	yes	yes	FDD
Challenge Island	Education and children	2026-04-21	49,900	7	2	58,465	74,050	170	10	yes	not required	24	2	required	7,485	yes	yes	FDD
Charles Schwab	Business services	2026-04-03	50,000			103,605	221,705	95	7	no	full time	46	5.91	none found	25,000	yes	yes	FDD
Christmas Decor	Home services	2026-03-18	17,400	5	1	29,550	116,250	245	5	yes	required part	38.5		required	2,500	yes	no	FDD
Clean Your Dirty Face	Personal services and beauty	2026-02-27	50,000	5	2	131,797	333,847	32	5	no	full time	44	5.91	required	25,000	yes	no	FDD
Clear Lakes Dental	Health and wellness	2026-07-21	62,000	7		557,300	1,872,200	6	10	yes	required part	47	8	required	5,000	yes	no	FDD
Club Pilates	Fitness	2026-04-17	65,000	8	2	413,289	1,029,811	1,179	10	yes	not required	9	13	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
CLUB Z!	Education and children	2026-04-30	19,750	8	2	40,975	57,425	319	7	yes	full time	30	0.99	none found	2,000	yes	no	FDD
Cold Stone Creamery	Food and beverage	2026-03-27	27,000	6	3	390,675	680,775	1,052	10	no	not required	120	12	required	17,500	yes	yes	FDD
College Hunks Moving \| College Hunks Hauling Junk	Home services	2026-04-30	35,000	7	2	193,100	345,500	159	10	yes	full time	169	4.6	required	15,000	yes	yes	FDD
ComForCare Home Care	Senior and in-home care	2026-03-18	59,000	5	1	102,475	163,925	270	10	yes	full time	177	6	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Comfort Inn	Lodging	2026-04-01	50,000	6	3.5	10,318,405	16,302,115	1,643	20	no	not required	20	24	required	65,000	yes	yes	FDD
Comfort Keepers	Senior and in-home care	2025-12-19	55,000	5	2	119,560	190,700	619	10	yes	required part	48.5	2.96	required	7,500	yes	yes	FDD
Complete Weddings + Events	Entertainment and recreation	2026-04-21	50,000	8	2	68,800	80,750	81	10	yes	required part	73	1.84	required	15,000	yes	no	FDD
Cornwell	Retail	2025-04-01	0			174,525	318,825	793		limited	full time	120	1.38	none found		yes	yes	FDD
CPR Cell Phone Repair	Retail	2026-03-27	25,000	5.8		90,350	360,500	418	5	yes	not required	50	3.94	required	12,500	yes	no	FDD
D1 Sports, D1 Sports Training	Fitness	2026-04-30	62,500	7	2	401,776	837,381	155	10	yes	required part	60.5	11.99	required	7,500	yes	yes	FDD
Da Vi Nails	Personal services and beauty	2025-04-14	50,000			61,150	141,000	387		yes	not required	9.75	5.91	required	2,000	no	no	FDD
Dogdrop	Pet services	2025-04-21	12,000	2	3	360,800	650,160	0	10	yes	full time	48	12	required	9,000	no	no	FDD
Drybar	Personal services and beauty	2025-03-27	50,000	7	2	409,979	1,029,249	176	10	yes	not required	58	18	required	25,000	yes	yes	FDD
Dryer Vent Wizard	Cleaning and restoration	2026-04-01	49,900	10	2	84,900	163,400	163	10	yes	full time	65	2.96	required	7,500	yes	yes	FDD
DryJect	Home services	2026-04-30	29,500	8	2	46,100	305,250	32	10	yes	not required	32	4	required	11,800	no	no	FDD
Earthwise Pet and GroomBar	Pet services	2026-08-06	45,000	7	2	78,300	245,450	123	10	yes	required part	11	4	required	5,000	yes	yes	FDD
ECHO Suites Extended Stay by Wyndham	Lodging	2025-03-31	35,000	5.5	3.5	11,506,418	17,258,078	5	20	yes	not required	34	30	required	35,000	no	no	FDD
Ellie Mental Health	Health and wellness	2026-04-30	60,000	7.5		189,467	445,018	249	10	yes	not required	35	9	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
European Wax Center	Personal services and beauty	2025-04-22	45,000	6	3	327,600	836,950	1,062	10	limited	not required	19	18	required	9,000	no	no	FDD
Eyemazy	Retail	2025-05-19	11,250	9		74,300	225,300	6	5	yes	full time	36	5	required	2,250	no	no	FDD
Family Nest	Senior and in-home care	2025-06-17	34,500	4	2	55,005	118,600	0	5	limited	required part	75	2	required	17,250	no	yes	FDD
Fantastic Sams	Personal services and beauty	2025-05-23	40,000	6		171,500	462,000	512	10	yes	not required	56	6	required	30,000	yes	yes	FDD
Fantasy Claw Arcade	Entertainment and recreation	2026-03-26	40,000	7	2	292,050	514,950	0	10	no	full time	100	12	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs	Retail	2025-06-26	20,000	6	2	114,700	227,500	112	10	yes	full time	54	5.91	required	5,000	yes	yes	FDD
FirstLight Home Care	Senior and in-home care	2025-03-24	50,000	5	1	126,825	218,820	238	10	yes	not required	70	3.94	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Fish Window Cleaning	Cleaning and restoration	2025-04-02	49,900	8	1	129,400	144,500	269	10	yes	full time	90	2.96	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Fit Body Boot Camp	Fitness	2026-04-02	57,600	5		195,850	391,800	192	7	yes	not required	52.5	7.06	required	7,500	no	yes	FDD
Five Iron Golf	Entertainment and recreation	2026-04-27	50,000	7	2	1,963,500	4,655,000	7	10	yes	required part	200	18	required	12,500	yes	yes	FDD
Five Star Bath Solutions	Home services	2026-04-03	59,500	6	2.5	162,000	333,500	345	10	yes	not required	63	2.96	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Fix Auto	Automotive	2025-06-13	10,000	3	0.75	169,700	3,090,000	212	5	yes	not required	27	3.94	required	7,500	yes	no	FDD
Flowerama	Retail	2025-10-16	35,000	6		227,000	855,000	29	20	yes	full time	160	12	required	10,000	no	no	FDD
Focus CFO Group, LLC	Business services	2026-04-14	17,000			36,000	64,000	65	10	no	required part	30	0.92	none found		no	no	FDD
Frank & Furter's	Food and beverage	2025-04-30	35,000	6	1.5	351,400	874,550	3	10	yes	full time	145	12	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
FujiSan Asian Bar Kiosks	Food and beverage	2026-03-23	3,750			30,583	122,255	773	3	limited	required part	86		discretionary	1,500	no	no	FDD
Genie Senior Services	Senior and in-home care	2026-02-24	60,000	10		92,500	121,100	0	10	yes	full time	39	3	required	15,000	no	no	FDD
Get A Grip Resurfacing	Home services	2025-04-30	45,000			58,600	97,700	26	5	yes	not stated	84	2.76	required	4,500	yes	no	FDD
GlobalGreen Insurance Agency	Business services	2025-04-17	10,000	15		32,600	70,000	155	10	no	required part	492.5	3	required	7,500	no	no	FDD
goGLOW	Personal services and beauty	2025-04-21	60,000	8	1	282,900	497,000	7	10	yes	not required	59	12	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
Gold's Gym	Fitness	2026-05-13	40,000	5	2	2,356,000	5,162,000	132	10	yes	not required	32	18	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Goldfish Swim School	Education and children	2025-03-14	50,000	6	2	1,663,263	3,746,733	172	15	yes	not required	92	19.71	required	25,000	yes	no	FDD
Golf Envy	Entertainment and recreation	2026-04-18	50,000	8		349,179	696,724	1	10	yes	required part	57	12	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Golf VX	Entertainment and recreation	2026-01-09	35,000	6	2	809,442	2,558,947	2	10	yes	required part	40	9	required	15,000	no	yes	FDD
GolfTRK	Entertainment and recreation	2026-04-07	60,000	7	1	398,743	696,020	2	10	yes	required part	20	12	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
GoliathTech	Home services	2026-04-29	49,500			100,000	244,000	108	5	yes	not required	36	3	required	9,900	no	yes	FDD
GrandStay Residential Suites	Lodging	2026-03-20	35,000	5	2	5,038,400	24,175,200	32	20	no	not required	112	12	required	5,000	no	no	FDD
Green Motion Car and Van Rental	Automotive	2025-05-27	10,000	6	2	167,900	1,547,250	0	10	yes	full time	23	5.91	required	7,500	no	no	FDD
GROOMBAR Mobile Grooming	Pet services	2025-02-24	30,000	8	1.5	53,800	218,450	5	10	yes	required part		4	required	15,000	yes	yes	FDD
Groutsmith	Cleaning and restoration	2026-01-27	34,900			42,500	49,400	46	15	yes	required part	80	1	required	5,000	no	no	FDD
Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa	Personal services and beauty	2026-04-06	49,500	6	1	320,891	864,729	600	10	yes	not required	141	12	required	24,750	yes	yes	FDD
Happier at Home	Senior and in-home care	2026-03-16	49,000	5	1	101,125	143,425	19	10	yes	required part	108	1.97	required	24,500	yes	no	FDD
Happy Joe's	Food and beverage	2026-01-28	40,000	6	1.8	546,643	1,358,853	29	20	yes	not required	356	18	required	12,000	yes	yes	FDD
Hardee's (NT)	Food and beverage	2025-05-24	25,000	4	4.25	688,000	1,143,000	1,369	20	no	full time	338.7	18	required	2,500	yes	no	FDD
Haven	Education and children	2026-03-16	55,000	7	2	747,939	1,252,761	0	10	yes	full time	239	12	required	41,250	yes	yes	FDD
HealthSource Chiropractic	Health and wellness	2026-04-08	60,000	7	2	435,932	635,078	129	10	yes	not required	203	12	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Heights Wellness Retreat	Personal services and beauty	2026-03-23	59,500	6	3	935,895	1,466,168	98	10	yes	required part	158	12	required	29,750	yes	yes	FDD
Hello Sugar	Personal services and beauty	2026-04-20	50,000	6		265,372	734,705	176	10	yes	required part	10	6	required	5,000	yes	no	FDD
Hike Doggie	Pet services	2026-04-17	45,000	8	2	83,100	205,400	5	10	yes	not required	67	2.96	required	5,000	yes	yes	FDD
Hole in the Wall	Home services	2026-02-24	59,500	6	2	87,000	132,800	24	10	yes	required part	60	3.94	required	15,000	yes	yes	FDD
Homewatch CareGivers	Senior and in-home care	2026-04-30	50,000	5	2	142,890	194,080	260	10	yes	required part	200	6	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
HomeWell Care Services	Senior and in-home care	2026-04-20	49,500	6	1	69,401.2	233,912	201	10	yes	not required	111.5	9	required	14,850	yes	yes	FDD
House of Colour	Personal services and beauty	2026-08-18	30,000	4		13,845	34,600	342	5	yes	required part	82	1.48	required	950	yes	no	FDD
HouseMaster	Home services	2026-04-01	42,500	7.75	2.5	73,878	132,689	190	10	limited	full time	102		required	7,500	yes	yes	FDD
Huddle House	Food and beverage	2025-09-30	35,000	4.75	3.5	555,375	2,381,275	212	15	yes	required part	252	9.86	required	8,750	yes	yes	FDD
Huntington Learning Center	Education and children	2026-04-16	42,000	9.5	2	191,992	340,632	243	10	limited	full time	147	11.8	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Hydrate IV Bar	Health and wellness	2026-04-30	50,000	8	2	347,050	577,600	18	10	yes	required part	67	12	required	25,000	yes	yes	FDD
Impact-X Performance	Fitness	2025-04-17	50,000	5.5	2	213,200	445,500	6	7	yes	not required	108	10	required	12,500	yes	no	FDD
Intelligent Office	Business services	2026-05-27	49,500	6	3	844,900	1,563,775	40	35	no	required part	71	12	required	34,500	yes	yes	FDD
Interim Healthcare	Senior and in-home care	2026-05-20	75,000	5.5	1	156,000	239,000	212	10	yes	full time	80	5.75	required	24,997.5	yes	yes	FDD
Interstate All Battery Center	Retail	2026-06-26	37,500	5	1.5	179,200	438,000	133	10	limited	required part	115	6	required	5,000	no	yes	FDD
iSmash	Entertainment and recreation	2026-04-15	59,950	6		349,743	779,511	8	10	yes	required part	80	12	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
ITEX	Business services	2025-10-15	10,000			9,700	37,700	33	5	no	not required	32	3.94	required	2,000	yes	no	FDD
IV Nutrition	Health and wellness	2025-04-30	49,500	6	2	198,050	402,550	23	10	yes	not required	55	9	required	12,000	yes	no	FDD
Ivybrook Academy	Education and children	2026-06-04	50,000	7	2	643,400	1,174,500	49	15	yes	required part	80	18	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
JETSET Pilates	Fitness	2026-04-17	60,000	7.5	1.5	543,440	752,375	35	10	yes	not required	129	12	required	25,000	yes	no	FDD
Jiffy Lube	Automotive	2026-03-27	35,000	4	1.5	211,000	510,000	1,765	20	yes	not required	60		discretionary	3,500	yes	yes	FDD
JINYA Ramen Bar	Food and beverage	2026-05-15	40,000	5	1	1,612,500	3,546,000	67	10	yes	full time	400	12	required	15,000	yes	no	FDD
Jungle Driving School	Education and children	2026-05-11	59,500	7		198,017	308,748	0	10	yes	full time	42	4.93	required	11,900	yes	no	FDD
JunkCo+	Home services	2025-03-28	55,000	8	2	200,760	307,760	0	10	yes	full time	31.25	3.94	required	5,500	yes	yes	FDD
K9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel	Pet services	2026-04-13	49,500	7	2	2,357,802	3,949,331	37	10	yes	not required	92	18	required	24,750	yes	yes	FDD
Kennedy Transmission Brake & Auto Service	Automotive	2025-05-21	17,500	6	6	88,500	162,500	7	15	yes	required part	105	12	required	7,500	no	no	FDD
Konala	Food and beverage	2025-09-19	40,000	6	2	567,000	851,000	0	10	yes	full time	160		required	30,000	yes	yes	FDD
Lapels Dry Cleaning	Cleaning and restoration	2026-04-02	60,000	6	2	535,930	796,742	83	10	yes	not required	118	5.91	required	48,000	yes	no	FDD
Launch Family Entertainment	Entertainment and recreation	2026-05-01	75,000	6	2	3,141,548	6,232,089	28	10	yes	not required	160	18	required	56,250	yes	no	FDD
Legato Living	Senior and in-home care	2026-04-25	50,000	6	1	255,350	1,786,895	9	10	yes	required part	82	12	required	25,000	yes	yes	FDD
Leisure Pools \| Aviva Pools	Home services	2026-03-10	100,000			150,900	287,000	15	10	yes	full time	36	1.97	required	50,000	no	no	FDD
Lice Clinics of America	Health and wellness	2025-04-18	79,500	8	4	120,270	167,820	89	5	yes	not required	31	3	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
Lightspeed Restoration	Cleaning and restoration	2026-04-01	59,950	6	2	157,180	268,950	40	10	yes	full time	72.5	5.91	required	5,000	yes	yes	FDD
Local Hometown Heroes	Cleaning and restoration	2026-04-28	49,500	6		96,250	234,500	0	10	yes	not required	59	7.89	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
Maaco	Automotive	2025-06-20	45,000	8		728,500	3,994,000	363	15	limited	full time	127	18	required	3,000	yes	no	FDD
Mad Science	Education and children	2025-07-11	49,000	8	2	132,331	191,959	58	10	yes	required part	80	4	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
Manchu Wok	Food and beverage	2026-03-27	30,000	7	2	484,050	820,500	15	10	no	full time	160	5.91	required	15,000	no	yes	FDD
Marriott Franchised Brands (Marriott Hotels, JW Marriott)	Lodging	2025-03-31	100,000	6	1.62	93,910,590	168,938,990	245	20	no	not required		24	discretionary	150,000	yes	no	FDD
MasterHost Inn \| Red Carpet Inn \| Scottish Inns \| Passport Inn	Lodging	2026-03-24	7,500			1,384,895	2,611,995	191	5	no	not required	11.5	5.91	required	2,500	no	no	FDD
Medicap Pharmacy	Retail	2025-09-18	0	3		513,050	895,653	59	5	no	not required		12	discretionary	1,000	no	no	FDD
Meineke	Automotive	2025-06-20	45,000	5	8	224,898	1,200,818	716	15	limited	not required	76	12	required		yes	yes	FDD
Merle Norman Cosmetics	Personal services and beauty	2026-05-14	0			134,470	262,938	757	10	no	not required	15.08	8	required		no	no	FDD
MGallery Hotel Collection	Lodging	2026-04-10	75,000	5	1.5	61,660,740	113,343,740	1	20	no	not required	67	42	required	75,000	no	no	FDD
Midas Shop	Automotive	2026-04-16	35,000	10		385,450	940,050	943	20	no	full time	221	24	required	5,250	yes	yes	FDD
Milex Complete Auto Care \| Mr. Transmission	Automotive	2026-04-29	45,000	7	1	267,500	341,000	101	15	yes	full time	127		required	7,500	yes	yes	FDD
Milex/ Mr. Transmission	Automotive	2025-03-21	45,000	7	1	267,300	340,800	108	15	yes	full time	138		required	7,500	yes	yes	FDD
Milkshake Factory	Food and beverage	2025-04-30	60,000	6	2	510,492	772,548	4	10	yes	not required	101	12	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
MilliCare Floor & Textile Care	Cleaning and restoration	2026-04-01	49,000	6	2	201,000	253,000	48	10	yes	full time		5.91	required	15,000	yes	yes	FDD
Moe's Southwest Grill	Food and beverage	2026-03-27	35,500	5	3	644,425	1,401,650	563	20	no	not required	200	12	required	17,750	yes	yes	FDD
Monster Mini Golf	Entertainment and recreation	2026-04-08	60,000	7	2	891,500	1,563,500	34	5	yes	not required	100	13	required	9,500	yes	yes	FDD
Murphy Business & Financial Corporation	Business services	2026-04-14	47,500	10		65,870	88,110	133	10	limited	not required	83.75	3	required	7,125	yes	yes	FDD
My Gym Children's Fitness Centers	Education and children	2026-07-16	55,000	7		240,800	425,600	160	12	yes	not required	156.5	9	required	15,000	no	no	FDD
New Creations	Cleaning and restoration	2026-05-12	70,000	7		107,824	348,274	68	10	yes	not stated	118	2.3	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Next Health	Health and wellness	2026-08-07	80,000	9	1	1,700,296	2,263,296	5	10	yes	not required	134	16	required	40,000	yes	no	FDD
NextCar	Automotive	2025-10-06	25,000	4	1	315,384	1,592,533	12		yes	not required	40	2.96	discretionary	4,000	yes	yes	FDD
Nowlogy Clinic	Health and wellness	2026-07-15	40,000	7.5		71,200	262,100	2	10	yes	not required	28	3	required	30,000	no	no	FDD
NTV 360	Business services	2026-04-10	39,000			50,150	114,405	37	5	yes	required part	18	2.96	none found	3,900	yes	yes	FDD
Nurse Next Door	Senior and in-home care	2025-12-05	72,000	5	1	119,286	217,210	71	5	yes	full time	38.5	12	required	15,000	yes	yes	FDD
Oakwell Beer Spa	Personal services and beauty	2025-11-01	45,000	7	2	1,285,700	2,537,300	0	10	yes	not required	157	12	required	22,500	yes	no	FDD
Oasis Senior Advisors	Senior and in-home care	2026-04-17	40,000	10	2	63,089	109,239	137	10	yes	full time	60.5	2.96	required	5,000	yes	yes	FDD
Onward Physical Therapy	Health and wellness	2026-04-16	0	10		36,700	146,500	48	10	yes	required part	75	12	required		no	no	FDD
OpenWorks	Cleaning and restoration	2026-04-09	2,500	15	2.5	4,250	134,480	402	10	no	not required	35	6.01	required	2,500	no	yes	FDD
Outset Collection by Hilton	Lodging	2025-10-23	50,000	5	4	2,407,290	52,176,023	0	23	no	not required			discretionary	100,000	no	no	FDD
OVO Salon	Personal services and beauty	2026-04-30	69,000	6		387,202	638,702	1	10	yes	not required	33	12	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Oxygen Yoga & Fitness	Fitness	2026-04-20	48,500	8.5		386,250	740,750	10	5	yes	required part	78	23.98	required	20,000	no	no	FDD
PacLease	Automotive	2026-02-18	4,000	1		554,250	904,250	455	3	no	not required	26	0.99	discretionary		no	no	FDD
Painter Bros	Home services	2026-04-15	75,000	5	2	187,579	375,874	41	10	yes	required part	130	6	required	5,000	yes	yes	FDD
Palm Beach Beauty & Tan	Personal services and beauty	2026-04-23	30,000	6	2	755,390	1,263,712	324	10	no	not required	145	7	required	5,000	yes	no	FDD
Park Inn by Radisson	Lodging	2026-04-01	45,000	5.5	3.25	279,095	1,500,495	14	20	no	not required	20	24	required	45,000	yes	yes	FDD
Pearle Vision	Health and wellness	2026-03-27	30,000	7	8	788,696	1,228,956	424	10	limited	not required	80	12	required		yes	yes	FDD
Perspire Sauna Studio	Health and wellness	2026-04-29	50,000	7	2	523,437	1,147,477	92	10	yes	not required	127	13	required	25,000	yes	yes	FDD
Pet Butler	Pet services	2026-03-30	46,000	12	2	96,325	121,486	38	10	yes	not required	65.75	2	required		yes	no	FDD
Pet Evolution	Pet services	2026-06-12	59,000	7	1.5	816,300	1,239,500	20	10	yes	full time	32	12	required	39,335.3	yes	yes	FDD
Pet Fresh Dog Wash	Pet services	2025-04-16	10,000	6	2	101,825	515,500	1	10	yes	required part	8.5	12	required	10,000	no	no	FDD
Pet Supplies Plus	Pet services	2026-04-20	49,900	3	1.17	520,250	1,818,900	498	10	yes	not required	160	18	required	5,000	yes	yes	FDD
Pet Wants	Pet services	2026-04-09	53,500	7	2	148,150	239,400	158	10	yes	not required	40	6	required	15,000	yes	yes	FDD
Pickleball 365	Entertainment and recreation	2026-06-23	50,000	7		332,484	625,214	0	10	yes	required part	46.25	12	required	25,000	no	yes	FDD
PickleRage	Entertainment and recreation	2026-04-30	65,000	7	1	883,000	2,495,550	1	10	yes	not required	36	11.99	required	32,500	yes	no	FDD
Pilates Addiction	Fitness	2026-05-01	65,000	8	2	328,620	761,610	11	10	yes	not required	98	13	required	16,250	no	no	FDD
Play It Again Sports	Retail	2026-03-16	25,000	5		346,300	459,700	309	10	yes	required part	60.5	12	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
Poop 911	Pet services	2025-05-21	0	25		3,620	25,970	254	5	yes	full time	33	0.46	required	3,000	no	no	FDD
Pretzelmaker	Food and beverage	2025-04-30	25,000	7	2	391,500	573,000	129	15	limited	not required	24.25	9	required	15,000	yes	no	FDD
Priceless Car and Truck Rental	Automotive	2025-10-06	25,000	4	1	265,384	2,592,533	35		yes	not required	40	2.96	discretionary	4,000	yes	yes	FDD
ProColor Collision	Automotive	2026-03-28	20,000	3	0.75	316,800	3,129,500	37	5	yes	not required	20.5	12	required	10,000	no	no	FDD
Proforma	Business services	2026-05-07	0	8	1	7,030	27,695	461		no	full time	27	1.48	discretionary		no	no	FDD
ProSource Wholesale	Retail	2026-01-23	46,450	3		955,599	978,799	148	10	yes	not required	174	12	required	46,450	yes	no	FDD
Pure Green	Food and beverage	2025-04-14	40,000	6	2	177,450	493,900	42	10	yes	not required	48	12	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
Qualicare	Senior and in-home care	2025-10-14	49,700	5	1	98,150	174,150	33	10	yes	full time	195	6	required	15,000	yes	no	FDD
Radisson	Lodging	2026-04-01	75,000	6	3	9,490,495	55,271,100	40	20	no	not required	24	24	required	75,000	yes	yes	FDD
Radisson Individuals Hotel	Lodging	2026-04-01	75,000	6	3	4,476,645	62,470,100	0	20	no	not required	24	24	required	75,000	no	yes	FDD
Re-Bath	Home services	2026-07-06	50,000	6	2	275,875	606,925	142	10	yes	not required	358		required	25,000	yes	no	FDD
Red Lion Hotels/Red Lion Inn & Suites	Lodging	2026-03-31	40,000	5	3	17,074,113	23,615,800	59	20	no	not required	33	24	required	40,000	no	no	FDD
Renew Medic	Cleaning and restoration	2026-05-14	100,000	7	2	383,411	842,150	26	10	limited	full time	90	7.89	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Renue	Cleaning and restoration	2026-03-13	74,500	10	0.5	182,350	226,200	25	5	yes	full time	71	1	required	37,250	yes	yes	FDD
Resting Rainbow	Pet services	2025-05-01	54,500	7	2	284,850	629,100	1	10	yes	required part	108	9	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
Restore Hyper Wellness	Health and wellness	2026-04-06	44,500	7	2	764,698	1,269,588	200	10	yes	not required	157	8.87	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Rock N Roll Sushi	Food and beverage	2026-04-20	36,000	6	2.5	326,309	959,374	79	10	yes	required part	145	6	required	18,000	yes	yes	FDD
Rodeway Inn	Lodging	2026-04-01	25,000	5	3.5	108,795	702,495	432	20	no	not required	20	24	required	25,000	yes	yes	FDD
SafeSplash Swim School	Education and children	2026-04-17	55,000	6	2	961,200	1,348,785	106	10	yes	not required	133	24	required	16,500	yes	no	FDD
Sandbox VR	Entertainment and recreation	2026-03-30	50,000	5	1	1,439,616	2,476,698	10	10	yes	required part	56	9	required	25,000	yes	no	FDD
Savvy Sliders	Food and beverage	2026-05-07	35,000	6	2	587,833	1,071,500	42	10	yes	not required	450	11.99	required	8,750	no	no	FDD
Service Experts	Home services	2026-04-17	59,900	6	1	148,750	288,900	2	10	yes	not required	140	4	required	29,950	yes	yes	FDD
ServiceMaster Restore	Cleaning and restoration	2026-04-30	72,500	10	2	287,800	474,340	1,910	5	no	required part	150	3.94	required	7,250	yes	yes	FDD
SFC Estate Coaching	Business services	2025-08-15	25,000	5		41,450	51,450	0	5	no	full time	40		required	12,500	yes	no	FDD
Sharkey's Cuts for Kids	Personal services and beauty	2025-04-21	45,000		1	197,415	336,240	170	10	yes	required part	27	10	required	15,000	yes	no	FDD
Silbar Security	Business services	2026-04-02	50,000	5	1	145,500	279,400	7	5	yes	required part	102.5	4	required	15,000	yes	yes	FDD
Skyhawks	Education and children	2026-04-30	29,500	8		64,800	96,750	65	10	yes	required part	36	2.96	required	7,500	yes	yes	FDD
Snapology	Education and children	2026-04-30	40,000	7	1	74,950	105,600	129	5	yes	not required	29	3	required	20,000	yes	yes	FDD
Snooze Mattress Co.	Retail	2025-05-02	49,900	5	2	302,200	859,600	45	10	yes	not required	49	5.91	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Soccer Post	Retail	2025-03-18	29,500	5		201,100	396,500	29	10	no	not required	45	5.91	required	29,500	no	yes	FDD
Sotheby's International Realty	Business services	2026-03-30	25,000	6	2	128,750	519,250	672	10	no	required part	15	1.48	required	5,000	no	no	FDD
Speed Queen	Cleaning and restoration	2026-04-22	49,500	4	1	1,199,663	1,983,000	15	10	yes	required part	92	18	required	5,000	yes	no	FDD
Speedy Freight	Business services	2026-03-30	49,500		1	74,750	193,750	9	5	yes	required part	120	1.97	required	24,750	yes	yes	FDD
Steamatic	Cleaning and restoration	2025-04-17	40,000	8	2	222,400	444,690	41	10	limited	required part	112	2.76	required	12,000	no	no	FDD
Stretch Lab	Fitness	2026-04-17	60,000	8	2	281,390	814,545	486	10	yes	not required	9	12	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Success On The Spectrum	Health and wellness	2026-04-14	45,000	5		339,100	869,400	74	5	yes	full time	80	8.87	required	5,000	yes	yes	FDD
Sweat440	Fitness	2026-04-30	60,000	7		310,400	660,900	20	10	yes	required part	46	12	required	15,000	yes	yes	FDD
SweatHouz	Health and wellness	2026-04-30	45,000	8	3	631,798	1,314,102	66	10	yes	not required	75	12	required	22,500	yes	no	FDD
System 4	Cleaning and restoration	2026-03-26	96,000	1		128,000	377,000	60	20	yes	not required	145	2	required	25,000	yes	yes	FDD
Taco Time	Food and beverage	2026-03-27	30,000	6	4	365,650	844,300	87	10	no	not required	160	12	required	7,500	yes	yes	FDD
Tahini's Mediterranean Cuisine	Food and beverage	2026-04-30	30,000	5	2	373,500	657,000	1	10	no	full time	216	7	required	15,000	no	no	FDD
Talem Home Care	Senior and in-home care	2025-04-22	48,500	5	2	90,824	250,475	6	10	yes	full time	161	6	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Tapioca Express	Food and beverage	2025-09-18	30,000	4	1.5	250,000	509,100	15	5	yes	required part	58	9	required	7,500	yes	no	FDD
Taste Buds Kitchen	Education and children	2026-02-25	49,500	8	1.5	425,750	549,650	12	10	yes	required part	99	8	required	25,000	yes	yes	FDD
Techy	Retail	2026-04-15	15,000	7	2	118,600	399,500	151	10	yes	full time	112	2.96	required	10,000	no	no	FDD
TEGG	Business services	2025-01-24	75,000	4.5		96,280	229,384	49	6	yes	not required	28	4	discretionary	5,000	no	no	FDD
TGI Fridays	Food and beverage	2026-04-29	50,000	5	4	1,356,100	4,515,600	80	10	no	full time	294.5	5	required	5,000	yes	no	FDD
The Back Nine	Entertainment and recreation	2026-03-06	50,000	8	1	307,050	688,500	120	10	yes	full time	20.5	5.91	required	20,000	yes	no	FDD
The Barbershop A Hair Salon For Men \| The Guy's Place A Hair Salon For Men	Personal services and beauty	2026-04-14	40,000	5		207,000	352,600	43	10	yes	required part	108	10	required	2,500	yes	no	FDD
The Exercise Coach	Fitness	2025-04-21	49,500	6	1	259,840	389,970	211	10	yes	required part	100	9.86	required	15,000	yes	yes	FDD
The Growth Coach	Business services	2026-04-16	39,900	10	3	48,000	63,400	29	5	yes	not required	40	4	required	15,000	yes	yes	FDD
The Human Bean	Food and beverage	2026-02-25	35,000		1	672,000	1,532,000	176	10	yes	not required	120	12	required	5,000	yes	no	FDD
The James	Lodging	2026-03-31	75,000	5	3.5	86,066,578	158,220,099	0	20	no	not required	33	36	required	75,000	no	no	FDD
The Little Gym	Education and children	2026-04-24	59,500	8	1	420,324	722,773	255	10	yes	not required	100	12	required	29,750	yes	yes	FDD
The Medicine Shoppe	Retail	2025-09-18	0	3		513,050	895,653	271	5	no	not required		12	discretionary	1,000	no	no	FDD
The Original Pancake House	Food and beverage	2026-04-09	60,000	2		482,500	1,666,250	150	20	yes	required part	631	10	required	2,500	no	no	FDD
The Tailored Closet	Home services	2026-03-20	74,950	5	1	177,130	270,650	136	10	yes	not required	80.5	2.96	required	5,000	yes	yes	FDD
The Toasted Yolk Cafe	Food and beverage	2025-05-05	50,000	5	0.5	1,058,000	1,721,700	37	10	limited	not required	50	9.86	required	25,000	yes	no	FDD
The Tutoring Center	Education and children	2025-03-21	32,000			85,101	162,475	75	10	yes	required part	80	12	discretionary	1,000	yes	yes	FDD
The Yard Gym	Fitness	2025-12-08	50,000	7	2	398,550	954,100	9	5	yes	required part	64	6	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
Thompson Hotels	Lodging	2026-05-14	100,000	5	3.5	70,600,993	125,569,001	2	20	limited	not required	8	36	required	100,000	no	no	FDD
Toro Taxes	Business services	2026-04-20	40,000	10	2	17,835	79,150	192	10	yes	required part	50	0.99	required	2,500	yes	no	FDD
Touching Hearts	Senior and in-home care	2026-04-30	49,500	6		84,600	153,700	69	10	yes	not required	32	8	required	19,800	yes	yes	FDD
Town Square	Senior and in-home care	2026-04-30	99,500	7	1	893,000	1,518,970	10	10	yes	full time	112	24	required	25,000	yes	yes	FDD
TravelCenters of America (TA Center)	Retail	2026-03-17	140,000	4.5		8,084,100	54,060,700	33	10	no	full time	310	36	required	45,000	yes	no	FDD
Tremble	Fitness	2026-04-17	50,000	7	2	287,130	534,730	21	10	yes	required part	38	6	required	12,500	yes	no	FDD
True North	Cleaning and restoration	2026-04-30	60,000	7	1	171,030	263,800	23	10	yes	not required	100	5.91	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
Tutu School	Education and children	2026-04-20	49,500	5	2	124,000	272,000	107	10	yes	required part	50	12	required	24,750	yes	no	FDD
U.S. Lawns	Home services	2026-04-01	49,000	6	2	113,000	200,000	208	10	yes	full time	50	1.97	required	15,000	yes	yes	FDD
uBreakiFix by Asurion	Retail	2026-04-02	40,000	7		171,350	468,150	549	10	yes	not required	144	12	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
UFC Gym	Fitness	2026-04-17	30,000	6	2	155,388	573,738	58	10	yes	not required	81.25	12	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
Unscripted by Hyatt	Lodging	2026-03-27	75,000	5	3	1,917,244	9,560,595	2	20	limited	not required	8	6	required	75,000	no	no	FDD
Valvoline Instant Oil Change	Automotive	2025-12-26	30,000	6	2	192,375	639,550	1,071	15	yes	not required	382	21.36	discretionary	30,000	yes	no	FDD
Vaura Studios and Vaura	Fitness	2026-04-01	100,000	7	2	867,000	1,356,200	2	10	yes	not required	120	12	required	25,000	yes	yes	FDD
Venture X	Business services	2026-05-27	79,500	6	2	2,399,665	4,296,665	73	35	yes	not required	71	12	required	49,500	yes	yes	FDD
Vertica Fitness	Fitness	2026-04-30	59,950	8.25		198,000	348,775	9	10	yes	not required	56	9	required	5,000	yes	yes	FDD
Villa Pizza	Food and beverage	2026-03-23	25,000	6		373,750	990,500	41	10	no	not required	145	6	required	10,000	yes	yes	FDD
VIO Med Spa	Personal services and beauty	2025-04-28	50,000	6	1.5	794,261	1,231,677	53	10	yes	required part	110	15	required	10,000	yes	no	FDD
Visiting Angels	Senior and in-home care	2026-04-20	51,950	3.5	2.5	125,460	171,150	541	10	yes	full time	26.5	5.91	none found		yes	no	FDD
WaterWalk Extended Stay by Wyndham	Lodging	2025-03-31	75,000	6	3	19,860,979	27,008,153	11	20	no	not required	34	30	required	75,000	yes	no	FDD
WoodSpring Suites	Lodging	2026-04-01	50,000	6	2.5	8,835,420	14,566,908	284	20	no	not required	45	10	required	60,000	yes	yes	FDD
X-Golf	Entertainment and recreation	2026-04-15	40,000	7	1	1,153,500	1,803,850	129	10	yes	required part	14	12	required	15,000	yes	yes	FDD
Zenshi	Food and beverage	2025-07-22	6,250			45,004	151,404	4,128	5	no	required part	84	0.33	required	1,500	no	no	FDD

Source: Franchise Consultants and Brokers, franchise disclosure document database v1.0 (2026-10-18), merged from 25 published FDD datasets; 259 Minnesota CARDS FDDs issued 2025-01-24 to 2026-08-18. Columns from franchise-royalty-rates, franchise-initial-investment, franchise-closure-rates, franchise-agreement-terms, franchise-territory-rights, semi-absentee-franchises, franchise-training-programs, how-long-to-open-a-franchise, franchise-personal-guarantee, franchise-transfer-fees, franchise-item-19 and veteran-franchise-discounts. Blank = not disclosed in a comparable form. Download CSV

Field catalogue: every field, its FDD item, coverage and error rate

Table 2 lists all 680 columns. Column names start with a topic prefix (fee_, inv_, agr_, terr_ and so on), followed by the field name used in the source report, so any value can be traced back to that report’s own file and codebook. The downloadable data dictionary adds the full definition, the source file, the type, the number of distinct values and the check result in the source report’s own words.

545 definitions are copied from the source codebooks. The other 135 were written for this page from the same report’s codebook prose, methods or build script, and the dictionary marks which is which. Coverage is the share of the 259 FDDs with any value. Across the 669 topic fields the mean coverage is 82.2% and the median is 100.0%; 380 fields have a value for every FDD and 105 have one for fewer than half. A blank is often the correct answer: a flat-royalty amount is blank for a brand that charges a percentage.

The error rate is the report-level figure each source measured on its own random sample of about 20 FDDs, usually after the first pass was frozen. It applies to the report’s fields as a group, not to each field. Where a report found one field much weaker than the rest, the flag column says so.

Table 2Table 2. Field catalogue: 680 columns with FDD item, coverage (% of 259 FDDs) and the source report's measured field error rate

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Column	Topic	FDD item	Definition	Coverage (%)	Report error rate (%)	Flag
mn_document_id	Identity	Cover page / CARDS record	Minnesota CARDS document id of the Clean FDD (merge key across all source reports)	100
mn_file_number	Identity	Cover page / CARDS record	Minnesota CARDS franchise registration file number	100
brand	Identity	Cover page / CARDS record	Brand name as listed in the shared 259-FDD sample	100
franchisor	Identity	Cover page / CARDS record	Franchisor legal entity as filed (cover page)	100
sector	Identity	Cover page / CARDS record	Sector code of the shared sample (14 sectors)	100
sector_label	Identity	Cover page / CARDS record	Sector label	100
business_desc	Identity	Cover page / CARDS record	Short neutral description of what the franchisee operates (royalty-rates reader, max 12 words)	100
fdd_issue_date	Identity	Cover page / CARDS record	FDD issuance date on the cover page	100
mn_received_date	Identity	Cover page / CARDS record	Date Minnesota received the document (CARDS)	100
mn_document_url	Identity	Cover page / CARDS record	Current Minnesota CARDS download link for the Clean FDD (as refreshed by emerging-franchise-brands; used by technology-requirements)	100
mn_link_last_verified	Identity	Cover page / CARDS record	Date the CARDS link was last verified	100
fee_initial_fee_low	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 5	the standard initial franchise fee for ONE unit, before discounts	100	1.6
fee_initial_fee_high	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 5	the standard initial franchise fee for ONE unit, before discounts	99.6	1.6
fee_royalty_type	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	percent \| flat \| tiered \| greater_of \| other \| none	97.7	1.6
fee_royalty_base	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	gross sales \| net sales \| gross revenue \| other (as worded)	97.7	1.6
fee_royalty_pct_low	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	lowest and highest % in the disclosed royalty schedule (same value if fixed)	93.8	1.6
fee_royalty_pct_high	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	lowest and highest % in the disclosed royalty schedule (same value if fixed)	93.8	1.6
fee_royalty_pct_std	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	the rate a new single-unit franchisee pays at standard terms once any ramp-up/	92.3	1.6
fee_royalty_flat_annual	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	royalty_flat_amount converted to a year (week x 52, month x 12)	1.9	1.6
fee_min_royalty	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	yes\|no (yes = any minimum royalty dollar floor, including "greater of" clauses and	100	1.6
fee_min_royalty_annual	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	minimum royalty converted to a year if stated (weekly x 52, monthly x 12), else null	39.4	1.6
fee_ad_fund_type	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	percent \| flat \| none \| reserved (reserved = FDD says no current contribution but	91.9	1.6
fee_ad_fund_pct	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	Current brand or advertising fund contribution as % of sales (codebook field ad_fund_pct_std); null if flat, none or reserved	72.2	1.6
fee_ad_fund_pct_max	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	the maximum the franchisor may raise it to, if stated	42.9	1.6
fee_ad_fund_flat_annual	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	annualized dollar amount if flat	6.6	1.6
fee_local_ad_pct	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	required local advertising SPEND as % of sales, if stated in Item 6 or Item 11 text in the	47.5	1.6
fee_local_ad_flat_annual	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	required local advertising spend in dollars per year, if stated in dollars	35.1	1.6
fee_tech_fee	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	yes\|no (yes = a RECURRING fee for technology: software, POS license, app, website, intranet,	100	1.6
fee_tech_fee_annual_low	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	annualized dollars (monthly x 12, weekly x 52); if stated as	81.5	1.6
fee_tech_fee_annual_high	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	annualized dollars (monthly x 12, weekly x 52); if stated as	77.2	1.6
fee_tech_fee_pct	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	if the technology fee is a % of sales	3.9	1.6
fee_other_recurring_count	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	Number of recurring Item 6 fees beyond royalty and the brand fund (technology, call center, co-op, local advertising, conference, software and similar), after the hand-check rule that removed fees not currently charged	100	1.6
fee_other_recurring_categories	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	Categories of those recurring fees, separated by ';' (codebook list: technology, call_center, coop_advertising, local_advertising, conference, accounting, insurance, customer_service, marketing_services, music_media, …	93.4	1.6
fee_recurring_pct_load	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	Royalty % plus brand fund % plus other recurring fees stated as % of sales paid to the franchisor or affiliates (pct_fees_extra); see recurring_pct_load_basis	92.3	1.6
fee_recurring_pct_load_basis	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	Which parts entered recurring_pct_load (for example 'royalty + ad fund'), or why it could not be computed	100	1.6
fee_fixed_recurring_annual_low	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	Sum of the low annualized dollar amounts of recurring Item 6 fees stated in dollars, US dollars per year	95.4	1.6
fee_unpriced_recurring_count	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	Recurring Item 6 fees with no stated amount (for example 'then-current fee')	100	1.6
fee_extraction_confidence	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	Reader confidence for the row: high or medium	100	1.6	QA COLUMN
fee_hand_checked	Fees (Items 5 and 6)	Item 6	yes if this FDD was in the source report's random hand-check or blind-check sample	100	1.6	QA COLUMN
inv_n_unit_tables	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Number of separate single-unit Item 7 tables in the FDD	100	1
inv_total_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Printed TOTAL of the table used	100	1
inv_total_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Printed TOTAL of the table used	100	1
inv_high_low_ratio	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	total_high / total_low	100	1
inv_real_estate_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'real estate' category, low end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, …	87.3	1
inv_real_estate_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'real estate' category, high end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, …	87.3	1
inv_buildout_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'build-out' category, low end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, {category}_low/_high)	69.1	1
inv_buildout_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'build-out' category, high end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, {category}_low/_high)	69.1	1
inv_ffe_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'furniture, fixtures and equipment' category, low end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment …	89.2	1
inv_ffe_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'furniture, fixtures and equipment' category, high end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment …	89.2	1
inv_signage_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'signage' category, low end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, {category}_low/_high)	61.4	1
inv_signage_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'signage' category, high end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, {category}_low/_high)	61.4	1
inv_vehicles_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'vehicles' category, low end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, {category}_low/_high)	25.9	1
inv_vehicles_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'vehicles' category, high end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, {category}_low/_high)	25.9	1
inv_inventory_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'inventory' category, low end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, {category}_low/_high)	78	1
inv_inventory_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'inventory' category, high end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, {category}_low/_high)	78	1
inv_technology_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'technology' category, low end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, {category}_low/_high)	83.4	1
inv_technology_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'technology' category, high end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, …	83.4	1
inv_training_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'training' category, low end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, {category}_low/_high)	94.6	1
inv_training_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'training' category, high end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, {category}_low/_high)	94.6	1
inv_grand_opening_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'grand opening' category, low end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, …	86.9	1
inv_grand_opening_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'grand opening' category, high end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, …	86.9	1
inv_licenses_permits_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'licenses and permits' category, low end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, …	66	1
inv_licenses_permits_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'licenses and permits' category, high end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, …	66	1
inv_insurance_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'insurance' category, low end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, {category}_low/_high)	86.1	1
inv_insurance_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'insurance' category, high end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, {category}_low/_high)	86.1	1
inv_professional_fees_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'professional fees' category, low end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, …	68.7	1
inv_professional_fees_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'professional fees' category, high end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, …	68.7	1
inv_working_capital_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'working capital' category, low end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, …	100	1
inv_working_capital_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'working capital' category, high end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, …	100	1
inv_other_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'other' category, low end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, {category}_low/_high)	70.3	1
inv_other_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Sum of the Item 7 rows the source report assigned to the 'other' category, high end, US dollars; blank when the FDD has no row in that category (franchise-initial-investment dataset_codebook.md, {category}_low/_high)	70.3	1
inv_af_months_low	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Additional-funds (working capital) period stated in Item 7, months	100	1
inv_af_months_high	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Additional-funds (working capital) period stated in Item 7, months	100	1
inv_premises	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	leased, build_excl_land, purchase_included, home_or_mobile, host_site, not_stated (see extraction codebook)	100	1
inv_re_purchase_excluded	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	yes = Item 7 says real estate purchase is excluded or that a lease is assumed	100	1
inv_sum_check	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Reader's row-sum check and notes	100	1	QA COLUMN
inv_confidence	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	Reader confidence: high, medium, low	100	1	QA COLUMN
inv_hand_checked	Initial investment (Item 7)	Item 7	yes for the 20 brands in the random hand-check	100	1	QA COLUMN
agr_hq_state	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 1 / cover page	two-letter US state of the franchisor's principal business address on the cover page	100	0.8
agr_state_of_incorporation	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 1 / cover page	two-letter state of formation if stated on the cover page or Item 1, else null	98.8	0.8
agr_initial_term_years	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	the initial term of the franchise agreement in years (months / 12, round to 2 decimals).	97.7	0.8
agr_term_basis	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	fixed \| lease_linked (term tied to the premises lease) \| range \| perpetual \| other	100	0.8
agr_renewal_offered	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no \| discretionary (no = Item 17 says no right to renew / not applicable;	100	0.8
agr_renewal_term_years	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	length of ONE renewal term in years (null if not stated or "then-current term")	88.4	0.8
agr_renewal_count	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	number of renewal terms allowed (1, 2, 3 …), "unlimited", or null if not stated	84.2	0.8
agr_renew_sign_new_agreement	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (must sign the then-current form of franchise agreement, which may	100	0.8
agr_renew_fee	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (row c or b mentions a renewal fee or charge; yes even if the fee is $0 later, note it)	100	0.8
agr_renew_remodel	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (row c requires remodel, refurbish, renovate, upgrade, modernize or bring the	100	0.8
agr_renew_release	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (row c requires a general release, "subject to state law" still counts)	100	0.8
agr_renew_notice_months	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	the minimum notice the franchisee must give to renew, in months (days / 30.4,	84.6	0.8
agr_franchisee_may_terminate	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	law_only (only as permitted by law / no right) \| franchisor_breach (if we breach	100	0.8
agr_franchisor_without_cause	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (row e: "Not applicable" / "None" / "We may not" = no; any right to	100	0.8
agr_cure_days_general	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	cure period in days for ordinary curable defaults (row g); if several, the one that	99.6	0.8
agr_cure_days_monetary	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	cure period in days for payment defaults if separately stated; else null	79.5	0.8
agr_cross_default	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (default under another agreement with franchisor/affiliate is a default/termination	100	0.8
agr_franchisor_assign_free	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (row j: franchisor may assign without restriction / without consent)	100	0.8
agr_transfer_fee	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (row m mentions a transfer fee)	100	0.8
agr_transfer_release	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (row m requires the transferor to sign a general release)	100	0.8
agr_rofr	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (row n: franchisor has right of first refusal)	100	0.8
agr_purchase_option	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (row o: franchisor has option to buy the business or assets, at termination	100	0.8
agr_nc_in_term	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (row q restricts competing businesses during the term)	100	0.8
agr_nc_post_term	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (row r restricts competing after the term ends)	100	0.8
agr_nc_post_years	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	duration in years (months / 12, round 2 decimals); null if not stated	88.4	0.8
agr_nc_post_miles	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	the radius in miles from the franchisee's former location or territory. If the clause	74.9	0.8
agr_nc_post_miles_other_units	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	radius in miles around OTHER franchised or company outlets, if the clause	72.6	0.8
agr_nc_radius_basis	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	miles (a mileage radius is stated) \| territory_only \| other (e.g. county, metro area,	87.6	0.8
agr_mediation_required	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (mandatory mediation or a mandatory non-binding step with a mediator before	100	0.8
agr_arbitration_required	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (binding arbitration is required for most disputes; "except claims for	100	0.8
agr_arbitration_state	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	two-letter state where arbitration is held (e.g. "TX"); "FRANCHISEE" if held where the	74.1	0.8
agr_litigation_state	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	two-letter state of the exclusive forum for court actions in row v ("FRANCHISEE" if the	93.1	0.8
agr_governing_law_state	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	two-letter state whose law governs (row w), excluding the Federal Arbitration Act and	99.6	0.8
agr_jury_waiver	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no \| not_found (the franchise agreement or Item 17 contains a waiver of jury trial by	100	0.8
agr_class_waiver	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no \| not_found (the franchise agreement or Item 17 says claims must be brought	100	0.8
agr_punitive_waiver	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes \| no \| not_found (parties waive punitive or exemplary damages in the FA or Item 17)	100	0.8
agr_limitation_months	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	contractual time limit to bring claims, in months (e.g. "within 1 year" = 12;	73	0.8
agr_waiver_source	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	item17 \| agreement \| both \| none (where you found the jury/class/punitive/limitation text)	95.8	0.8
agr_mn_addendum	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (a Minnesota addendum, rider, amendment or state cover page specific to Minnesota	100	0.8
agr_mn_termination_notice	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (says Minn. Stat. 80C.14 subd. 3 to 5 apply: 90 days notice of termination	100	0.8
agr_mn_forum	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (says Minn. Stat. 80C.21 / Minn. R. 2860.4400J prohibit requiring litigation outside	100	0.8
agr_mn_jury	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (says the jury trial waiver does not apply or may be unenforceable in Minnesota)	100	0.8
agr_mn_release	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (says a general release is not required or does not release claims under Minn.	100	0.8
agr_mn_limitation	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (states the 3-year limitation under Minn. Stat. 80C.17 subd. 5, or that the	100	0.8
agr_mn_injunctive	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Minnesota addendum	yes \| no (says the franchisee cannot be required to consent to injunctive relief, or that a	100	0.8
agr_confidence	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	high \| medium \| low	100	0.8	QA COLUMN
agr_hand_checked	Agreement terms (Item 17)	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	yes if this FDD was in the source report's random hand-check or blind-check sample	100	0.8	QA COLUMN
terr_location_basis	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	one of	100	0.8
terr_no_exclusive_statement	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	"yes" if Item 12 contains the mandated sentence "You will not receive an exclusive	100	0.8
terr_exclusive_word	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	"yes" if Item 12 describes the territory or area the franchisee receives as "exclusive"	100	0.8
terr_label_term	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	the defined term the FDD uses for the franchisee's area, as printed without quotes	82.2	0.8
terr_area_protection	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	one of	100	0.8
terr_def_methods	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	list of every method the FDD says is used to define or describe the territory:	85.3	0.8
terr_size_stated	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	"yes" if Item 12 states a NUMERIC size (minimum, typical, maximum or fixed) of the standard	100	0.8
terr_radius_miles_low	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	stated radius in miles (same value if fixed; low/high if a range or	31.3	0.8
terr_radius_miles_high	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	stated radius in miles (same value if fixed; low/high if a range or	34	0.8
terr_population_low	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	stated population of the territory (minimum / typical / range). If only	34.7	0.8
terr_population_high	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	stated population of the territory (minimum / typical / range). If only	35.9	0.8
terr_households_low	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	same rule for households (incl. owner-occupied households)	5.8	0.8
terr_households_high	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	same rule for households (incl. owner-occupied households)	5.8	0.8
terr_res_internet	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	sell, or solicit and accept orders, through the internet, e-commerce, websites, apps, catalogs,	100	0.8
terr_res_retail_products	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	sell branded products through grocery, retail, wholesale or other stores or	100	0.8
terr_res_nontraditional	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	operate or license outlets at non-traditional, captive or special venues in the	100	0.8
terr_res_national_accounts	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	the franchisor (or someone it designates) may sell to or service national, regional,	100	0.8
terr_res_other_brands	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	operate or license businesses under OTHER trademarks (including competing or similar	100	0.8
terr_res_acquisition	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	acquire, be acquired by, merge with or convert competing businesses / chains, which may	100	0.8
terr_channel_compensation	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	"yes" if Item 12 says the franchisee WILL receive compensation (any share, credit or	100	0.8
terr_other_brand_disclosed	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	"yes" if Item 12 discloses that the franchisor, its parent or an affiliate currently	100	0.8
terr_performance_req	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	"yes" if continued territorial rights, size or exclusivity depend on a minimum sales,	100	0.8
terr_performance_consequence	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	list of what Item 12 says can happen on a miss: "reduce_territory",	25.9	0.8
terr_modify_rights	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	"yes" if the franchisor may modify, reduce, redraw or reassign the territory for reasons	100	0.8
terr_modify_on_renewal	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	"yes" if Item 12 says the territory may be changed or redefined at renewal; else "no"	100	0.8
terr_relocation	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	"approval" (relocation permitted with franchisor approval/consent or conditions), "not_permitted",	100	0.8
terr_rofr_additional	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	"yes" if Item 12 grants an option, right of first refusal or similar right to acquire	100	0.8
terr_outside_restricted	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	"yes" if the franchisee may not market to, solicit or serve customers outside its	100	0.8
terr_confidence	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	"high" \| "medium" \| "low"	100	0.8	QA COLUMN
terr_hand_checked	Territory (Item 12)	Item 12	yes if this FDD was in the source report's random hand-check or blind-check sample	100	0.8	QA COLUMN
out_fiscal_year	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 3	Latest fiscal year shown in Item 20 Table 3 (franchised outlets)	100	0
out_start	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 3	Item 20 Table 3: franchised outlets at the start of the latest fiscal year	100	0
out_opened	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 3	Item 20 Table 3: franchised outlets opened in the latest fiscal year	100	0
out_terminated	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 3	Item 20 Table 3: terminations in the latest fiscal year	100	0
out_nonrenewed	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 3	Item 20 Table 3: non-renewals in the latest fiscal year	100	0
out_reacquired	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 3	Item 20 Table 3: outlets reacquired by the franchisor in the latest fiscal year	100	0
out_ceased	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 3	Item 20 Table 3: outlets that ceased operations for other reasons in the latest fiscal year	100	0
out_end	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 3	Item 20 Table 3: franchised outlets at the end of the latest fiscal year	100	0
out_transfers	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 2	Item 20 Table 2: transfers of franchised outlets in the latest fiscal year	99.6	0
out_exits	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 3	terminated + nonrenewed + reacquired + ceased, latest fiscal year	100	0
out_closures_excl_reacq	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 3	terminated + nonrenewed + ceased (exits without reacquisitions), latest fiscal year	100	0
out_t1_start	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 1	Item 20 Table 1: franchised outlets at the start of the latest fiscal year	99.6	0
out_t1_end	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 1	Item 20 Table 1: franchised outlets at the end of the latest fiscal year	99.6	0
out_years_shown	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 3	Number of fiscal years Table 3 shows (3, or 2 for young systems)	100	0
out_exits_3yr	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 3	exits summed over the fiscal years shown in Table 3	100	0
out_opened_3yr	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 3	Franchised outlets opened, summed over the fiscal years shown in Table 3	100	0
out_transfers_3yr	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 2	Table 2 transfers summed over the fiscal years shown	100	0
out_first_franchise_year	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 1 (and Item 20 fiscal year)	Year the franchisor, a predecessor or a parent/affiliate began offering franchises in this concept, from Item 1	96.5	0
out_first_franchise_basis	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 1 (and Item 20 fiscal year)	Whose franchising start first_franchise_year refers to: franchisor, predecessor or parent/affiliate	96.5	0
out_years_franchising	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 1 (and Item 20 fiscal year)	fiscal_year minus first_franchise_year	96.5	0
out_scope	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 3	Geography of the Item 20 tables as disclosed (for example US only, or including Canada)	100	0
out_hand_checked	Outlet turnover (Item 20)	Item 20 Table 3	yes if this FDD was in the source report's random hand-check or blind-check sample	100	0	QA COLUMN
t5_t5_as_of	Development backlog (Item 20 Table 5)	Item 20 Table 5	Table 5 'as of' date as printed (YYYY-MM-DD)	100	0
t5_as_of_flag	Development backlog (Item 20 Table 5)	Item 20 Table 5	Set when the printed Table 5 year does not match the Table 3 latest fiscal year (typo or stale header)	5	0	QA COLUMN
t5_signed_not_opened	Development backlog (Item 20 Table 5)	Item 20 Table 5	Table 5 column 2 total: franchise agreements signed but outlet not opened at fiscal year end	100	0
t5_proj_franchised_low	Development backlog (Item 20 Table 5)	Item 20 Table 5	Table 5 column 3 total: projected new franchised outlets next fiscal year (low end if a range)	100	0
t5_proj_franchised_high	Development backlog (Item 20 Table 5)	Item 20 Table 5	Same, high end (equals low unless a range was disclosed)	100	0
t5_proj_company_low	Development backlog (Item 20 Table 5)	Item 20 Table 5	Table 5 column 4 total: projected new company-owned outlets next fiscal year (low end)	100	0
t5_proj_company_high	Development backlog (Item 20 Table 5)	Item 20 Table 5	Same, high end	100	0
t5_dev_commitments	Development backlog (Item 20 Table 5)	Item 20 Table 5	Whether the FDD says column 2 includes area or multi-unit development commitments: included / not stated	100	0
t5_scope	Development backlog (Item 20 Table 5)	Item 20 Table 5	Geography of the table as disclosed	100	0
t5_duplicate_system	Development backlog (Item 20 Table 5)	Item 20 Table 5	yes = second Minnesota registration of the same Item 20 system, excluded from statistics	100	0	QA COLUMN
t5_read_confidence	Development backlog (Item 20 Table 5)	Item 20 Table 5	Reader confidence: high / medium (medium = rows did not add to the stated total, redline or garbled text)	100	0	QA COLUMN
t5_hand_checked	Development backlog (Item 20 Table 5)	Item 20 Table 5	yes = in the random 20-brand hand-check sample (seed 20261008)	100	0	QA COLUMN
emrg_business_start_year	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 1	Earliest year Item 1 says the franchisor, a predecessor, parent/affiliate or founder began conducting the type of business the franchisee operates; entity formation dates do not count	58.7	0	JUDGMENT FIELD
emrg_business_start_basis	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 1	franchisor, predecessor, parent/affiliate, founder, "none stated as operated" (Item 1 says the group has not operated it), or blank	71.8	0	JUDGMENT FIELD
emrg_years_operated_before_franchising	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 1	first_franchise_year minus business_start_year (can be 0 or negative when the earliest stated operating year belongs to a recent affiliate)	57.1	0	JUDGMENT FIELD
emrg_t1_year	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 20 Tables 1 and 3	Latest fiscal year in Item 20 Table 1	100	0
emrg_franchised_end	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 20 Tables 1 and 3	End-of-year franchised and company-owned (incl. affiliate-owned) outlets in t1_year; several Table 1s summed, area developer/master tables excluded	100	0
emrg_company_end	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 20 Tables 1 and 3	End-of-year franchised and company-owned (incl. affiliate-owned) outlets in t1_year; several Table 1s summed, area developer/master tables excluded	100	0
emrg_total_end	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 20 Tables 1 and 3	franchised_end + company_end	100	0
emrg_total_row_disclosed	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 20 Tables 1 and 3	The printed Total Outlets end-of-year figure	100	0
emrg_total_row_mismatch	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 20 Tables 1 and 3	1 if the printed total differs from total_end	100	0	QA COLUMN
emrg_franchised_share_pct	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 20 Tables 1 and 3	100 x franchised_end / total_end	98.5	0
emrg_company_owned_any_year	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 20 Tables 1 and 3	1 if Table 1 shows a company-owned outlet at the start or end of any year shown	100	0
emrg_company_end_first_year	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 20 Tables 1 and 3	Company-owned outlets at the end of the first year shown in Table 1	100	0
emrg_states_listed_n	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	State Effective Dates page	Number and names of states in the State Effective Dates table (any entry: date, Pending, blank, Exempt, Not Registered). Not proof of registration	99.6	0
emrg_states_dated_n	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	State Effective Dates page	States with an actual effective date. Indicative only; readers treated undated "Effective"/"On File" entries inconsistently, so it is not published in the report	99.6	0	LOW CONFIDENCE
emrg_states_listed	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	State Effective Dates page	Number and names of states in the State Effective Dates table (any entry: date, Pending, blank, Exempt, Not Registered). Not proof of registration	99.2	0
emrg_emerging_age_under5	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Items 1 and 20 (derived)	1/0 flags for the two emerging tests	96.5	0
emrg_emerging_size_under50	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Items 1 and 20 (derived)	1/0 flags for the two emerging tests	100	0
emrg_emerging_either	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Items 1 and 20 (derived)	1/0 flags for the two emerging tests	96.5	0
emrg_emerging_both	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Items 1 and 20 (derived)	1/0 flags for the two emerging tests	96.5	0
emrg_terminations_3yr	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 20 Tables 1 and 3	3-year sums from published Tables 2 and 3; exits = terminations + non-renewals + reacquired + ceased	100	0
emrg_nonrenewals_3yr	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 20 Tables 1 and 3	3-year sums from published Tables 2 and 3; exits = terminations + non-renewals + reacquired + ceased	100	0
emrg_reacquired_3yr	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 20 Tables 1 and 3	3-year sums from published Tables 2 and 3; exits = terminations + non-renewals + reacquired + ceased	100	0
emrg_ceased_3yr	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 20 Tables 1 and 3	3-year sums from published Tables 2 and 3; exits = terminations + non-renewals + reacquired + ceased	100	0
emrg_read_confidence	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	Item 20 Tables 1 and 3	Reader's confidence and notes	100	0	QA COLUMN
open_typical_stated	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	yes / no: Item 11 states a typical time from signing or payment to opening	100	0.4
open_typical_low	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Range ends as disclosed, in the disclosed unit	86.5	0.4
open_typical_high	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Range ends as disclosed, in the disclosed unit	95.4	0.4
open_typical_unit	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Range ends as disclosed, in the disclosed unit	95.8	0.4
open_typical_form	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	range, point, upper_bound ("within X"), lower_bound ("at least X")	95.8	0.4
open_typical_basis	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Clock start as worded: signing, payment, earlier_of, site, training, other, not_stated	97.3	0.4
open_typical_low_months	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Converted to months (days / 30.44, weeks / 4.35, years x 12); mid = (low + high) / 2	86.5	0.4
open_typical_high_months	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Converted to months (days / 30.44, weeks / 4.35, years x 12); mid = (low + high) / 2	95.4	0.4
open_typical_mid_months	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Converted to months (days / 30.44, weeks / 4.35, years x 12); mid = (low + high) / 2	86.1	0.4
open_deadline_stated	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	yes (numeric), designated (date set in agreement or formula), no	100	0.4
open_deadline_value	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Opening deadline as disclosed, converted to months, its clock start, sentence, and where found (item11, agreement, item1, item17, other)	87.6	0.4
open_deadline_unit	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Opening deadline as disclosed, converted to months, its clock start, sentence, and where found (item11, agreement, item1, item17, other)	87.6	0.4
open_deadline_months	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Opening deadline as disclosed, converted to months, its clock start, sentence, and where found (item11, agreement, item1, item17, other)	87.6	0.4
open_deadline_basis	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Opening deadline as disclosed, converted to months, its clock start, sentence, and where found (item11, agreement, item1, item17, other)	88.4	0.4
open_deadline_where	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Opening deadline as disclosed, converted to months, its clock start, sentence, and where found (item11, agreement, item1, item17, other)	93.8	0.4
open_extension_mentioned	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Extension wording (discretionary, fee, automatic, force_majeure), stated fee in dollars, maximum length	100	0.4
open_extension_type	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Extension wording (discretionary, fee, automatic, force_majeure), stated fee in dollars, maximum length	68.3	0.4
open_extension_fee	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Extension wording (discretionary, fee, automatic, force_majeure), stated fee in dollars, maximum length	12	0.4
open_extension_max_value	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Extension wording (discretionary, fee, automatic, force_majeure), stated fee in dollars, maximum length	10.4	0.4
open_extension_max_unit	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Extension wording (discretionary, fee, automatic, force_majeure), stated fee in dollars, maximum length	10.4	0.4
open_failure_to_open_consequence	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	terminate, fee, other, not_stated	100	0.4
open_cushion_months	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	deadline_months minus typical_high_months, only when both clocks are signing, payment or earlier_of	71.4	0.4
open_site_selected_by	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	franchisee, franchisor, not_applicable (home-based or mobile)	100	0.4
open_site_deadline_value	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Time the franchisee has to secure a site	60.6	0.4
open_site_deadline_unit	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Time the franchisee has to secure a site	60.6	0.4
open_site_deadline_basis	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Time the franchisee has to secure a site	60.6	0.4
open_site_deadline_months	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Time the franchisee has to secure a site	60.6	0.4
open_site_approval_days	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Franchisor's time limit to approve or reject a site, in days	62.2	0.4
open_training_before_open	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Duration in words, whether training must be completed before opening, timing as worded, any online part	96.5	0.4
open_factors	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Delay factors named in the typical-time paragraph (codes in extraction_codebook.md), semicolon-separated	96.1	0.4
open_confidence	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	Reader confidence: high, medium, low	100	0.4	QA COLUMN
open_hand_checked	Time to open (Item 11)	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	yes for the 20 brands in the random hand-check	100	0.4	QA COLUMN
trn_classroom_hours	Training (Item 11)	Item 11	Totals of the Item 11 TRAINING PROGRAM table for the initial program of the franchisee (owner or operating principal). Use the table's TOTAL row; if there is none, add the subject rows. Ranges count at the high end …	97.3	9.4
trn_ojt_hours	Training (Item 11)	Item 11	Totals of the Item 11 TRAINING PROGRAM table for the initial program of the franchisee (owner or operating principal). Use the table's TOTAL row; if there is none, add the subject rows. Ranges count at the high end …	93.8	9.4
trn_total_hours	Training (Item 11)	Item 11	classroom_hours + ojt_hours (blank when both blank)	97.3	9.4
trn_ojt_share_pct	Training (Item 11)	Item 11	100 x ojt_hours / total_hours	97.3	9.4
trn_hours_check	Training (Item 11)	Item 11	pdf_parser_match (a PDF table parser reproduced the value), pdf_table_read (checked by reading the PDF table text), corrected (published value changed, see hours_note), no_hours_in_table	100	9.4	QA COLUMN
trn_loc_hq	Training (Item 11)	Item 11	at the franchisor's (or parent's or affiliate's) headquarters, corporate or home office, support center, or the franchisor's own training center, academy or training facility that is not an operating outlet. When …	100	9.4
trn_loc_existing_unit	Training (Item 11)	Item 11	at an operating outlet of the brand other than the franchisee's own: company-owned, affiliate-owned or franchisee-owned unit, "certified training store/restaurant/location"	100	9.4
trn_loc_own_site	Training (Item 11)	Item 11	at the franchisee's own premises, unit, office, home office or territory, when the FDD presents that training as part of the initial program (a phase of it, or a location in the TRAINING PROGRAM table). Not counted: …	100	9.4	LOW CONFIDENCE
trn_loc_virtual	Training (Item 11)	Item 11	online, virtually, by video conference, webinar, e-learning, learning management system or self-paced web modules, including when the FDD says the franchisor may deliver part of it that way. "Instructional videos" as …	100	9.4
trn_required_attendee	Training (Item 11)	Item 11	owner (the franchisee, an owner, operating principal or managing owner must attend and complete), owner_or_manager (the franchisee or a designated manager, either one), manager (only managers or key staff are …	100	9.4
trn_manager_also_required	Training (Item 11)	Item 11	yes (a manager or other key employee must also complete initial training), conditional (only if you appoint a manager, if the owner will not run the unit, "if any"), no (FDD says not required), not_stated	100	9.4
trn_trainees_included	Training (Item 11)	Item 11 plus Items 5, 6, 7 and the franchise agreement	Number of people trained without a tuition charge, when stated anywhere in the FDD. Only tuition-free headcounts: leave blank when a training fee covers those people (for example "$5,000 for up to three people"). …	44.8	9.4
trn_initial_training_charge	Training (Item 11)	Item 11 plus Items 5, 6, 7 and the franchise agreement	included (no charge, tuition-free or included in the initial franchise fee for the standard trainees), separate_charge (a training fee or tuition for the standard trainees beyond the initial franchise fee, wherever …	100	9.4
trn_extra_trainee_fee	Training (Item 11)	Item 11 plus Items 5, 6, 7 and the franchise agreement	yes (a fee is or may be charged for trainees beyond those included), no (extra trainees attend free), not_stated. Fees only for replacement or later staff do not count here. LOW CONFIDENCE, CSV only: the third blind …	100	9.4	LOW CONFIDENCE
trn_replacement_trainee_fee	Training (Item 11)	Item 11 plus Items 5, 6, 7 and the franchise agreement	yes when a fee is or may be charged to train replacement, substitute, subsequent, additional-and-subsequent or later-appointed managers or owners, or new managers hired after opening; otherwise not_stated. CSV only: …	100	9.4	LOW CONFIDENCE
trn_travel_paid_by	Training (Item 11)	Item 11	franchisee (franchisee pays trainees' travel, lodging, meals or living expenses), franchisor (franchisor pays them), shared (franchisor pays part: voucher, credit, cap, or some trainees), not_stated	100	9.4
trn_wages_paid_by	Training (Item 11)	Item 11 plus Items 5, 6, 7 and the franchise agreement	franchisee when the FDD says the franchisee pays trainees' wages, salaries or compensation during training; else not_stated. LOWER BOUND: every blind-check error was a missed statement (not_stated where the FDD …	100	9.4	LOWER BOUND
trn_ongoing_training	Training (Item 11)	Item 11	required (franchisee or owner must attend specified recurring, refresher, continuing or annual training), may_require (franchisor may require additional or refresher training at its discretion or if standards are not …	100	9.4
trn_ongoing_training_fee	Training (Item 11)	Item 11 plus Items 5, 6, 7 and the franchise agreement	yes (franchisor charges or may charge for additional or refresher training), no (stated free), not_stated. Third-party costs alone (a vendor's course) do not count. LOWER BOUND for the same reason as wages_paid_by	100	9.4	LOWER BOUND
trn_conference	Training (Item 11)	Item 11 plus Items 5, 6, 7 and the franchise agreement	required (attendance at an annual, national or system conference, convention or meeting is mandatory when held, including "must attend … if we hold one"), may_require (franchisor may designate attendance mandatory …	100	9.4
trn_conference_fee	Training (Item 11)	Item 11 plus Items 5, 6, 7 and the franchise agreement	yes (a registration or attendance fee, or a fee for not attending, is or may be charged, including registration costs the franchisee must bear), no (stated no fee), not_stated	100	9.4
tech_sys_required	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	yes, no; yes = the franchisee must buy, lease, license or use a computer, tablet, POS or cash register, or software or an online platform the franchisor specifies. no = the FDD says no computer system or cash …	100	2.9
tech_sys_type	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	proprietary, designated, specs, none; proprietary = a required core program (POS, management, booking, reservation, CRM) is owned, developed or licensed out by the franchisor or an affiliate. designated = not …	98.8	2.9
tech_pos_required	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	yes, no; yes = a POS system, point-of-sale software, cash register or card-payment terminal is required (named or generic).	100	2.9
tech_cost_init_low	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	dollars or blank; One-time cost Item 11 states for buying or leasing the required system: hardware, software, installation, set-up or licence fees. Separately stated components are summed. A single figure fills both. …	92.7	2.9
tech_cost_init_high	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	dollars or blank; One-time cost Item 11 states for buying or leasing the required system: hardware, software, installation, set-up or licence fees. Separately stated components are summed. A single figure fills both. …	92.7	2.9
tech_cost_annual_low	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	dollars a year or blank; Recurring cost Item 11 states for the system: maintenance, support, software subscriptions or licences, updates, and any technology fee restated in Item 11. Monthly x 12, weekly x 52. …	83.4	2.9
tech_cost_annual_high	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	dollars a year or blank; Recurring cost Item 11 states for the system: maintenance, support, software subscriptions or licences, updates, and any technology fee restated in Item 11. Monthly x 12, weekly x 52. …	83.4	2.9
tech_upgrade_required	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	yes, no, not_stated; yes = the franchisee must upgrade, update, replace or add to the system when the franchisor requires (or must keep it current). no = Item 11 says upgrades are optional or not required.	100	2.9
tech_upgrade_freq_limit	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	limit, qualitative, no_limit, not_stated, na; limit = a stated contractual limit on how often upgrades can be required (for example once a year). qualitative = the FDD says upgrades are limited only in general terms …	100	2.9
tech_upgrade_cost_cap	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	cap, qualitative, no_cap, not_stated, na; cap = a contractual ceiling on the cost of required upgrades (dollar or percent). An estimate is not a cap, and a cap on a recurring technology fee is not an upgrade cap …	100	2.9
tech_access	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	yes, no, not_stated; yes = the franchisor has, may have, or may require independent access to information in the franchisee's systems (a reserved right counts). no = the FDD says the franchisor will not have …	100	2.9
tech_access_limit	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	limit, no_limit, not_stated, na; limit = the FDD names any contractual restriction on what the franchisor may access (for example it excludes employee, payroll or card data, or covers only business or bookkeeping …	100	2.9
tech_data_owner	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	franchisor, franchisee, shared, not_stated; Who the FDD says owns the data, customer information or customer lists generated by the franchised business (Item 11 or elsewhere). Generic "Confidential Information is our …	100	2.9	LOWER BOUND
tech_data_owner_where	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	item11, elsewhere, blank; Where the ownership statement was found (item11 wins when both).	76.4	2.9
tech_pci	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	yes, no; yes = the FDD requires the franchisee to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS or "payment card industry" standards).	100	2.9	LOWER BOUND
tech_sec_responsible	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	yes, no; yes = the FDD makes the franchisee responsible for the security of its systems or data, or requires it to install or maintain security measures (antivirus, firewall, endpoint protection, security procedures …	100	2.9	LOWER BOUND
tech_breach_notify	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	yes, no; yes = the FDD requires the franchisee to notify the franchisor of a data or security breach (actual or suspected).	100	2.9	LOWER BOUND
tech_annual_stated_low	Technology (Item 11)	Items 6, 7 and 11 (derived)	max(cost_annual, item6_tech_fee_annual) at each end. The larger figure is used, not the sum, because Item 11 often restates the Item 6 technology fee; this is a floor, not a total.	93.8	2.9
tech_annual_stated_high	Technology (Item 11)	Items 6, 7 and 11 (derived)	max(cost_annual, item6_tech_fee_annual) at each end. The larger figure is used, not the sum, because Item 11 often restates the Item 6 technology fee; this is a floor, not a total.	92.7	2.9
tech_first_year_stated_low	Technology (Item 11)	Items 6, 7 and 11 (derived)	item7_tech + annual_stated (both must be present).	79.9	2.9
tech_first_year_stated_high	Technology (Item 11)	Items 6, 7 and 11 (derived)	item7_tech + annual_stated (both must be present).	78.8	2.9
tech_blind_checked	Technology (Item 11)	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	yes if this FDD was in the source report's blind-check sample	100	2.9	QA COLUMN
adf_fund_status	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	active / reserved / none; active = franchisees must contribute now; reserved = no contribution now (or fund not yet established) but the franchisor may start one; none = no fund and no right reserved. Item 11 governs …	92.3	4.6
adf_multiple_funds	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	yes / no; More than one system fund run by the franchisor side.	100	4.6
adf_fund_new	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	yes / no / na; yes when the fund had no spending to report (new or nothing collected).	100	4.6
adf_company_outlets_contribute	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	same_basis / not_required / different_or_discretionary / not_stated; same_basis = franchisor- or affiliate-owned outlets pay on the same basis or rate (including "will, if we open any"). not_required = not required, …	100	4.6
adf_audited	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	audited / audited_within_company_audit / discretionary / not_audited / not_stated; audited = the fund itself is audited. audited_within_company_audit = audited only as part of the franchisor's or parent's audit ("not …	100	4.6
adf_statements_available	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	provided / on_request / not_available / not_stated; Fund financial statements or an annual accounting: provided = sent or posted to all; on_request = on written request; not_available = stated not available or no …	100	4.6
adf_breakdown_status	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	disclosed / partial / no_spending / not_disclosed / na; Last fiscal year's use of the fund. partial = figures cover only part of spending or were printed with redline residue. no_spending = nothing collected or spent …	100	4.6
adf_breakdown_fy	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	YYYY; Year the fiscal year ended; fiscal years ending in the first week of January are labelled the prior year.	74.9	4.6
adf_breakdown_categories_printed	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	number; Count and sum of printed lines.	100	4.6
adf_share_media_placement	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	Share of the fund's disclosed spending in the 'media placement' category, rescaled so mapped categories sum to 100 (category mapping: the source report's data/category_mapping.csv)	67.2	4.6	LOWER BOUND for media
adf_share_digital_online	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	Share of the fund's disclosed spending in the 'digital and online' category, rescaled so mapped categories sum to 100 (category mapping: the source report's data/category_mapping.csv)	67.2	4.6	LOWER BOUND for digital
adf_share_production_creative	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	Share of the fund's disclosed spending in the 'production and creative' category, rescaled so mapped categories sum to 100 (category mapping: the source report's data/category_mapping.csv)	67.2	4.6
adf_share_administration	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	Share of the fund's disclosed spending in the 'administration' category, rescaled so mapped categories sum to 100 (category mapping: the source report's data/category_mapping.csv)	67.2	4.6
adf_share_agency_professional	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	Share of the fund's disclosed spending in the 'agency and professional' category, rescaled so mapped categories sum to 100 (category mapping: the source report's data/category_mapping.csv)	67.2	4.6
adf_share_technology_software	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	Share of the fund's disclosed spending in the 'technology and software' category, rescaled so mapped categories sum to 100 (category mapping: the source report's data/category_mapping.csv)	67.2	4.6
adf_share_pr_promotions_events	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	Share of the fund's disclosed spending in the 'PR, promotions and events' category, rescaled so mapped categories sum to 100 (category mapping: the source report's data/category_mapping.csv)	67.2	4.6
adf_share_research	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	Share of the fund's disclosed spending in the 'research' category, rescaled so mapped categories sum to 100 (category mapping: the source report's data/category_mapping.csv)	67.2	4.6
adf_share_franchise_solicitation	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	Share of the fund's disclosed spending in the 'franchise solicitation' category, rescaled so mapped categories sum to 100 (category mapping: the source report's data/category_mapping.csv)	67.2	4.6
adf_share_mixed_marketing	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	Share of the fund's disclosed spending in the 'mixed marketing (combined lines)' category, rescaled so mapped categories sum to 100 (category mapping: the source report's data/category_mapping.csv)	67.2	4.6
adf_share_other	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	Share of the fund's disclosed spending in the 'other' category, rescaled so mapped categories sum to 100 (category mapping: the source report's data/category_mapping.csv)	67.2	4.6
adf_admin_reimbursement	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	yes / not_stated; yes = the fund may pay the franchisor's or affiliates' administrative costs, overhead or salaries, or a fixed admin fee.	100	4.6
adf_solicit_last_fy	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	none / pct / not_stated / na; Share used principally to solicit franchise sales in the last fiscal year (436.5(k)(4)(vii)). none = present or past tense "no portion / 0% / not used"; future tense alone ("will not") …	67.2	4.6
adf_solicit_pct	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	number; The positive share when stated (blank for "less than 1%").	34	4.6
adf_solicit_right	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	may_use / notation_only / will_not / not_stated / na; may_use = the fund may pay for franchise sales or recruiting, franchise-sales or franchise-information pages of a fund-paid website, or materials that "process …	100	4.6
adf_surplus	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	carried_forward / franchisor_discretion / refunded / not_stated / na; Unspent money; "invest any surplus for future use by the fund" counts as carried_forward.	100	4.6
adf_deficit_advances	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	yes / not_stated / na; The franchisor may advance or lend money to the fund, or the fund may borrow; carrying a deficit forward alone is not an advance.	100	4.6
adf_advance_interest	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	yes / not_stated / na; The franchisor may advance or lend money to the fund, or the fund may borrow; carrying a deficit forward alone is not an advance.	100	4.6
adf_council	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	exists / reserved / none / not_stated; A franchisee advertising or advisory council that advises on advertising or the fund (a general council counts only if the FDD says it covers advertising).	71	4.6
adf_council_power	Advertising fund (Item 11)	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	advisory / decision / not_stated / na; Coded only when council = exists (otherwise na). decision = the council or board approves spending or governs the fund.	100	4.6
ins_limits_stated	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	yes / no; At least one minimum dollar limit for any coverage is stated in the FDD or franchise agreement. no = limits only "as we specify" / in the Manual.	100	2.9
ins_gl	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	yes / may / no; Commercial or comprehensive general liability (also "public liability", "premises and products liability", "bodily injury and property damage liability"). yes = currently required (including "as …	100	2.9
ins_gl_occ	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	number $; Minimum per-occurrence (or per-claim, or combined single) limit for general liability. A single unqualified GL amount goes here.	95.4	2.9
ins_gl_agg	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	number $; Minimum general aggregate for general liability, if stated. Products/completed operations aggregate is not used unless it is the only aggregate.	72.6	2.9
ins_umb	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	yes / may / no; Umbrella or excess liability policy. A statement that the GL limits "may be met by a combination of primary and umbrella" without requiring an umbrella = no.	100	2.9
ins_umb_limit	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	number $; Minimum umbrella or excess limit (per occurrence) stated.	39.8	2.9
ins_auto	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	yes / may / no; Business automobile liability, including hired and non-owned auto.	100	2.9
ins_auto_limit	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	number $; Combined single limit or per-accident limit. Split limits (e.g. 100/300/100): the per-accident bodily injury figure, with a note.	71.8	2.9
ins_wc	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	yes / may / no; Workers' compensation (including "as required by law" and "employer's liability").	100	2.9
ins_cyber	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	yes / may / no; Cyber liability, network security, privacy liability, data breach or data compromise coverage. Technology E&O alone is coded under prof, not cyber.	100	2.9
ins_cyber_limit	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	number $; Minimum limit, if stated.	30.5	2.9
ins_epli	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	yes / may / no; Employment practices liability.	100	2.9
ins_epli_limit	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	number $; Minimum limit, if stated.	34.7	2.9
ins_prof	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	yes / may / no; Professional liability, errors and omissions, malpractice, technology E&O.	100	2.9
ins_prof_limit	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	number $; Minimum per-claim limit, if stated.	31.3	2.9
ins_prop	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	yes / may / no; First-party property insurance on the premises, improvements, equipment, inventory or contents (fire and extended coverage, all-risk, special form, replacement cost). Builder's risk alone is not prop …	100	2.9
ins_bi	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	yes / may / no; Business interruption / business income / loss of income insurance.	100	2.9
ins_other_cov	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	list; Semicolon list of other coverages currently REQUIRED: abuse_molestation, liquor, garagekeepers, crime_bond (crime, fidelity, employee dishonesty, surety or janitorial bond), pollution, inland_marine (incl. …	62.2	2.9
ins_addl_insured	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	yes / no; The franchisor (or its affiliates) must be named as an additional insured (or loss payee for property only = no, with a note).	100	2.9
ins_notice_days	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	number; Days of prior written notice to the franchisor of cancellation, non-renewal or material change. null if not stated.	89.2	2.9
ins_raise_right	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	yes / no; The franchisor may change, add to or increase the required coverage types or limits.	100	2.9
ins_am_best	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	text; Minimum insurer rating stated (e.g. "A-", "A VIII"); null if none.	57.1	2.9
ins_procure_on_default	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	yes / no; If the franchisee fails to buy or maintain the insurance, the franchisor may buy it and charge the franchisee.	100	2.9
ins_procure_markup_pct	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	number %; Percentage fee or markup on top of the premium the franchisor charges when it procures on default (e.g. "plus 10%"). null if none stated.	16.2	2.9
ins_program	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	franchisor_placed / designated_required / optional / reserved / none; franchisor_placed = the franchisor or an affiliate itself buys or places a policy or program for franchisees as a requirement or the standard …	30.9	2.9
ins_fr_program	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	yes / no; The franchisor or an affiliate itself runs, sponsors or offers an insurance program or policy that franchisees can buy or must buy and that the franchisor or affiliate bills or collects for (group program, …	100	2.9
ins_confidence	Insurance (Item 8)	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	high / medium / low	100	2.9	QA COLUMN
sup_supplier_restriction	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	approved / specs_only / none; approved = the franchisee must CURRENTLY buy or lease at least one good or service (inventory, equipment, software, signage, build-out, insurance broker, training, anything) from the …	100	1.2
sup_franchisor_supplier	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	yes / no; The franchisor itself is CURRENTLY an approved, designated or required supplier of any good or service.	100	1.2
sup_affiliate_supplier	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	yes / no; An affiliate or parent of the franchisor is CURRENTLY an approved, designated or required supplier.	100	1.2
sup_fa_sole_supplier	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	yes / no; The franchisor or an affiliate is CURRENTLY the only approved supplier of at least one item.	100	1.2
sup_officer_interest	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	yes / no / not_stated; An officer of the franchisor owns an interest in a required/approved supplier (ownership of the franchisor itself or an affiliate supplier counts if the FDD says so).	100	1.2
sup_pct_startup_low	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	number %; Required purchases as a share of ALL purchases to ESTABLISH the business, as stated. Single figure "about 60%" -> 60, 60. Range "70% to 80%" -> 70, 80. "less than 10%" / "up to 10%" -> 0, 10. "more than …	97.7	1.2
sup_pct_startup_high	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	number %; Required purchases as a share of ALL purchases to ESTABLISH the business, as stated. Single figure "about 60%" -> 60, 60. Range "70% to 80%" -> 70, 80. "less than 10%" / "up to 10%" -> 0, 10. "more than …	93.8	1.2
sup_pct_ongoing_low	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	as above; Same, for purchases in OPERATING the business.	96.1	1.2
sup_pct_ongoing_high	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	as above; Same, for purchases in OPERATING the business.	92.7	1.2
sup_fr_revenue	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	received / none / not_stated; Did the FRANCHISOR ITSELF derive revenue or other material consideration from franchisees' required purchases or leases (sales to franchisees, markups, rebates, commissions, supplier …	65.3	1.2
sup_fr_rev_amount	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	number $; Franchisor revenue from required purchases in the last fiscal year as stated (if the FDD gives separate lines, e.g. product sales and supplier rebates, put the SUM here and the parts in notes). null if no …	77.2	1.2
sup_fr_total_revenue	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	number $; Franchisor total revenue for the same year if Item 8 states it.	59.1	1.2
sup_fr_rev_pct	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	number %; Share of franchisor total revenue as stated in Item 8 (do not compute it yourself).	49.4	1.2
sup_rev_fiscal_year	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	YYYY; Fiscal year the revenue figure refers to.	93.4	1.2
sup_rev_scope	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	Whose revenue fr_rev_amount and fr_total_revenue describe: franchisor, or parent_consolidated (a parent or multi-brand total)	62.5	1.2
sup_aff_revenue	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	received / none / not_stated; Same as fr_revenue, for affiliates.	73	1.2
sup_aff_rev_amount	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	number $; Affiliate revenue from franchisee required purchases, if stated.	44.8	1.2
sup_rebates	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	received / may_receive / none / not_stated; Payments FROM SUPPLIERS to the franchisor or affiliates (rebates, allowances, commissions, volume discounts, marketing or promotional payments, referral fees, …	95.8	1.2
sup_rebate_amount	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	number $; Dollar amount of supplier payments specifically (if stated separately). 0 if stated as $0.	40.5	1.2
sup_rebate_rate_low	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	number %; Rebate rate as % of purchases, if stated (e.g. "1% to 5% of purchases" -> 1, 5).	30.5	1.2
sup_rebate_rate_high	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	number %; Rebate rate as % of purchases, if stated (e.g. "1% to 5% of purchases" -> 1, 5).	29.3	1.2
sup_rebate_use	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	list; Semicolon list from: unrestricted (franchisor may keep and use for any purpose / no obligation to share), ad_fund (some or all put into the brand or advertising fund), shared_franchisees (passed back or …	98.1	1.2
sup_coop	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	yes / no / not_stated; A purchasing or distribution cooperative currently exists for the system.	100	1.2
sup_negotiated_arrangements	Supplier rules (Item 8)	Item 8	yes / no / not_stated; The franchisor currently negotiates purchase arrangements (including price terms) with suppliers for the benefit of franchisees.	100	1.2
i15_rule_category	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	Derived (scripts/04_build_dataset.py category): Owner must work full time; Owner must take part, not full time; Manager may run it; owner must stay involved; Manager may run it; conditions on the manager; Manager may …	100	1.7
i15_owner_participation	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	full_time, required_part, not_required, not_stated (codebook definitions)	100	1.7
i15_manager_may_run	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	yes, consent_only, no, not_stated	100	1.7
i15_recommends_personal	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	yes when Item 15 recommends but does not require owner participation	100	1.7
i15_owner_min_hours_week	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	Weekly owner hours minimum when stated as a number	1.9	1.7
i15_owner_initial_period_months	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	Months an owner must run the unit personally before a manager may take over	2.7	1.7
i15_owner_other_work_barred	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	yes when the participation clause bars other employment or business activity	100	1.7
i15_owner_training_in_item15	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	yes when Item 15 itself says an owner must complete initial training; not_stated otherwise	100	1.7
i15_designated_owner_required	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	yes when an entity must name an individual owner with an operating or decision role	100	1.7
i15_operator_min_equity_pct	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	Equity the owner who must work full time must hold (full_time rows only)	10.4	1.7
i15_manager_training_required	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	yes, may_require, no, not_stated, na	100	1.7
i15_manager_approval_required	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	yes, may_require, no, not_stated, na	100	1.7
i15_manager_equity_required	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	yes, may_require, no, not_stated, na	100	1.7
i15_manager_min_equity_pct	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	Stated minimum manager equity	1.2	1.7
i15_manager_full_time_required	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	yes, may_require, no, not_stated, na	100	1.7
i15_manager_agreement_required	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	yes, may_require, no, not_stated, na	100	1.7
i15_onsite_supervision_required	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	yes when the unit must be under on-site or direct supervision at all times or all open hours	100	1.7
i15_manager_conditions	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	Conditions required or reserved (trained, approved, equity, full time, signs agreement, on-site supervision); counted only where a manager route exists	85.7	1.7
i15_n_manager_conditions	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	Conditions required or reserved (trained, approved, equity, full time, signs agreement, on-site supervision); counted only where a manager route exists	100	1.7
i15_model_terms_found	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	Regex hits for semi-absentee, absentee, executive model, passive owner/investor, owner-operator, manager-run, with location (Item 1, Item 11, Item 15, other)	28.2	1.7
i15_model_language_use	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	offers, disclaims, other, none (reading of the hits; owner-operator alone counts as none)	15.4	1.7
i15_confidence	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	Coder confidence and the reason for any judgment call	100	1.7	QA COLUMN
i15_fa_corrected	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	yes when the franchise agreement management clause changed the coding (data/coding/fa_review.txt)	100	1.7	QA COLUMN
i15_hand_checked	Owner participation (Item 15)	Item 15, franchise agreement	yes for the 20 brands in the hand-check (data/handcheck.csv)	100	1.7	QA COLUMN
pg_guaranty_rule	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	required, discretionary, none_found; required: the FDD or FA says owners of an entity franchisee must sign a personal guaranty (or an owners' agreement in which they personally guarantee the FA obligations), or must …	100	5.8
pg_guaranty_form	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	yes, no; A form of personal guaranty (standalone exhibit, FA attachment, or a guaranty section of an owners' agreement) is included in the FDD.	100	5.8
pg_signers	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	all_owners, threshold, designated, na; Who must sign. all_owners: every owner (all shareholders, members, partners; direct and/or indirect), even if public-company shareholders or passive limited partners are …	100	5.8
pg_threshold_pct	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	number or blank; The ownership percentage at or above which an owner must sign (e.g. 10 for "10% or more"). Blank unless signers = threshold. "More than 10%" is coded 10 with a note.	25.5	5.8
pg_spouse_rule	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	guaranty_required, guaranty_may, consent_required, covenants_only, note_only, none_found; What the operative documents (Item 15, FA, guaranty, owners' agreement, Items 1 to 22 text) require of an owner's spouse. …	100	5.8
pg_spouse_condition	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	unconditional, community_property, other, na; Condition attached to the spouse requirement. community_property: only in community-property states or where marital property law applies. other: any other condition …	100	5.8
pg_spouse_limited	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	yes, no, na; The spouse's guaranty is limited (for example to jointly held, marital or community property, or to the spouse's interest in collateral). Recorded by the tag [spouse_limited] in notes; no for other …	100	5.8
pg_cover_risk_spouse	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	yes, no; The FDD carries the "Spousal Liability" special-risk statement ("Your spouse must sign a document that makes your spouse liable …") anywhere (state cover page or state addendum).	100	5.8
pg_scope	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	payment_and_performance, payment_only, other, na; What the guarantor guarantees. payment_and_performance: punctual payment and performance of the franchisee's obligations, or personal liability for breach of every …	100	5.8
pg_bound_covenants	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	yes, no, na; The guarantors (or the owners who must guarantee) are personally bound by the FA's restrictive covenants (non-compete, confidentiality), by name or through "personally bound by each and every provision", …	100	5.8
pg_joint_several	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	yes, no, na; Guarantors' liability is stated to be joint and several. no if a guaranty form exists and says nothing; na without a form or guaranty text.	100	5.8
pg_waives_exhaustion	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	yes, no, na; The franchisor may proceed against a guarantor without first pursuing the franchisee (waiver of any right to require that an action be brought against the franchisee first, or liability "not contingent" …	100	5.8
pg_cap	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	yes, no, na; Any stated dollar, multiple-of-fees or other ceiling on the guarantor's liability for FA obligations. A blank amount to be filled in counts as yes only if the form itself is a limited guaranty.	100	5.8
pg_burn_off	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	yes, no, na; The guaranty ends or shrinks after a set period or performance milestone while the franchise is still operating. Release by the franchisor's discretionary written release is not a burn-off.	100	5.8
pg_duration	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	until_satisfied, term_only, not_stated, na; until_satisfied: the guaranty continues until all obligations are paid and performed, or survives expiration or termination of the FA (including "for the term of the …	100	5.8	HIGH-ERROR PG FIELD
pg_transfer	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	continues_after, pre_transfer_stated, not_stated, na; What the FDD/FA/guaranty says about guarantors (or the transferring franchisee and its owners) after an approved transfer of the franchise. continues_after: …	100	5.8	HIGHEST-ERROR PG FIELD
pg_item15_mentions	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	yes, no; Item 15 of the FDD mentions the personal guaranty, an owners' agreement that contains it, or the requirement that owners sign the franchise agreement personally. A mention of guarantors only in another …	100	5.8
pg_item22_lists	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	yes, no; Item 22 lists a guaranty (or an owners' agreement containing one) among the contracts.	100	5.8
pg_ca_marital_statement	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	yes if the FDD text contains the California addendum sentence that a guaranty 'jeopardize[s]' or 'places the marital assets' at risk (parsed by regex, not hand-coded)	100	5.8
pg_confidence	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	high, medium, low; Coder confidence.	100	5.8	QA COLUMN
pg_hand_checked	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	yes if this FDD was in the source report's random hand-check or blind-check sample	100	5.8	QA COLUMN
pg_blindcheck_corrected	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	Fields changed after the blind check for this brand, separated by ';'	4.6	5.8	QA COLUMN
xfer_tf_disclosed	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	"yes" \| "no". yes = Item 6 lists a fee charged when you sell, transfer or assign the	100	0.8
xfer_tf_structure	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	one of	97.7	0.8
xfer_tf_flat	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	the fixed dollar component: the flat fee; the LOW end of a range; the dollar floor of a	69.1	0.8
xfer_tf_flat_high	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	the HIGH end of a range or the X of "up to $X"; otherwise null.	0.8	0.8
xfer_tf_pct_initial	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	the percentage of the initial franchise fee if the formula uses it (50, 75, 100…), else null.	32	0.8
xfer_tf_initial_basis	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	"then_current" \| "original" \| "unspecified" \| null (which initial fee the percentage uses)	32	0.8
xfer_tf_pct_price	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	the percentage of the purchase price / consideration if the formula uses it, else null.	8.5	0.8
xfer_tf_cap	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	a stated dollar maximum on the transfer fee (other than the cap inside a lesser_of), else null.	5	0.8
xfer_tf_plus_costs	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	"yes" \| "no". yes = on top of the fee, the seller or buyer must also pay or reimburse the	100	0.8
xfer_tf_payer	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	who Item 6 or the FA says pays the transfer fee:	100	0.8
xfer_tv_entity_rule	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	transfer to a corporation, LLC or other	100	0.8
xfer_tv_entity_amount	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	transfer to a corporation, LLC or other	47.9	0.8
xfer_tv_entity_pct_initial	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	transfer to a corporation, LLC or other	0.8	0.8
xfer_tv_death_rule	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	transfer on death or disability to an heir,	100	0.8
xfer_tv_death_amount	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	transfer on death or disability to an heir,	35.5	0.8
xfer_tv_death_pct_initial	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	transfer on death or disability to an heir,	0.8	0.8
xfer_tv_internal_rule	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	transfer of a minority / non-controlling	100	0.8
xfer_tv_internal_amount	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	transfer of a minority / non-controlling	36.3	0.8
xfer_tv_internal_pct_initial	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	transfer of a minority / non-controlling	4.6	0.8
xfer_broker_surcharge	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	"yes" \| "no". yes = Item 6 or the FA charges an EXTRA or HIGHER amount on a transfer	100	0.8
xfer_broker_who	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	"franchisor" (franchisor, affiliate or its resale program supplies the buyer)	34.4	0.8
xfer_broker_structure	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	"flat" \| "pct_price" \| "pct_initial_fee" \| "greater_of" \| "reimburse" (seller	34.7	0.8
xfer_broker_amount	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	dollars if stated (low/high), else null	9.3	0.8
xfer_broker_amount_high	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	dollars if stated (low/high), else null	1.9	0.8
xfer_broker_pct_price	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	% of the purchase price if stated, else null	10	0.8
xfer_broker_pct_initial	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	% of the initial fee if stated (e.g. "the full then-current initial franchise fee	2.7	0.8
xfer_broker_in_addition	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	"yes" (charged on top of the transfer fee) \| "no" (replaces it) \| "unclear" \| null	34.7	0.8
xfer_tt_status	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	one of	100	0.8
xfer_tt_amount	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	dollars if stated (per person or per program; say which in tt_text), else null	19.7	0.8
xfer_tt_amount_high	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	dollars if stated (per person or per program; say which in tt_text), else null	2.3	0.8
xfer_renewal_status	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(b)	"fee" (a renewal fee greater than $0 is charged, including "our then-current renewal	100	0.8
xfer_renewal_structure	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(b)	"flat" \| "pct_initial_fee" \| "range" \| "greater_of" \| "costs" \| "other" \| null	83.8	0.8
xfer_renewal_flat	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(b)	dollars (low end if range), else null; renewal_flat_high: high end if range, else null	57.1	0.8
xfer_renewal_flat_high	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(b)	Renewal fee, high end in dollars if a range is stated, else null	1.9	0.8
xfer_renewal_pct_initial	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(b)	% of the initial fee if stated, else null	29	0.8
xfer_renewal_initial_basis	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(b)	"then_current" \| "original" \| "unspecified" \| null	29	0.8
xfer_tf_min_usd	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	fixed-dollar fee for a full sale to a new buyer: flat amount; or tf_pct_initial x initial_fee_low;	94.6	0.8
xfer_tf_max_usd	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	high end of a range, or tf_cap where stated.	5.4	0.8
xfer_renewal_usd	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(b)	the same logic for the renewal fee (renewal_status = fee only).	82.2	0.8
xfer_confidence	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	"high" \| "medium" \| "low"	100	0.8	QA COLUMN
xfer_hand_checked	Transfer and renewal fees	Item 6, Item 17(c) to (m), franchise agreement	yes for the 20 brands in data/handcheck_sample.txt.	100	0.8	QA COLUMN
ada_ada_offered	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	yes / no; yes = this FDD offers, or says the franchisor may grant, a development agreement, development rider or addendum, multi-unit development agreement, development rights agreement or multi-unit option under …	100	1.4
ada_ada_label	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	text; The name the FDD uses (for example "Area Development Agreement", "Multi-Unit Development Agreement", "Development Rider"). Blank when ada_offered = no.	48.6	1.4
ada_multi_unit_other	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	yes / no; yes = the FDD offers a multi-unit purchase route that is NOT a development agreement: for example a lower initial fee for a second or later franchise or territory bought by an existing franchisee, a …	100	1.4
ada_area_rep	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	yes / no; yes = the FDD says the franchisor grants area representative, area director, regional developer (support or sales role), development agent or similar rights to third parties who recruit or support unit …	100	1.4
ada_subfranchise	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	yes / no; yes = the FDD says the franchisor (or an affiliate for this brand) grants master franchise or subfranchise rights, in the US or abroad, or that master franchisees/subfranchisors operate in the system. …	100	1.4
ada_subfranchise_scope	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	us / intl_only / na; us = master or subfranchise rights exist or are offered for US territory; intl_only = only outside the US; na when subfranchise = no.	100	1.4
ada_dev_fee_basis	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	per_unit / full_prepay / flat / none / not_stated; per_unit = a development fee or deposit computed per unit committed (a fixed dollar amount or a percentage of the initial fee per additional unit), usually paid at …	99.2	1.4
ada_dev_fee_credited	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	full / partial / no / not_stated / na; Whether the development fee is applied against the initial franchise fees of the units. na when dev_fee_basis = none.	100	1.4
ada_dev_fee_refundable	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	no / partial / yes / not_stated / na; no = the FDD says the development fee is non-refundable (even if a refund is possible only by state addendum, code no). partial = a stated part is refundable in stated situations.	100	1.4
ada_dev_fee_per_unit_usd	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	number; The standard development fee or deposit per additional unit when dev_fee_basis = per_unit and it is stated in dollars (lowest standard figure; ignore veteran or other incentive discounts). If stated only as a …	20.8	1.4
ada_multi_unit_discount	Area development	Item 5	yes / no / na; yes = the initial franchise fee per additional unit under the development agreement or other multi-unit route is lower than the single-unit fee (for at least some additional units). no = same fee. na = …	100	1.4
ada_fee_first_unit_usd	Area development	Item 5	number; The standard single-unit initial franchise fee stated in Item 5 (lowest standard figure, before veteran or other incentive discounts).	100	1.4
ada_fee_second_unit_usd	Area development	Item 5	number; The initial franchise fee for the second unit under the multi-unit route, for the standard (smallest) package. Blank when not stated or when no discount applies (equal to first unit fee: write the same number).	72.2	1.4
ada_min_units	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	number; The minimum number of units (including the first) a development agreement must cover, when the FDD states one. Blank when not stated.	38.2	1.4
ada_schedule_terms	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	fixed / negotiated / not_stated; fixed = the FDD states a standard pace or deadline structure in numbers (for example "one unit every 12 months", "each unit within 18 months of the previous one", "all units within 3 …	100	1.4
ada_months_per_unit	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	number; Only when schedule_terms = fixed: the required months between unit openings (if the FDD gives a total period for a stated number of units, divide: months / units, and note it). Blank otherwise.	8.1	1.4
ada_miss_terminate	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	yes / no / not_stated; yes = the FDD says the franchisor may terminate the development agreement or the remaining development rights if the developer fails to meet the development schedule.	100	1.4
ada_miss_territory	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	yes / no / not_stated; yes = the FDD says that on a schedule miss the franchisor may (as an alternative or in addition) remove or reduce the development area's protection or exclusivity, shrink the area, or reduce …	100	1.4
ada_miss_fee_forfeit	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	yes / not_stated; yes = the FDD says the development fee or deposits are kept by the franchisor (not refunded) when the agreement is terminated, including for a schedule miss, or that the development fee is …	100	1.4
ada_ada_to_unit_cross	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	yes / no / not_stated; Does default or termination of the development agreement give the franchisor cause to terminate the developer's existing unit franchise agreements? yes = the FDD says it can (cross-default). no …	100	1.4
ada_unit_to_ada_cross	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	yes / not_stated; yes = default under, or termination of, any unit franchise agreement (or any other agreement with the franchisor) is cause to terminate the development agreement.	100	1.4
ada_ada_area_protected	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	yes / no / not_stated; yes = during the development agreement's term the franchisor will not open or license another unit of the brand inside the development area (with the usual reserved-rights exceptions). no = the …	100	1.4
ada_multi_unit_route	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	yes if any of ada_offered, multi_unit_other, area_rep or subfranchise (US scope) is yes	100	1.4
ada_discount_pct_second	Area development	Item 5	100 x (fee_first_unit_usd minus fee_second_unit_usd) / fee_first_unit_usd	71.8	1.4
ada_flag_liquidated_damages	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	yes when the reader noted that the development agreement sets liquidated damages for its termination	100	1.4
ada_flag_penalty_existing_units	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	yes when the reader noted that missing the schedule raises fees on, or allows action against, existing units	100	1.4
ada_flag_phantom_fee	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	yes when the reader noted a fee charged for each unit not opened on time	100	1.4
ada_confidence	Area development	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	high / medium / low.	100	1.4	QA COLUMN
conv_conv_status	Conversion programs	Items 1, 5, 6, 7	program / accepted / none; program = the FDD sets out at least one term specific to conversion franchises (a conversion fee or discount, royalty ramp, conversion agreement or addendum, a separate Item 7 estimate for …	34.4	7.6	STATUS FIELD
conv_conv_named	Conversion programs	Items 1, 5, 6, 7	yes / no; the FDD uses a defined name for the track ("Conversion Franchise", "Conversion Agreement", "Conversion Addendum", "conversion hotel", "conversion office", "conversion program")	34.4	7.6
conv_conv_source	Conversion programs	Items 1, 5, 6, 7	independent / other_brand / both / unstated; who may convert: independents only, businesses under another brand only, both named, or not stated	34.4	7.6
conv_conv_where	Conversion programs	Items 1, 5, 6, 7	text; FDD Items (and exhibit names) where conversion terms appear, e.g. "Item 1; Item 5; Item 7; Exhibit T"	34.4	7.6
conv_fee_terms	Conversion programs	Item 5	reduced / waived / same / case_by_case / not_stated; initial franchise fee for a converting owner compared with the standard fee: reduced = a lower fee or a stated discount; waived = fee is zero; same = the FDD …	34.4	7.6
conv_fee_conv_low	Conversion programs	Item 5	number; lowest stated conversion initial fee in dollars (0 if waived)	29.7	7.6
conv_fee_conv_high	Conversion programs	Item 5	number; highest stated conversion initial fee (same as low if one value)	30.1	7.6
conv_fee_disc_pct	Conversion programs	Item 5	number; discount off the standard fee when the FDD states it as a percent	3.1	7.6
conv_royalty_ramp	Conversion programs	Items 1, 5, 6, 7	yes / no; converting owners pay a reduced royalty (or no royalty) for an initial period, or a royalty credited back, beyond any ramp all new franchisees get. no when not stated	100	7.6
conv_royalty_ramp_months	Conversion programs	Items 1, 5, 6, 7	number; length of the conversion royalty reduction in months (the longest step if several)	5	7.6
conv_royalty_reduced_ongoing	Conversion programs	Items 1, 5, 6, 7	yes / no; converting owners pay a permanently lower royalty structure for the term (added after the first pass; coded only where found, e.g. Pearle Vision)	34.4	7.6
conv_buildout_support	Conversion programs	Items 1, 5, 6, 7	yes / no; the franchisor pays, lends, credits or reduces something toward rebranding or build-out costs that a converting owner can receive (key money, development incentive note, rebranding credit, signage …	100	7.6
conv_item7_conv	Conversion programs	Item 7	yes / no; Item 7 gives a separate estimate (table or column) for a conversion	100	7.6
conv_item7_conv_low	Conversion programs	Item 7	number; low total of the conversion Item 7 estimate	13.9	7.6
conv_item7_conv_high	Conversion programs	Item 7	number; high total of the conversion Item 7 estimate	13.9	7.6
conv_item7_new_low	Conversion programs	Item 7	number; low total of the start-up / new-construction Item 7 estimate in the same FDD (same format); recorded only when item7_conv = yes, so the two form a comparison pair (rule clarified after the blind check)	12.7	7.6
conv_item7_new_high	Conversion programs	Item 7	number; high total of the start-up / new-construction estimate	12.4	7.6
conv_cond_years_months	Conversion programs	Items 1, 5, 6, 7	number; minimum months the business must have operated to qualify as a conversion	3.1	7.6
conv_cond_revenue_min	Conversion programs	Items 1, 5, 6, 7	number; minimum annual revenue (dollars) the business must have to qualify	3.9	7.6
conv_cond_same_line	Conversion programs	Items 1, 5, 6, 7	yes / no; the business must already provide the same or similar services/products	34.4	7.6
conv_rebrand_deadline_days	Conversion programs	Items 1, 5, 6, 7	number; days allowed to complete the conversion (signage, de-identification, PIP), if stated; convert weeks x 7, months x 30	8.5	7.6
conv_conv_units_n	Conversion programs	Items 1, 5, 6, 7	number; number of conversion units opened or signed that the FDD states for a stated period	1.9	7.6
conv_confidence	Conversion programs	Items 1, 5, 6, 7	high / medium / low; reader's confidence	74.9	7.6	QA COLUMN
vet_vet_incentive	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	yes / no; FDD discloses a veteran incentive as defined above	100	0.7
vet_vet_where	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	Item 5 / Item 6 / Item 5 and Item 6 / Item 7 / other; where the incentive is disclosed	50.2	0.7
vet_vet_form	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	pct_initial_fee / flat_initial_fee / waived_initial_fee / pct_or_flat / royalty_only / other; form of the initial-fee incentive. pct_or_flat = a percent with a stated dollar cap or a choice between percent and dollars	50.2	0.7
vet_vet_pct	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	number; percent off the initial franchise fee (100 if waived)	31.7	0.7
vet_vet_flat	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	number; dollars off the initial franchise fee when stated as dollars	13.5	0.7
vet_vet_cap	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	number; maximum dollar value of the initial-fee discount, if stated	0.8	0.7
vet_fee_basis	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	number; the standard single-unit initial franchise fee the discount applies to, as stated in Item 5 (first-presented standard format)	50.2	0.7
vet_vet_royalty	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	yes / no; any reduction or waiver of royalties for veterans	50.2	0.7
vet_elig_veteran	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	yes / no; veterans (former service members) are eligible	50.2	0.7
vet_elig_honorable	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	yes / no; honorable discharge (or "other than dishonorable", or DD-214 proof) is required	50.2	0.7
vet_elig_active	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	yes / no; active-duty or currently serving members are eligible	50.2	0.7
vet_elig_reserve_guard	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	yes / no; reserve or National Guard members are named as eligible	50.2	0.7
vet_elig_spouse	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	yes / no; spouses, surviving spouses or other family members are named as eligible	50.2	0.7
vet_elig_first_responder	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	yes / no; police, fire, EMS or other first responders are in the same program	50.2	0.7
vet_fr_parallel	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	yes if the FDD offers first responders a separate discount (scripted search for first-responder terms within 1,500 characters of the veteran passage, each hit read)	50.2	0.7
vet_ownership_min	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	number; minimum percent of the franchisee entity the eligible person must own, if stated	14.3	0.7
vet_first_unit_only	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	yes / no; the incentive applies to the first unit (or one unit) only	50.2	0.7
vet_no_combine	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	yes / no; the incentive cannot be combined with other discounts	50.2	0.7
vet_time_limited	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	yes / no; the incentive has an expiry date or is described as a limited-time promotion	50.2	0.7
vet_vetfran_mention	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	yes / no; the FDD mentions VetFran or the IFA veterans program anywhere	100	0.7
vet_vet_fee_discount	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	yes if a veteran incentive exists and takes the form of an initial fee discount	100	0.7
vet_vet_dollar_value	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	vet_flat if stated, else vet_pct / 100 x fee_basis, capped at vet_cap when stated, US dollars	45.2	0.7
vet_vet_pct_effective	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	vet_dollar_value / fee_basis x 100	45.2	0.7
vet_confidence	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	high / medium / low; reader's confidence	100	0.7	QA COLUMN
vet_coding_source	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	read (the veteran passage was read) or no_term_hit (no veteran term found in the FDD text, coded no)	100	0.7	QA COLUMN
vet_hand_checked	Veteran incentives (Item 5)	Item 5	yes if this FDD was in the source report's random hand-check or blind-check sample	100	0.7	QA COLUMN
lit_item3_any	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	yes if Item 3 describes at least one action	100	0.4
lit_actions_total	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Actions in Item 3, all respondents	100	0.4
lit_actions_count_uncertain	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Grouped entries where the FDD gave no countable number (each counted as 1)	100	0.4	FLAG COLUMN
lit_actions_pending	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Status as described in the FDD; franchisor suits listed in a last-fiscal-year list without a status are coded pending	100	0.4
lit_actions_concluded	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Status as described in the FDD; franchisor suits listed in a last-fiscal-year list without a status are coded pending	100	0.4
lit_by_franchisor_vs_franchisee	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Actions brought by the franchisor side against current, former or prospective franchisees, area developers or guarantors	100	0.4
lit_by_franchisee_vs_franchisor	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Actions brought by franchisees (or a franchisee class or association) against the franchisor side	100	0.4
lit_by_government	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Actions brought by any public agency, attorney general, regulator or prosecutor	100	0.4
lit_by_customer	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Actions where the opposing party is a customer, an employee (of the franchisor or a franchisee), or another private party	100	0.4
lit_by_employee	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Actions where the opposing party is a customer, an employee (of the franchisor or a franchisee), or another private party	100	0.4
lit_other_private	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Actions where the opposing party is a customer, an employee (of the franchisor or a franchisee), or another private party	100	0.4
lit_franchisor_initiated_other	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Actions the franchisor side brought against non-franchisees	100	0.4
lit_cat_enforcement_collection	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Actions by dominant claim type (see extraction codebook)	100	0.4
lit_cat_franchisee_claims	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Item 3 actions whose dominant claim is a franchisee claim against the franchisor side (misrepresentation, fraud, franchise or relationship law)	100	0.4
lit_cat_regulatory	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Item 3 actions that are government civil or administrative actions, consent orders, stop orders or registration and disclosure matters	100	0.4
lit_cat_criminal	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Item 3 actions that are criminal charges, convictions or pleas	100	0.4
lit_cat_employment	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Item 3 actions on wage and hour, discrimination, joint-employer or labor claims	100	0.4
lit_cat_consumer	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Item 3 actions on consumer protection, personal injury, ADA, TCPA, privacy or customer product and service claims	100	0.4
lit_cat_commercial_other	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Item 3 actions on other commercial matters (IP disputes with non-franchisees, supplier, landlord, lender, investor, securities)	100	0.4
lit_class_actions	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Class, collective or representative actions (putative included)	100	0.4
lit_scope_franchisor	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Actions by whose history triggered disclosure	100	0.4
lit_scope_parent_affiliate	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Actions by whose history triggered disclosure	100	0.4
lit_scope_individual	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Actions by whose history triggered disclosure	100	0.4
lit_arbitrations	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Actions in arbitration	100	0.4
lit_settled	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Concluded actions that ended in a settlement	100	0.4
lit_settled_amount_disclosed	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Settled actions by how the terms are disclosed	100	0.4
lit_settled_confidential	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Settled actions by how the terms are disclosed	100	0.4
lit_settled_nonmonetary	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Settled actions by how the terms are disclosed	100	0.4
lit_settled_terms_not_stated	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Settled actions by how the terms are disclosed	100	0.4
lit_settlement_band_under_50k	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Settlement entries with a stated amount under $50,000	100	0.4
lit_settlement_band_50k_250k	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Settlement entries with a stated amount of $50,000 to $250,000	100	0.4
lit_settlement_band_250k_1m	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Settlement entries with a stated amount of $250,000 to $1 million	100	0.4
lit_settlement_band_1m_plus	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Settlement entries with a stated amount of $1 million or more	100	0.4
lit_item4_any	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 4	Item 4 bankruptcy disclosed; number of debtor entries as listed (joint filings may list many debtors)	100	0.4
lit_item4_entries	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 4	Item 4 bankruptcy disclosed; number of debtor entries as listed (joint filings may list many debtors)	100	0.4
lit_item4_franchisor_or_affiliate	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 4	Item 4 entries where the debtor is the franchisor, parent, predecessor or affiliate; or an officer or a company an officer ran	100	0.4
lit_item4_officer	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 4	Item 4 entries where the debtor is the franchisor, parent, predecessor or affiliate; or an officer or a company an officer ran	100	0.4
lit_shared_item3_group	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	G01 to G12: sample FDDs whose Item 3 text is largely shared (Jaccard similarity of word 8-grams of at least 0.5), usually sister brands of one parent; blank if unique	11.6	0.4
lit_franchisor_fdds_in_sample	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Number of sample FDDs from the same franchisor legal entity (they share one Item 3 docket)	100	0.4
lit_extraction_confidence	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	Reader's confidence: high, medium, low	100	0.4	QA COLUMN
lit_hand_checked	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	Item 3	yes for the 20 FDDs in the random hand check	100	0.4	QA COLUMN
tm_principal_mark	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	The brand-name mark as the FDD presents it (upper case)	100	10
tm_status	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	R = a brand-name mark is registered on the Principal Register; RP = R, and the FDD also names another mark it calls a principal or primary trademark that is not federally registered (or states that "our principal …	100	10
tm_status_label	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	Plain-language label for status	100	10
tm_risk_statement	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	The 16 CFR 436.5(m)(4) statement: full = all three elements, partial = one or two, none	30.9	10
tm_register_stated	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	Register stated for the listed registrations: P Principal; PS some on the Supplemental Register; NS not stated	100	10
tm_us_registrations_listed	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	US registration numbers found in Item 13 (parser plus principal numbers from reading)	100	10
tm_pending_applications_listed	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	Pending US applications listed in Item 13	100	10
tm_affidavits	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	filed (says required affidavits/renewals have been, or have been or will be, filed); notdue (only says it will file when due or none are due); ns (no statement)	100	10
tm_owner_type	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	Mark owner per Item 13: F franchisor; A parent, affiliate, subsidiary, predecessor or commonly owned company; L another named owner or relationship not stated; NS not stated	100	10	RECODED FIELD
tm_franchisor_owns_marks	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	yes if owner_type is F	100	10
tm_proceedings_disclosed	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	Trademark proceedings described in Item 13 (court, TTAB, USPTO refusals or suspensions, foreign revocation), pending or concluded	100	10
tm_infringing_uses_disclosed	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	yes = Item 13 describes a specific known third-party use, prior-rights claim or coexistence; no = states none known; ns = no statement	100	10	RECODED FIELD
tm_other_agreement_disclosed	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	yes if Item 13 discloses an agreement other than the owner's license that limits or conditions use (coexistence, settlement, consent, placement restriction)	100	10
tm_principal_regs	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	US registration numbers the FDD lists for marks consisting of or containing the brand name (or the image-only marks the FDD presents as its principal marks)	94.6	10	PARSER FIELD
tm_principal_serials	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	Serial numbers of pending applications for principal marks (or numbers the FDD printed as registration numbers that are serial numbers)	15.1	10
tm_uspto_checked	Trademarks (Item 13)	USPTO TSDR record (not the FDD)	yes if the principal registrations were looked up in USPTO TSDR	100	10	QA COLUMN
tm_uspto_check_date	Trademarks (Item 13)	USPTO TSDR record (not the FDD)	TSDR 'generated on' date of the lookup	94.6	10
tm_principal_regs_found	Trademarks (Item 13)	USPTO TSDR record (not the FDD)	Principal registrations found in TSDR	100	10
tm_principal_regs_live	Trademarks (Item 13)	USPTO TSDR record (not the FDD)	Principal registrations whose TSDR status is live	100	10
tm_principal_regs_dead	Trademarks (Item 13)	USPTO TSDR record (not the FDD)	Principal registrations whose TSDR status is dead	100	10
tm_principal_regs_not_found	Trademarks (Item 13)	USPTO TSDR record (not the FDD)	Principal registration numbers not found in TSDR	100	10
tm_principal_date_mismatch	Trademarks (Item 13)	USPTO TSDR record (not the FDD)	1 if a TSDR registration date is not printed anywhere in Item 13 (mechanical flag before hand review)	100	10
tm_principal_mark_text_mismatch	Trademarks (Item 13)	USPTO TSDR record (not the FDD)	1 if the TSDR mark text shares no word with the brand name (mechanical flag before hand review)	100	10
tm_earliest_live_principal_reg_date	Trademarks (Item 13)	USPTO TSDR record (not the FDD)	Earliest TSDR registration date among live principal registrations whose text matches the brand, or design-only	93.8	10
tm_mark_age_years_at_issue	Trademarks (Item 13)	USPTO TSDR record (not the FDD)	FDD issue date minus earliest_live_principal_reg_date, years	93.8	10
tm_registered_before_first_franchise_year	Trademarks (Item 13)	USPTO TSDR record (not the FDD)	yes if the earliest live principal registration year is earlier than the first franchise year	90.3	10
tm_hand_checked	Trademarks (Item 13)	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	yes if this FDD was in the source report's random hand-check or blind-check sample	100	10	QA COLUMN
assn_conf_status	Franchisee associations (Item 20)	Item 20 (t)(7) and (t)(8)	affirmative / denial / contradictory / not_stated; affirmative = the FDD says franchisees signed clauses restricting what they can say about their experience during the last three fiscal years, or prints the Rule's …	100	0.6
assn_conf_wording	Franchisee associations (Item 20)	Item 20 (t)(7) and (t)(8)	model_only / own_statement / hedged / quantified / na; Strength of an affirmative or contradictory statement. model_only = only the Rule's model sentence (including light edits such as "have signed" or "speak only"). …	100	0.6
assn_conf_coverage	Franchisee associations (Item 20)	Item 20 (t)(7) and (t)(8)	current_and_former / current_or_former / former_only / current_only / unspecified / model_only / na; Who signed, as the franchisor's own sentence states it. model_only = only the model sentence names anyone (it …	100	0.6
assn_conf_circumstances	Franchisee associations (Item 20)	Item 20 (t)(7) and (t)(8)	settlement / exit / agreement / multiple / not_stated / na; When the FDD says why clauses were signed. settlement = dispute settlements. exit = termination, release, reacquisition or transfer agreements. agreement = …	100	0.6
assn_model_text_variant	Franchisee associations (Item 20)	Item 20 (t)(7) and (t)(8)	Wording of the model confidentiality sentence printed: openly (16 CFR 436.5(t)(7)), only (FTC 2008 Compliance Guide wording), placeholder (bracketed name left in); blank when no affirmative or contradictory statement	52.1	0.6
assn_org_status	Franchisee associations (Item 20)	Item 20 (t)(7) and (t)(8)	independent_listed / sponsored_listed / both_listed / other_listed / none_known / not_stated; independent_listed = Item 20 (or an exhibit it points to) names an independent franchisee organization that asked to be …	100	0.6
assn_org_kind	Franchisee associations (Item 20)	Item 20 (t)(7) and (t)(8)	association / advisory_council / both / na; association = a member-based franchisee or owners association (incorporated, dues, AAFD chapter, "association" in the name). advisory_council = a council, board, committee …	100	0.6
assn_org_independent	Franchisee associations (Item 20)	Item 20 (t)(7) and (t)(8)	yes if org_status is independent_listed or both_listed	100	0.6
assn_org_any_listed	Franchisee associations (Item 20)	Item 20 (t)(7) and (t)(8)	yes if Item 20 lists any franchisee organization (org_status ends in _listed)	100	0.6
assn_council_any	Franchisee associations (Item 20)	Item 20 (t)(7) and (t)(8)	exists / reserved / none_stated; Any franchisor-sponsored franchisee advisory council, board or committee mentioned anywhere in the FDD (usually Item 11 or the franchise agreement). exists = the FDD says one exists …	100	0.6
assn_council_combined	Franchisee associations (Item 20)	Item 20 (t)(7) and (t)(8)	exists if council_any or the advertising-fund council (advertising-fund report) exists; otherwise reserved or none_stated	100	0.6
assn_former_list	Franchisee associations (Item 20)	Item 20 (t)(7) and (t)(8)	entries / none / not_located; entries = at least one former franchisee is identified (name or entity) in the list. none = the list or Item 20 says there are none. not_located = Item 20 points to a list whose entries …	78.4	0.6
assn_aafd_chapter	Franchisee associations (Item 20)	Item 20 (t)(7) and (t)(8)	yes if the brand matched a chapter in the American Association of Franchisees and Dealers directory (source report's aafd_directory_match.csv)	100	0.6
fin_statements_entity	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	Whose statements Item 21 presents as the primary set: franchisor, or parent_or_affiliate_substitute (16 CFR 436.5(u)(1)(iii))	100	1
fin_parent_or_affiliate_guarantee	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	yes if the FDD states a parent or affiliate guarantees the franchisor's obligations to franchisees	100	1
fin_statement_basis	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	audited \| reviewed \| compiled \| unaudited (primary statements)	100	1
fin_audit_opinion	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	unmodified \| qualified \| adverse \| disclaimer, as worded in the auditor's report	100	1
fin_going_concern_language	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	auditor_paragraph \| note_only \| none (see data/item21_codebook.md)	2.7	1
fin_going_concern_doubt_alleviated	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	yes if the statements say substantial doubt was alleviated by plans	100	1
fin_balance_sheet_date	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	date of the primary balance sheet (YYYY-MM-DD)	100	1
fin_equity_sign	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	sign of total equity (net worth) printed on the primary balance sheet	100	1
fin_startup_phase_in	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	yes if Item 21 says the franchisor cannot include three years of statements	100	1
fin_interim_statements_attached	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	yes if unaudited interim or stub statements are also attached	100	1
fin_state_financial_assurance_states	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	states the FDD says imposed a fee deferral, escrow, surety bond or guarantee condition on this franchisor (as stated; a lower bound, see hand-check)	63.7	1	LOWER BOUND
fin_state_financial_assurance_types	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	deferral \| escrow \| surety \| other	63.7	1	LOWER BOUND
fin_report_pdf_page	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	1-based page of the Minnesota CARDS PDF where the auditor's report was read	100	1
fin_balance_sheet_pdf_page	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	1-based PDF page of the primary balance sheet	100	1
fin_operations_pdf_page	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	1-based PDF page of the statement of operations	98.8	1
fin_financial_assurance_pdf_page	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	1-based PDF page of the first state financial assurance sentence	62.5	1
fin_readable	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	reader's assessment; 6 partial reads explained in excluded.md	100	1	QA COLUMN
fin_confidence	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	reader's assessment; 6 partial reads explained in excluded.md	100	1	QA COLUMN
fin_hand_checked	Financial statements (Item 21)	Item 21	yes for the 20 brands drawn at random for the hand-check (data/handcheck.csv)	100	1	QA COLUMN
own_no_parent_disclosed	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	yes if the FDD names no parent entity	100	0
own_immediate_parent	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	Parent entities as named in the FDD (blank if none named)	67.6	0
own_ultimate_parent	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	Parent entities as named in the FDD (blank if none named)	67.6	0
own_fdd_owner_type	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	Reader code from the FDD alone: fund, public, individuals, other, corporate_unstated, not_stated (see item1_codebook.md)	100	0
own_fund_names	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	Funds or private equity firms named in the FDD, stated stake (controlling, minority, unclear, na) and a verbatim quote with page	13.5	0
own_fund_stake	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	Funds or private equity firms named in the FDD, stated stake (controlling, minority, unclear, na) and a verbatim quote with page	100	0
own_public_names	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	Listed parent and exchange as printed in the FDD	10	0
own_founder_owner_stated	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	yes / no / unknown: FDD states a founder holds an interest	100	0
own_web_finding	Ownership (Item 1)	Owner-published evidence (not the FDD)	Owner-published evidence result for brands searched (fund, public, individuals, other, none_found), owner named, stake stated	61.8	0
own_web_in_place_at_fdd	Ownership (Item 1)	Owner-published evidence (not the FDD)	The page opened (fund site, owner site, company press release or SEC filing), a quote of 30 words or fewer, its date, and whether the ownership was in place at the FDD date	61.8	0
own_owner_type	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	Final owner type at the FDD date: pe_fund, public, founder_indiv, other_private, unclassified	100	0
own_owner_basis	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	fdd, fund_site, owner_site, press_release, sec_filing, or none	63.3	0
own_fund_minority_only	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	yes if the only fund evidence is a stated minority or venture stake (not counted as fund owned)	100	0
own_multi_brand	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	Other franchise brands Item 1 lists for the franchisor, its parents or affiliates (current or former), their count, and yes if 1 or more	100	0
own_affiliate_brands_n	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	Other franchise brands Item 1 lists for the franchisor, its parents or affiliates (current or former), their count, and yes if 1 or more	100	0
own_platform_name	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	Group name if the FDD names one	13.1	0
own_control_change_since_2023	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	yes if a control-changing event (fund_acquired, platform_acquired, founder_sale, recapitalization) is dated 2023 or later	100	0
own_control_change_types_since_2023	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	yes if a control-changing event (fund_acquired, platform_acquired, founder_sale, recapitalization) is dated 2023 or later	8.9	0
own_current_owner_since	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	Years stated in the FDD	29	0
own_franchisor_formed	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	Years stated in the FDD	97.7	0
own_read_confidence	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	Reader confidence and fields changed by data/reading_corrections.csv	100	0	QA COLUMN
own_hand_checked	Ownership (Item 1)	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	yes for the 20 brands in the random hand-check	100	0	QA COLUMN
i19_item19_present	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	yes / no; yes = Item 19 contains a financial performance representation (any historic or projected figure about sales, revenue, costs, profit, or other operating results of outlets). no = Item 19 only says the …	100	1.2
i19_metric_mix	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	Summary of the kinds of measures the Item 19 presents (for example revenue only, profit-type measures); 'no Item 19' when none	100	1.2
i19_metric_sales	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	yes / no; Any top-line figure: gross sales, net sales, revenue, gross receipts, system sales, average unit volume.	100	1.2
i19_metric_auv	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	yes / no; A per-outlet summary of annual (or period) sales: average or median gross or net sales per outlet, or "AUV".	100	1.2
i19_metric_costs	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	yes / no; Any expense or cost line or cost total: cost of goods, labor, occupancy or rent, operating expenses, royalties shown as an expense, prime cost.	100	1.2
i19_metric_profit	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	yes / no; Any profit-type measure: EBITDA, four-wall EBITDA, operating income, net income, net profit, gross profit or gross margin, contribution, owner's cash flow or discretionary earnings, or any "sales minus …	100	1.2
i19_metric_other	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	yes / no; Any non-dollar or non-P&L operating metric (customers, members, average ticket, transactions, jobs, client hours, retention, enrollment, occupancy, ADR or RevPAR, same-store growth, ramp-up by year of …	100	1.2
i19_stat_average	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	yes / no; Reports an average (mean).	100	1.2
i19_stat_median	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	yes / no; Reports a median.	100	1.2
i19_stat_tiers	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	yes / no; Splits outlets into quartiles, terciles, halves, ranked groups or top/bottom groups.	100	1.2
i19_stat_range	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	yes / no; Reports the high and low, or a range.	100	1.2
i19_stat_exceed_count	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	yes / no; States how many or what share of outlets met or exceeded the average or median.	100	1.2
i19_stat_individual	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	yes / no; Lists results outlet by outlet.	100	1.2
i19_substantiation_offered	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	yes / no; States that written substantiation will be made available on reasonable request.	100	1.2
i19_caution_statement	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	yes / no; Contains the warning that some outlets have achieved these results and your results may differ (or equivalent).	100	1.2
i19_unaudited_noted	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	yes / no; States the figures are unaudited or not audited.	100	1.2
i19_profit_types	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	list; ebitda; operating_income; net_income; gross_profit; contribution_or_cash_flow; other_profit	32.8	1.2
i19_other_types	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	list; customers_or_members; average_ticket_or_transactions; occupancy_adr_revpar; retention_or_renewal; same_store_or_growth; ramp_by_age; payback_or_breakeven; jobs_or_volume_units; other	44.4	1.2
i19_subset_criteria	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	list; tenure_min (open a minimum time); excludes_closed_or_transferred; format_or_type; geography; reporting_only (only outlets that submitted data); top_performers (selected by performance); single_outlet; …	68.3	1.2
i19_basis	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	franchised_only / company_only / both / not_stated; Whose outlets the figures describe. both = figures for franchised AND company or affiliate outlets (combined or in separate tables).	100	1.2
i19_coverage_scope	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	all / subset / not_stated; all = every outlet of the stated type that operated during the period (or at period end) is included. subset = some outlets of that type are excluded for any reason (tenure, closure, …	100	1.2
i19_coverage_band	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	Share of outlets the Item 19 covers: under 50%, 50% to 74%, 75% to 89%, 90% to 100%, not determinable, or no Item 19 (outlets included / outlets universe)	100	1.2	WEAKEST ITEM 19 FIELD
i19_tenure_rule	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	Minimum time open required for inclusion: none stated, under 12 months, 12 months, over 12 months	100	1.2
i19_period_type	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	fiscal_or_calendar_year / trailing_12 / partial_year / multi_year / projection / not_stated; multi_year = more than one annual period presented. projection = forward-looking figures only.	100	1.2
i19_period_end_year	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	year or null; Year in which the most recent reported period ends.	77.2	1.2
i19_reading_confidence	Item 19 structure (no figures)	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	Reader confidence: high, medium, low	100	1.2	QA COLUMN

Figure 1Measured field error rate by source report, 259 Minnesota FDDs issued 2025 to 2026

Source: Each source report's verification.md (hand check or blind check of about 20 random FDDs). Download data (CSV)

Table 3Table 3. The 25 source reports: as-of date, FDD items, fields merged, coverage and measured error rate (FDDs issued 2025 to 2026, Minnesota)

Topic	Source report	Report updated	FDD items	Fields merged	Mean coverage (%)	Quality check	Check sample	Field error rate (%)	Check result as stated in the report
Fees (Items 5 and 6)	franchise-royalty-rates	2026-10-05	Items 5, 6	28	77	hand check	20 brands, 320 fields	1.6	5 of 320 fields wrong (1.6%), all overcounts of the recurring-fee list
Initial investment (Item 7)	franchise-initial-investment	2026-10-07	Item 7	39	82.9	hand check	20 brands, 200 fields	1	2 of 200 fields wrong (1.0%), both in one brand
Agreement terms (Item 17)	franchise-agreement-terms	2026-10-06	Item 17, franchise agreement, Minnesota addendum	47	95.6	hand check	20 brands, 400 fields	0.8	3 wrong (0.8%)
Territory (Item 12)	franchise-territory-rights	2026-10-08	Item 12	30	81.4	hand check	20 brands, 360 fields	0.8	360 fields; 3 wrong (0.8%), all corrected
Outlet turnover (Item 20)	franchise-closure-rates	2026-10-06	Item 20 (Tables 1 and 3)	22	99.5	hand check	20 systems, 240 fields	0	Final field error rate 0 of 240 (0.0%)
Development backlog (Item 20 Table 5)	franchise-development-backlog	2026-10-08	Item 20 Table 5	12	92.1	hand check	20 brands, 120 fields	0	120 fields read independently from the full FDD text: 0 mismatches (0.0%)
Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	emerging-franchise-brands	2026-10-08	Item 1, Item 20 Table 1, State Effective Dates	24	94.8	hand check	20 brands, 140 values	0	140 values, 3 raw disagreements (2.1%), 0 reader errors after adjudication (0.0%)
Time to open (Item 11)	how-long-to-open-a-franchise	2026-10-08	Item 11 (typical time to open, site selection)	32	79.8	hand check	20 brands, 231 scoreable fields	0.4	Field error rate: 0.4% strict, 2.6% counting ambiguous fields as errors
Training (Item 11)	franchise-training-programs	2026-10-18	Item 11 training program (whole FDD for cost fields)	21	96.7	three blind checks	20 brands/320 fields; 15 brands/240 fields; 12 brands/120 fields	9.4	9.4% first check (all 320 fields; 10.7% of non-hours fields), 10.4% second check (240 non-hours fields), 10.8% third check (120 cost and location fields)
Technology (Item 11)	franchise-technology-requirements	2026-10-18	Item 11 computer systems, Items 6 and 7	22	94.2	blind check	20 brands, 340 fields	2.9	10 primary errors (2.9%), 4 codebook gaps (1.2%; worst case 4.1%)
Advertising fund (Item 11)	franchise-advertising-fund	2026-10-09	Item 11 advertising fund, Item 6	29	82	hand check and blind check	20 brands/280 fields; 20 brands/180 fields	4.6	sample B 13 of 280 wrong (4.6%), reported as the dataset's field error rate; blind check 9 of 180 (5.0%), 6.1% counting 2 convention inconsistencies
Insurance (Item 8)	franchise-insurance-requirements	2026-10-18	Item 8, franchise agreement insurance article	27	79	blind check	20 brands, 520 fields	2.9	First-pass errors: 15 (2.9%)
Supplier rules (Item 8)	franchise-supplier-rebates	2026-10-08	Item 8	24	79.1	hand check (second coder)	20 brands, 400 fields	1.2	5 of 400 fields were wrong in the first coding (1.2%)
Owner participation (Item 15)	semi-absentee-franchises	2026-10-09	Item 15, franchise agreement	24	76.9	hand check (same coder)	20 brands, 240 fields	1.7	4 disagreements in 240 field checks = 1.7% field error rate (same coder, not an independent reader)
Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	franchise-personal-guarantee	2026-10-18	Items 15 and 22, guaranty exhibit	22	92.3	blind check	20 brands, 360 fields	5.8	First-pass field error rate 5.8% (21 of 360); 1.7% on the six headline fields (2 of 120)
Transfer and renewal fees	franchise-transfer-fees	2026-10-09	Item 6, Item 17, franchise agreement	41	48.9	hand check	20 brands, 240 fields	0.8	Field error rate after adjudication: 2 of 240 = 0.8%
Area development	area-development-agreements	2026-10-17	Items 1, 5, 6, 12, 17, development agreement	28	87.8	blind check	20 brands, 420 fields	1.4	6 primary errors (1.4%), 0 checker errors, 15 definitional; worst case 5.0%
Conversion programs	conversion-franchising	2026-10-14	Items 1, 5, 6, 7	23	32.8	two blind checks	20 FDDs/170 fields; 15 FDDs/322 fields	7.6	first check 7.6% of comparisons were first-pass errors (13 of 170); second check 4.7% strict / 2.2% independent on the corrected data
Veteran incentives (Item 5)	veteran-franchise-discounts	2026-10-07	Item 5	26	55.9	hand check	20 brands, 139 fields	0.7	1 disagreement = 0.7% field error rate
Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	franchise-litigation-disclosure	2026-10-08	Items 3 and 4	41	97.8	hand check	20 FDDs, 240 fields	0.4	1 field wrong (0.4%)
Trademarks (Item 13)	franchise-trademarks	2026-10-17	Item 13, USPTO TSDR	27	93.1	blind check	20 FDDs, 200 fields	10	First-pass errors (FDD text supports the checker) 20 (10.0%); reading-pass errors 16 of 180 (8.9%)
Franchisee associations (Item 20)	franchisee-associations	2026-10-18	Item 20 (t)(7) and (t)(8)	13	94.7	blind check	20 FDDs, 160 fields	0.6	Error rate 0.6% (3.1% counting the ambiguity)
Financial statements (Item 21)	franchisor-financial-health	2026-10-08	Item 21	19	89	hand check	20 brands, 200 checks	1	200 checks; 2 errors, both an omitted state deferral
Ownership (Item 1)	private-equity-franchise-ownership	2026-10-08	Item 1, Item 21, owner-published evidence	22	72.5	hand check	20 brands, 60 cells	0	Final owner type: 0 of 20 errors (0.0%; exact 95% upper bound 16.8%)
Item 19 structure (no figures)	franchise-item-19	2026-10-06	Item 19 (structure only, no figures)	26	93.2	hand check	20 brands, 320 fields	1.2	The first reading was wrong in 4 of 320 fields (1.2%). All 4 errors were in the coverage band

Source: Each report's report.json (updated date) and verification.md (check and result, quoted). Download CSV

How accurate the FDD data is

Of the 25 source reports, 18 measured a field error rate of 2.0% or less and 4 measured 5.0% or more. The median is 1.0%. These are the reports’ own figures, each on its own sample, so they are not directly comparable: a hand check by a second reader of the same text, a blind check by a separate coder who never saw the first values, and a same-coder re-read are different tests, and Table 3 names the test each report ran.

Four reports stand out. The training report ran three blind checks and measured 9.4%, 10.4% and 10.8% before fixes; it then moved three fields to the CSV only and marked them low confidence. The trademarks report found 10.0% first-pass errors and fixed the patterns across all 259 FDDs. The conversion report measured 7.6% in its first check and 4.7% in a second. The personal guaranty report measured 5.8% across all fields but 1.7% on its six headline fields. Each of these reports re-read every FDD for the error patterns it found. Apart from the conversion report’s second check, which ran on corrected data, none of these rates is an independent measure taken after the fixes.

Figure 2Mean field coverage by topic, share of 259 Minnesota FDDs (issued 2025 to 2026) with a value

Source: tables/fdd-data-dictionary.csv (coverage_pct). Download data (CSV)

Table 4Table 4. 25 fields the source reports mark as low confidence, a lower bound or a known weak spot (259 FDDs, 2025 to 2026)

Column	Topic	Flag	Source report's reason	Coverage (%)
emrg_business_start_year	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	JUDGMENT FIELD	source report: the least certain field; all 3 hand-check disagreements were on it	58.7
emrg_business_start_basis	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	JUDGMENT FIELD	see business_start_year	71.8
emrg_years_operated_before_franchising	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	JUDGMENT FIELD	computed from business_start_year	57.1
emrg_states_dated_n	Brand age and size (Items 1 and 20)	LOW CONFIDENCE	source report: indicative only, readers treated undated entries inconsistently; not published on its page	99.6
trn_loc_own_site	Training (Item 11)	LOW CONFIDENCE	source report: wrong at 4 of 20, 3 of 15 and 4 of 12 brands in three blind checks; CSV only	100
trn_extra_trainee_fee	Training (Item 11)	LOW CONFIDENCE	source report: wrong at 4 of 12 brands in the third blind check; CSV only	100
trn_replacement_trainee_fee	Training (Item 11)	LOW CONFIDENCE	source report: wrong for 6 of 15 brands in the second blind check; CSV only	100
trn_wages_paid_by	Training (Item 11)	LOWER BOUND	every blind-check error was a missed statement, so 'franchisee' is a minimum	100
trn_ongoing_training_fee	Training (Item 11)	LOWER BOUND	every blind-check error was a missed statement	100
tech_data_owner	Technology (Item 11)	LOWER BOUND	keyword sweeps plus reading; 'not_stated' is not proof of absence	100
tech_pci	Technology (Item 11)	LOWER BOUND	'no' means not found in Item 11 or the keyword scan of the rest of the FDD	100
tech_sec_responsible	Technology (Item 11)	LOWER BOUND	'no' means not found in Item 11 or the keyword scan of the rest of the FDD	100
tech_breach_notify	Technology (Item 11)	LOWER BOUND	'no' means not found in Item 11 or the keyword scan of the rest of the FDD	100
adf_share_media_placement	Advertising fund (Item 11)	LOWER BOUND for media	combined lines such as 'production and media' sit in share_mixed_marketing	67.2
adf_share_digital_online	Advertising fund (Item 11)	LOWER BOUND for digital	combined lines sit in share_mixed_marketing	67.2
pg_duration	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	HIGH-ERROR PG FIELD	4 of 21 blind-check disagreements; fixed dataset-wide	100
pg_transfer	Personal guaranty (Items 15, 22)	HIGHEST-ERROR PG FIELD	8 of 21 blind-check disagreements; fixed dataset-wide	100
conv_conv_status	Conversion programs	STATUS FIELD	wrong in 1 of 20 FDDs in check 1 and 2 of 15 in check 2; error rates indicative with 20 and 15 FDDs	34.4
lit_actions_count_uncertain	Litigation and bankruptcy counts (Items 3, 4)	FLAG COLUMN	number of grouped entries counted as one each because no count was stated	100
tm_owner_type	Trademarks (Item 13)	RECODED FIELD	4 blind-check errors; corrected where Item 13 does not state the relationship	100
tm_infringing_uses_disclosed	Trademarks (Item 13)	RECODED FIELD	5 blind-check errors; re-checked by regex across all 259 FDDs	100
tm_principal_regs	Trademarks (Item 13)	PARSER FIELD	blind check: parser wrong on registration-number sets in 4 of 20 FDDs before fixes; USPTO cross-check run after	94.6
fin_state_financial_assurance_states	Financial statements (Item 21)	LOWER BOUND	source report: both hand-check errors were omitted state deferrals	63.7
fin_state_financial_assurance_types	Financial statements (Item 21)	LOWER BOUND	see state_financial_assurance_states	63.7
i19_coverage_band	Item 19 structure (no figures)	WEAKEST ITEM 19 FIELD	all 4 hand-check errors; second blind pass agreed on 162 of 182, 89.0%, then adjudicated	100

Source: Source reports' verification.md, codebook.md and excluded.md, carried into fdd-data-dictionary.csv (confidence_flag). Download CSV

How the 259-FDD sample was drawn

The sample was drawn once, for the royalty rates report, and every later report read the same documents. That report searched Minnesota CARDS for Clean FDDs with titles dated January 2025 to October 2026 and found 4,380 documents under 1,694 file numbers. It kept the most recent Clean FDD for each file number, shuffled the list with a fixed seed (20261005) and downloaded in that order.

Each FDD was assigned to one of 14 sectors from its cover page and Item 1, with a cap of 18 brands per sector (27 for food). Of 352 FDDs downloaded, 347 had a usable text layer, 6 were excluded after reading (for example an area representative offering and two FDDs issued in December 2024) and 82 were not used because their sector was full. The result is 259 brands, one FDD each.

Minnesota is a registration state: no franchise may be offered or sold there without an effective registration on file unless an exemption applies (Minn. Stat. 80C.02). The filings are public in CARDS. The sector caps mean shares in this dataset describe the sample, not all US franchising, and brands that do not register in Minnesota are absent.

Figure 3FDDs in the database by issue quarter, Minnesota CARDS, 2025 Q1 to 2026 Q3

Source: fdd_issue_date in tables/fdd-database.csv. Download data (CSV)

Completeness by field and by sector

Across all 259 FDDs and 669 topic fields, 82.2% of cells hold a value and 77.9% hold a substantive value (anything other than not_stated, na or a similar code). By sector the share runs from 78.8% in business services to 84.2% in fitness.

Completeness here measures how often a field applies and is stated, not how good a brand’s disclosure is. A home-based service with no premises leaves the build-out fields blank because there is nothing to disclose. Use the sector table to see which comparisons have enough rows to be useful in a given sector.

Figure 4Share of topic fields with a value, by sector, 259 Minnesota FDDs issued 2025 to 2026

Source: tables/fdd-database.csv; 669 topic fields per FDD. Download data (CSV)

Table 5Table 5. Completeness by sector: share of fields with a value, all fields and five topics (259 Minnesota FDDs, 2025 to 2026)

Sector	FDDs	Fields with a value (%)	Fields with a substantive value (%)	Fees (Items 5 and 6) (%)	Initial investment (Item 7) (%)	Territory (Item 12) (%)	Insurance (Item 8) (%)	Transfer and renewal fees (%)
Fitness	18	84.2	81.3	81.3	89.2	84.8	81.3	50.9
Senior and in-home care	18	83.8	79.2	82.1	81.5	83.5	85.2	51.4
Health and wellness	17	83.4	79.6	78.8	90	82.7	81.9	49.1
Pet services	18	83.1	79	79.6	84	83.3	81.5	51.2
Entertainment and recreation	18	82.8	79.3	79.4	89.2	85	81.5	48.5
Home services	18	82.8	78.2	76.4	82.9	83.7	76.1	50.9
Education and children	18	82.5	78.4	80	81.8	81.5	79.4	51.8
Cleaning and restoration	18	82.4	77.8	78.4	75.5	83.5	78.2	51.6
Food and beverage	27	82.1	78.4	76.3	84.6	78.4	79.4	48.3
Automotive	17	81.7	77	76.1	75.6	80.2	76	46.9
Lodging	18	81.2	76.1	73.8	85.5	73.1	75.5	46.6
Personal services and beauty	18	81.1	77.2	75.8	84	82.6	79.8	47.7
Retail	18	80.4	75.2	73.2	82.9	79.8	75.9	43.2
Business services	18	78.8	73	67.3	73.2	78.3	73.3	46.2

Source: tables/fdd-database.csv and fdd-data-dictionary.csv; substantive excludes not_stated, ns, na, not_found, not_located, unknown. Download CSV

Known conflicts between the reports' fields

Several reports record the same fact, either because each read it or because one joined it from another. We ran 40 comparisons on those shared fields. 26 found no difference in any of the 259 FDDs, including all four identity checks (brand, franchisor, issue date and CARDS link). 14 found at least one. None was resolved silently: the merged file keeps each report’s own value under its prefix, Table 6 says which value the merge carries, and fdd-conflict-rows.csv lists every differing pair.

Most differences are two definitions of one idea. The royalty-rates report took the lowest and highest Item 7 totals across all standard tables, while the initial investment report used one table, so the low totals differ in 18 FDDs and the high totals in 12. The emerging-brands report counts years franchising from the FDD issue year and the closure report from the latest fiscal year, so they differ in 230 FDDs by design and agree in all 259 when the same definition is used.

The genuine reading differences are smaller. Online or virtual training differs in 22 FDDs between the time-to-open report and the training report, which re-checked that field under a stricter rule. Whether a renewal fee exists differs in 13 FDDs between the agreement-terms and transfer-fee reports, and the fee report’s year-end outlet count differs from the closure report’s Table 3 count in 11.

Table 6Table 6. 40 cross-report checks on shared fields: FDDs differing and how the merge handles them (259 Minnesota FDDs, 2025 to 2026)

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Check	Field	Report A	Report B	Relation	FDDs compared	FDDs differing	Examples	How the merge handles it
C01	Brand name	franchise-royalty-rates:brand	every other source that carries it	identity	259	0		Identity block uses the royalty-rates sample value
C02	Franchisor legal name	franchise-royalty-rates:franchisor	every other source that carries it	identity	259	0		Identity block uses the royalty-rates sample value
C03	FDD issue date	franchise-royalty-rates:fdd_issue_date	every other source that carries it	identity	259	0		Identity block uses the royalty-rates sample value
C04	Minnesota CARDS document link	franchise-technology-requirements:mn_document_url	every other source that carries it	identity	259	0		Identity block uses the refreshed link carried by technology-requirements (verified 2026-10-14)
C05	Initial fee, low end	franchise-royalty-rates:initial_fee_low	franchise-initial-investment:initial_fee_low	two definitions	259	37	TEGG; Goldfish Swim School; Ace Hardware; Fish Window Cleaning	Merge carries fee_initial_fee_low (Item 5 standard fee); the Item 7 initial-fee row (inv) can print a wider range and is not merged
C06	Initial fee, high end	franchise-royalty-rates:initial_fee_high	franchise-initial-investment:initial_fee_high	two definitions	259	20	Ace Hardware; Fish Window Cleaning; Eyemazy; Green Motion Car and Van Rental	As C05
C07	Item 7 total, low end	franchise-royalty-rates:item7_low	franchise-initial-investment:total_low	two definitions	259	18	The Tutoring Center; Fish Window Cleaning; Maaco; Fix Auto	Merge uses inv_total_low (one table); the royalty-rates value was the lowest total across standard tables
C08	Item 7 total, high end	franchise-royalty-rates:item7_high	franchise-initial-investment:total_high	two definitions	259	12	Fish Window Cleaning; Flowerama; Maaco; Fix Auto	As C07
C09	First franchise year	franchise-closure-rates:first_franchise_year	emerging-franchise-brands:first_franchise_year	two readings	259	1	Gold's Gym	Merge carries out_first_franchise_year; emerging-brands re-read it (see that report's excluded.md)
C10	Franchised outlets at year end (Table 3 vs Table 1)	franchise-closure-rates:end	emerging-franchise-brands:franchised_end	two tables	259	8	The Toasted Yolk Cafe; Tapioca Express; Valvoline Instant Oil Change; Archadeck Outdoor Living	Both kept (out_end from Table 3, emrg_franchised_end from Table 1)
C11	Franchised outlets at year end (fee sample vs Table 3)	franchise-royalty-rates:item20_franchised_outlets_end	franchise-closure-rates:end	two readings	259	11	The Toasted Yolk Cafe; Tapioca Express; Valvoline Instant Oil Change; Milex/ Mr. Transmission	Merge carries out_end
C12	Item 19 present	franchise-royalty-rates:item19_present	franchise-item-19:item19_present	two readings	259	0		Merge carries i19_item19_present
C13	Training hours, total (time-to-open vs training report)	how-long-to-open-a-franchise:training_total_hours	franchise-training-programs:total_hours	correction in progress	259	0		Merge carries trn_total_hours only; time-to-open hours are under correction
C14	Training hours, classroom	how-long-to-open-a-franchise:training_classroom_hours	franchise-training-programs:classroom_hours	correction in progress	259	0		As C13
C15	Training hours, on the job	how-long-to-open-a-franchise:training_ojt_hours	franchise-training-programs:ojt_hours	correction in progress	259	0		As C13
C16	Online or virtual training	how-long-to-open-a-franchise:training_virtual	franchise-training-programs:loc_virtual	two readings	259	22	Fish Window Cleaning; VIO Med Spa; Bodenvy; Dogdrop	Merge carries trn_loc_virtual (re-checked under rule L7)
C17	Transfer fee exists	franchise-agreement-terms:transfer_fee	franchise-transfer-fees:tf_disclosed	two readings	259	0		Both kept: agr_ reads Item 17 (field widened to Item 6 or agreement), xfer_ reads Item 6 and the agreement
C18	Renewal fee exists	franchise-agreement-terms:renew_fee	franchise-transfer-fees:renewal_status	two readings	259	13	Get A Grip Resurfacing; Snooze Mattress Co.; Flowerama; ITEX	Both kept
C19	Brand fund exists (Item 6 vs Item 11)	franchise-royalty-rates:ad_fund_type	franchise-advertising-fund:fund_status	two readings	259	3	Snooze Mattress Co.; Midas Shop; Big Air Trampoline Park	Both kept: fee_ad_fund_type (Item 6) and adf_fund_status (Item 11)
C20	Area protection (territory report vs ADA join)	franchise-territory-rights:area_protection	area-development-agreements:item12_area_protection	join copy	259	0		Merge carries terr_area_protection only
C21	Supplier restriction (supplier report vs insurance join)	franchise-supplier-rebates:supplier_restriction	franchise-insurance-requirements:i8_supplier_restriction	join copy	259	0		Merge carries sup_supplier_restriction only
C22	Rebates (supplier report vs insurance join)	franchise-supplier-rebates:rebates	franchise-insurance-requirements:i8_rebates	join copy	259	0		Merge carries sup_rebates only
C23	Advertising council (ad fund report vs associations join)	franchise-advertising-fund:council	franchisee-associations:adfund_council	join copy	259	0		Merge carries adf_council and assn_council_combined
C24	Item 3 litigation disclosed (litigation report vs associations join)	franchise-litigation-disclosure:item3_any	franchisee-associations:item3_any	join copy	259	0		Merge carries lit_item3_any only
C25	Table 5 signed not opened (backlog report vs ADA join)	franchise-development-backlog:signed_not_opened	area-development-agreements:t5_signed_not_opened	join copy	259	0		Merge carries t5_signed_not_opened only
C26	Standard royalty % (fee report vs ownership join)	franchise-royalty-rates:royalty_pct_std	private-equity-franchise-ownership:royalty_pct_std	join copy	259	0		Merge carries fee_royalty_pct_std only
C27	Item 7 high (investment report vs training join)	franchise-initial-investment:total_high	franchise-training-programs:item7_high	join copy	259	0		Merge carries inv_total_high only
C28	Item 7 high (investment report vs Item 15 join)	franchise-initial-investment:total_high	semi-absentee-franchises:item7_high	join copy	259	0		Merge carries inv_total_high only
C29	Item 7 high (investment report vs guaranty join)	franchise-initial-investment:total_high	franchise-personal-guarantee:item7_high	join copy	259	0		Merge carries inv_total_high only
C30	Item 7 high (investment report vs veteran join)	franchise-initial-investment:total_high	veteran-franchise-discounts:item7_high	two definitions	259	12	Fish Window Cleaning; Flowerama; Maaco; Fix Auto	The veteran report joined the royalty-rates totals (same values, same cause as C08); merge carries inv_total_high only
C31	Item 7 insurance line, high (investment report vs insurance report)	franchise-initial-investment:insurance_high	franchise-insurance-requirements:item7_ins_high	join copy	259	0		Merge carries inv_insurance_high only
C32	Item 7 technology line, high (investment report vs technology report)	franchise-initial-investment:technology_high	franchise-technology-requirements:item7_tech_high	join copy	259	0		Merge carries inv_technology_high only
C33	Item 7 training line, high (investment report vs training report)	franchise-initial-investment:training_high	franchise-training-programs:item7_training_high	join copy	259	0		Merge carries inv_training_high only
C34	Initial fee low (fee report vs ADA first-unit fee)	franchise-royalty-rates:initial_fee_low	area-development-agreements:fee_first_unit_usd	two readings	259	4	Talem Home Care; Lice Clinics of America; Aussie Pet Mobile (CARDS listing: Bark & Mane); Skyhawks	Both kept (ada_fee_first_unit_usd is the single-unit fee the ADA report compared against)
C35	Initial fee low (fee report vs conversion standard fee)	franchise-royalty-rates:initial_fee_low	conversion-franchising:fee_std_basis	two readings	259	5	Talem Home Care; ProColor Collision; The James; Aussie Pet Mobile (CARDS listing: Bark & Mane)	Merge carries fee_initial_fee_low; conv_fee_std_basis is not in the merge
C36	Transfers in the latest year (Item 20 Table 2: closure vs transfer-fee join)	franchise-closure-rates:transfers	franchise-transfer-fees:transfers_latest_fy	join copy	259	0		Merge carries out_transfers only
C37	Years franchising (closure vs emerging)	franchise-closure-rates:years_franchising	emerging-franchise-brands:years_franchising	two definitions	259	230	TEGG; GROOMBAR Mobile Grooming; Soccer Post; Goldfish Swim School	emerging-brands counts from the FDD issue year, closure-rates from the latest fiscal year; merge carries out_years_franchising
C40	Years franchising (closure vs emerging, same definition)	franchise-closure-rates:years_franchising	emerging-franchise-brands:years_franchising_item20	join copy	259	0		Merge carries out_years_franchising only
C38	Training before opening (time-to-open vs training join)	how-long-to-open-a-franchise:training_before_open	franchise-training-programs:training_before_open	join copy	259	0		Merge carries open_training_before_open only
C39	Parent guarantee (financial health vs ownership join)	franchisor-financial-health:parent_or_affiliate_guarantee	private-equity-franchise-ownership:parent_guarantee	join copy	259	0		Merge carries fin_parent_or_affiliate_guarantee only

Source: scripts/03_conflicts.py run on the source reports' published files, 2026-10-18. Download CSV

Figure 5FDDs where two reports' values differ, by shared field, 259 Minnesota FDDs issued 2025 to 2026

Source: tables/fdd-conflicts.csv. Download data (CSV)

The dataset is a coded index to the filings, not a replacement for them.

Data dictionary and downloads

fdd-database.csv (966,689 bytes): 259 rows, 680 columns, UTF-8, comma separated, one row per FDD sorted by brand. Numbers are plain (no $ or % signs); dollar fields are US dollars as printed; percentage fields are percent of sales unless the name says otherwise.

fdd-data-dictionary.csv (388,842 bytes): one row per column with topic, source report and URL, source file and field, FDD item, type, definition and its origin, coverage, substantive coverage, distinct values, check type and sample, the report’s error rate, the check result as the report states it, and any confidence flag.

fdd-conflicts.csv and fdd-conflict-rows.csv: the cross-report checks and every differing value pair. fdd-sources.csv: each source file with its row count, modification time and a SHA-256 prefix, so a later reader can tell whether a source has changed since this build.

To compare fees across brands, sort Table 1 or filter the CSV on fee_initial_fee_low, fee_royalty_pct_std and fee_ad_fund_pct, then read fee_royalty_type before comparing rates: a tiered or flat royalty is not on the same scale as a percentage. The royalty rates report explains each fee field, and the franchise costs guide covers what the fees mean for a buyer.

Licence and reuse

The tables, charts and CSV files on this page are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). You may copy, share and adapt them if you credit “Franchise Consultants and Brokers, franchiseconsultantsandbrokers.com”, link to this page and say if you changed the data.

The licence covers our coding, not the FDDs themselves. The underlying documents are public filings held by the Minnesota Department of Commerce; each row links to its filing. Brand and franchisor names appear as filed.

Known limitations

One state. Only FDDs registered in Minnesota are included; brands that do not register there are absent.
Quota sample. Sector caps of 18 (27 for food) mean sector shares describe the sample, not the franchise market.
One document per brand. Each row is one Clean FDD; later amendments are not tracked.
Report-level error rates. Each rate comes from a sample of about 20 FDDs and covers that report’s fields as a group.
Flagged fields. 25 fields carry a flag; 4 are low confidence and 10 are lower bounds. Do not publish shares from a low-confidence field.
No free text. Reader notes, evidence quotes and verbatim excerpts were left out; they stay in the source reports’ files.
Links. CARDS links were last verified on 2026-10-14. CARDS returned HTTP 403 on 2026-10-18, so they were not re-checked on the build day; CARDS sometimes re-issues a document under a new link.
Corrections in progress. The time-to-open report’s training-hour columns were being corrected on the build day and are not in this release (see the change log).

Version and change log

Version 1.0, 2026-10-18. First release: 259 FDDs, 680 columns, 25 source reports.

The training-hour columns of the time-to-open report (training_classroom_hours, training_ojt_hours, training_total_hours) are under correction and left out. Training hours come from the training report (trn_classroom_hours, trn_ojt_hours, trn_total_hours). Both files were rewritten on 2026-10-18; at the build the two sets of hours agreed in all 259 FDDs.
5 source reports were updated on the build day: franchise-training-programs, franchise-technology-requirements, franchise-insurance-requirements, franchise-personal-guarantee, franchisee-associations.
Each future version will list added or changed columns here and update fdd-sources.csv.

How the dataset was assembled

Field catalogue with coverage and error rates

Formula: coverage = 100 x FDDs with a value / 259; error rate copied from the source verification.md
Inputs: R01 to R25, D09 to D13
Result: 680 columns; mean coverage 82.2%; median report error rate 1.0%
Limitations: Error rates are report-level and measured on different samples with different tests.

Merged 259-row dataset

Formula: join of 25 FDD-level CSVs on mn_document_id; each report's own fields only
Inputs: D01 to D03, B01 to B30
Result: 259 rows x 680 columns; 177 of 180 spot-checked values found verbatim in the filing
Limitations: The spot check tests row alignment, not extraction accuracy.

Completeness by field and sector

Formula: cells with a value / cells, by sector and topic
Inputs: D15, T- rows
Result: 82.2% of cells; 78.8% to 84.2% by sector
Limitations: A blank is often the correct value; completeness is not disclosure quality.

Source reports and as-of dates

Formula: report.json updated date plus file timestamp and SHA-256 per source
Inputs: R01 to R25
Result: reports updated 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-18
Limitations: Reports are corrected independently; check fdd-sources.csv against a later version.

Conflicts between reports' fields

Formula: value comparison on every shared field
Inputs: D16, C01 to C40
Result: 40 checks; 14 with differences; 396 differing pairs listed
Limitations: Join copies agree unless a source was refreshed; two-definition pairs differ by design.

At a glance

One row per FDD for 259 brands registered in Minnesota, FDDs issued 2025-01-24 to 2026-08-18.
680 columns: 11 identity columns and 669 coded fields from 25 published reports.
Every field documented with its FDD item, definition, coverage and its source report’s measured error rate (median 1.0%).
25 fields carry the source report’s own caution flag; 4 are low confidence.
40 cross-report checks published; 14 show differences and every differing pair is listed.
No Item 19 figures, borrower data, personal names or litigation party names; each row links to the filed FDD.
Licensed CC BY 4.0; version 1.0 dated 2026-10-18.

Key findings

The database covers 259 franchise disclosure documents filed in Minnesota and issued from 2025-01-24 to 2026-08-18; 181 were issued in 2026. Minnesota CARDS; merged dataset
Each FDD has 680 columns: 11 identity columns and 669 coded fields merged from 25 published reports (United States franchisors, 2025 to 2026 FDDs). Merged dataset v1.0
The median field error rate measured by the 25 source reports is 1.0%, ranging from 0.0% to 10.0% (random samples of about 20 FDDs each, 2026 checks). Source reports' verification logs
18 of the 25 reports measured a field error rate of 2.0% or less; 4 measured 5.0% or more: trademarks 10.0%, training 9.4%, conversion programs 7.6% and personal guaranty 5.8%. Source reports' verification logs
The training report ran three blind checks on 2025 to 2026 Minnesota FDDs and measured 9.4%, 10.4% and 10.8% before fixes; three of its fields are kept in the CSV only as low confidence. Franchise training programs report
Across 669 topic fields, mean coverage is 82.2% of the 259 FDDs; 380 fields have a value for every FDD (2025 to 2026, Minnesota). Data dictionary
25 fields carry a source-report flag: 4 low confidence and 10 lower bounds, among others (259 Minnesota FDDs, 2025 to 2026). Data dictionary
By sector, the share of fields with a value runs from 78.8% (business services) to 84.2% (fitness); all sectors combined 82.2% (2025 to 2026 Minnesota FDDs). Completeness by sector
Of 40 cross-report checks on shared fields, 26 found no difference in any of the 259 FDDs and 14 found at least one (2025 to 2026, Minnesota). Conflict checks
The largest reading difference between two reports is online or virtual training: 22 of 259 FDDs differ between the time-to-open and training reports (FDDs issued 2025 to 2026). Conflict checks
Item 7 totals differ between two reports in 18 FDDs at the low end and 12 at the high end because one spans all standard tables and one uses a single table (2025 to 2026 FDDs). Conflict checks
A merge spot check of 30 random FDDs found 177 of 180 merged values verbatim in the filing; the other 3 are documented sums, not misaligned rows (checked 2026-10-18). Merge integrity spot check
FRANdata’s FDD shop lists 7,284 FDDs at $220.00 each, and a public Hugging Face set holds 22,986 FDD text files from 10 states; neither page publishes coded fields with error rates (opened 2026-10-18). FRANdata; Hugging Face

What's new

As of October 18, 2026

2026-10-18: version 1.0 released (259 FDDs, 680 columns, 25 source reports).
FDD issue dates in this release run from 2025-01-24 to 2026-08-18.
Minnesota CARDS links as last verified on 2026-10-14; CARDS returned HTTP 403 on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18: the time-to-open report’s training-hour columns are under correction and left out; training hours come from the training report.
2026-10-18: 5 source reports were updated on the build day (franchise-training-programs, franchise-technology-requirements, franchise-insurance-requirements, franchise-personal-guarantee, franchisee-associations).

Questions people ask

Is there a free database of franchise disclosure documents?

Yes, in two senses. The filings themselves are free in state registries such as Minnesota CARDS. This page adds a free coded dataset: 669 fields for 259 Minnesota FDDs issued 2025 to 2026, CC BY 4.0. The commercial and public collections opened on 2026-10-18 sell documents (FRANdata, $220.00 each) or share full text without coded fields (Hugging Face, 22,986 files).

Where can I download FDD data?

Download fdd-database.csv and fdd-data-dictionary.csv from this page (259 rows, 680 columns). For the documents, each row links to the filed PDF in Minnesota CARDS.

How do I compare franchise fees across brands?

Sort Table 1 by initial fee, royalty or brand fund, then check fee_royalty_type in the CSV: tiered, flat and greater-of royalties are not on the same scale as a fixed percentage. Item 7 totals (inv_total_low, inv_total_high) show the full start-up estimate. The initial investment report explains the Item 7 fields.

Can I use this franchise data in my research?

Yes. The data is CC BY 4.0: copy, adapt and publish it with the credit “Franchise Consultants and Brokers, franchiseconsultantsandbrokers.com” and a link to this page. Cite the version (1.0) and date (2026-10-18).

How accurate is this FDD dataset?

The 25 source reports measured field error rates from 0.0% to 10.0%, median 1.0%, on random samples of about 20 FDDs. 18 reports are at 2.0% or less. Training (three checks near 10%) and trademarks (10.0%) are the weakest; Table 4 lists the flagged fields.

Frequently asked questions

What is a franchise disclosure document?

A franchise disclosure document (FDD) is the disclosure a franchisor must give a prospective franchisee under the FTC Franchise Rule. The rule lists 23 items, from Item 1 (the franchisor) to Item 23 (receipts), in 16 CFR 436.5 (2026 CFR edition).

How many FDDs are in this database?

259, one per brand, filed in Minnesota and issued from 2025-01-24 to 2026-08-18. 181 were issued in 2026 and 78 in 2025.

Which FDD items does the database cover?

Items 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 20, 21 and 22 are coded, plus the structure of Item 19 and the guaranty exhibits. Table 3 lists the items each source report read.

Does the database include earnings or Item 19 figures?

No. It records only whether an FDD has an Item 19 and how that Item 19 is built (for example which measures and what share of outlets it covers). Read Item 19 in the filing itself for any figures.

How current is the data?

The FDDs were issued from 2025-01-24 to 2026-08-18. The source reports were updated from 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-18, and the CARDS links were last verified on 2026-10-14.

What does a blank cell mean?

Usually that the FDD does not state the value in a comparable form, or that the field does not apply (a flat-royalty amount for a percentage royalty). Codes such as not_stated are used where the source report checked and found nothing.

Which fields should I treat with caution?

The 25 flagged fields in Table 4. The 4 low-confidence fields (training at the franchisee’s own site, extra-trainee and replacement-trainee fees, dated state registrations) should not be used for published shares.

Why do two columns give different values for the same fact?

Because two reports defined or read it differently. Table 6 lists 40 checks; 14 show differences, and the table says which value the merge carries.

Can I download the whole dataset?

Yes. fdd-database.csv holds all 259 rows and 680 columns (966,689 bytes) and fdd-data-dictionary.csv documents each column. Both are CC BY 4.0.

Is this legal or investment advice?

No. The dataset reports what filings say and rates no brand. Read the full FDD and franchise agreement and ask a franchise attorney before signing. The buying a franchise guide explains the steps.

For journalists

Most quotable statistics

A free franchise disclosure document database released on 2026-10-18 codes 669 fields from 259 FDDs filed in Minnesota and issued in 2025 and 2026, under a CC BY 4.0 licence.
Franchise Consultants and Brokers
The 25 reports behind the database measured a median field error rate of 1.0% on random samples of their 2025 to 2026 Minnesota FDDs.
Franchise Consultants and Brokers
25 of the 669 fields in the FDD database carry a confidence flag from their source report, including 4 marked low confidence (2026-10-18).
Franchise Consultants and Brokers
Of 40 checks where two reports record the same FDD fact, 26 found no difference across 259 Minnesota FDDs issued in 2025 and 2026.
Franchise Consultants and Brokers
FRANdata sells individual franchise disclosure documents at $220.00 each, according to its FDD shop on 2026-10-18.
FRANdata
In the database, 126 of 259 Minnesota-filed FDDs were issued in the second quarter of 2026.
Franchise Consultants and Brokers

If you cite only a few, cite these

259 Minnesota FDDs issued 2025 to 2026, 669 coded fields, CC BY 4.0 (version 1.0, 2026-10-18). source
Median measured field error rate 1.0% across 25 source reports (range 0.0% to 10.0%). source
40 cross-report checks; 14 with documented differences. source

Press summary and suggested headlines

A new open franchise disclosure document database from Franchise Consultants and Brokers codes 669 fields for 259 franchise disclosure documents filed in Minnesota and issued between January 2025 and August 2026. Released on October 18, 2026 under a CC BY 4.0 licence, it merges 25 topic datasets covering fees, Item 7 investment, territory, training, technology, insurance, guaranties, transfer terms, litigation counts, financial statements, trademarks, ownership and outlet turnover. Each field is documented with its FDD item, definition and coverage, plus the error rate its source report measured: a median of 1.0%, from 0.0% to 10.0%. 25 weaker fields are flagged, and 40 cross-checks between reports are published with every difference listed. Each row links to the filed document. The dataset holds no Item 19 figures, borrower data or personal names and is not legal or investment advice.

Suggested headlines

Open database codes 669 fields from 259 franchise disclosure documents
Free FDD dataset publishes its own error rates: median 1.0%
259 franchise filings, one spreadsheet: what current FDDs say about fees, territory and training
FDD database flags 25 fields as weak or lower bounds
Two research teams, one filing: 14 of 40 FDD cross-checks find differences

Methodology

Sources. The dataset merges the brand-level files of 25 reports on this site, all listed as published on 2026-10-18. Each report read the same 259 Clean FDDs from Minnesota CARDS (sample drawn for the royalty rates report: random order with seed 20261005, sector caps of 18, 27 for food). One report in the published list that holds FDD-level data, what-franchises-borrow, was left out because it is SBA borrower data.

Inclusion. From each file we kept the report’s own coded fields and its per-row confidence and check columns. We left out fields a report joined from another report (each is kept once, at its source), verbatim quotes, evidence snippets and reader notes, Item 19 figures, borrower data and per-brand rates computed from joins. Ownership name fields were screened so that only organization names remain. En and em dashes inside values were replaced with hyphens.

Merge. Files were joined on mn_document_id (the supplier-rebates public file by its CARDS URL); each of the 25 files has exactly 259 rows with the same 259 ids (for conversion programs, its 259 core rows; its supplement rows were left out). Identity columns come from the royalty-rates sample file and the current CARDS link from the technology report. A spot check of 30 random FDDs (seed 20261018) searched six merged values per row in the filing text: 177 of 180 were found verbatim and the other 3 are documented sums or a joined brand label.

Definitions and error rates. 545 definitions are copied from source codebooks and 135 were written from the same report’s codebook prose, methods or scripts. Error rates and flags are quoted from each report’s verification.md, codebook and excluded.md; we did not re-measure them.

Conflicts. 40 comparisons on shared fields were run; differences are listed, not resolved, and the merged file keeps each report’s value under its own prefix.

Corrections. The time-to-open report’s training-hour columns were under correction on the build day and are left out. Last updated 2026-10-18.

Sources and source quality

Tier 1: primary and government sources (34)

16 CFR 436.5 Disclosure items (2026 CFR edition), U.S. Government Publishing Office (accessed 2026-10-18)
Minn. Stat. 80C.02 Registration requirement, Minnesota Revisor of Statutes (accessed 2026-10-18)
Minnesota CARDS franchise registrations (links last verified 2026-10-14), Minnesota Department of Commerce (accessed 2026-10-18)
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, legal code, Creative Commons (accessed 2026-10-18)
House of Colour FDD, issued 2026-08-18 (merge spot check), House of Colour USA, Inc. via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Pet Evolution FDD, issued 2026-06-12 (merge spot check), Pet Evolution Franchising LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Camp Bow Wow FDD, issued 2025-05-01 (merge spot check), Camp Bow Wow Franchising, Inc. via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
The Tutoring Center FDD, issued 2025-03-21 (merge spot check), The Tutoring Center Franchise Corp. via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Lightspeed Restoration FDD, issued 2026-04-01 (merge spot check), Lightspeed Restoration, LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Tutu School FDD, issued 2026-04-20 (merge spot check), Tutu School Franchises, LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Midas Shop FDD, issued 2026-04-16 (merge spot check), Midas International, LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Skyhawks FDD, issued 2026-04-30 (merge spot check), Skyhawks Franchise Group, LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Bodenvy FDD, issued 2025-04-15 (merge spot check), Bod Brands Franchising, Inc. via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
SweatHouz FDD, issued 2026-04-30 (merge spot check), LS Franchisor LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
DryJect FDD, issued 2026-04-30 (merge spot check), DryJect Management, LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
The Barbershop A Hair Salon For Men | The Guy's Place A Hair Salon For Men FDD, issued 2026-04-14 (merge spot check), The Barbershop A Hair Salon for Men, LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Aqua-Tots Swim Schools FDD, issued 2026-04-14 (merge spot check), Aqua-Tots Swim School Holding LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Outset Collection by Hilton FDD, issued 2025-10-23 (merge spot check), Hilton Franchise Holding LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Five Iron Golf FDD, issued 2026-04-27 (merge spot check), Five Iron Golf Franchising LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs FDD, issued 2025-06-26 (merge spot check), Jewelry Repair Enterprises, Inc. via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
My Gym Children's Fitness Centers FDD, issued 2026-07-16 (merge spot check), Gym Consulting, LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Talem Home Care FDD, issued 2025-04-22 (merge spot check), Talem Home Care Franchising, LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Thompson Hotels FDD, issued 2026-05-14 (merge spot check), Hyatt Franchising, L.L.C. via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Comfort Keepers FDD, issued 2025-12-19 (merge spot check), CK Franchising, Inc. via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Red Lion Hotels/Red Lion Inn & Suites FDD, issued 2026-03-31 (merge spot check), Sonesta RL Hotels Franchising Inc. via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
MGallery Hotel Collection FDD, issued 2026-04-10 (merge spot check), Accor Franchising US LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Maaco FDD, issued 2025-06-20 (merge spot check), Maaco Franchisor SPV LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Aloha Poke Co. FDD, issued 2025-04-25 (merge spot check), Aloha Poke Franchising LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Eyemazy FDD, issued 2025-05-19 (merge spot check), Eyemazy Franchising USA Inc. via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
TEGG FDD, issued 2025-01-24 (merge spot check), ABM Franchising Group, LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Snooze Mattress Co. FDD, issued 2025-05-02 (merge spot check), Snooze International, LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
WoodSpring Suites FDD, issued 2026-04-01 (merge spot check), Choice Hotels International, Inc. via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
The Little Gym FDD, issued 2026-04-24 (merge spot check), TLGI, LLC via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)
Palm Beach Beauty & Tan FDD, issued 2026-04-23 (merge spot check), Palm Beach Tan Franchising, Inc. via Minnesota CARDS (accessed 2026-10-18)

Tier 2: trade bodies, market research, company filings (27)

Franchise Royalty Rates and Fees: 259 Disclosure Documents by Sector (2025 to 2026), Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise Initial Investment: What 259 FDDs Say It Costs to Open, by Sector and Cost Category, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise Agreement Terms: What 259 Current FDDs Disclose, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise Territory Rights: What 259 FDDs Grant and Reserve, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise Closure Rates and Turnover by Sector: FDD Item 20 Index, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise Development Pipeline Monitor 2026: Signed but Not Opened Units and Projected Openings, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Emerging Franchise Brands: How Young and Small Are Franchisors? (2026 FDD Index), Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
How Long Does It Take to Open a Franchise? Item 11 Data From 259 FDDs, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise training programs: hours, location and costs in 259 FDDs, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise Technology Requirements: What 259 FDDs Make Franchisees Buy, Upgrade and Share, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise Advertising Fund Spending, Audits and Franchise-Sales Use: Item 11 in 259 FDDs (2025 to 2026), Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise insurance requirements in 259 FDDs: coverage, limits and costs, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise Supplier Rebates and Required Purchases: What Item 8 Shows in 259 FDDs (2025 to 2026), Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Semi-Absentee Franchise Index: What Item 15 Allows in 259 FDDs, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise Personal Guarantee Fact Sheet: Who Signs and What It Covers in 259 FDDs, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise Transfer Fee Fact Sheet: What 259 FDDs Charge to Sell or Renew, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Area Development Agreement Franchise Terms: What 259 FDDs Require, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Conversion Franchise Programs: What 259 FDDs Offer Existing Business Owners, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Veteran Franchise Discounts: What 259 FDDs Offer, and What It Covers (2025 to 2026), Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchisor Litigation History: What 259 FDDs Disclose in Items 3 and 4, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise Trademark Index: What 259 FDDs Say About Their Marks, Checked Against USPTO Records, Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchisee Association Listings and Gag Clauses in 259 FDDs (2025 to 2026), Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchisor Financial Statements: What 259 FDDs Show (2026 Review), Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Private Equity Franchise Ownership: Who Owns 259 Franchisors (2026 Study), Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise Item 19 Disclosure: What 259 FDDs Report and Leave Out (2025 to 2026), Franchise Consultants and Brokers (source dataset) (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDD shop), FRANdata (accessed 2026-10-18)
Franchise_Disclosure_Documents dataset README, Yonathan Arbel, Hugging Face (accessed 2026-10-18)

How to cite and reuse

Franchise Consultants and Brokers Editorial Team. "Franchise Disclosure Document Database: 259 FDDs, 669 Fields (v1.0)." Franchise Consultants and Brokers, updated October 18, 2026. https://franchiseconsultantsandbrokers.com/research/franchise-disclosure-database/

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What this franchise disclosure document database is

Field catalogue: every field, its FDD item, coverage and error rate

How accurate the FDD data is

How the 259-FDD sample was drawn

Completeness by field and by sector

Known conflicts between the reports' fields

Data dictionary and downloads

Licence and reuse

Known limitations

Version and change log

How the dataset was assembled

Field catalogue with coverage and error rates

Merged 259-row dataset

Completeness by field and sector

Source reports and as-of dates

Conflicts between reports' fields

At a glance

Key findings

What's new

Questions people ask

Is there a free database of franchise disclosure documents?

Where can I download FDD data?

How do I compare franchise fees across brands?

Can I use this franchise data in my research?

How accurate is this FDD dataset?

Frequently asked questions

For journalists

Most quotable statistics

If you cite only a few, cite these

Suggested headlines

Methodology

Sources and source quality

Tier 1: primary and government sources (34)

Tier 2: trade bodies, market research, company filings (27)

Related research

Franchise Development Pipeline Monitor 2026

Private Equity Franchise Ownership

Emerging Franchise Brands

Franchise owner demographics

Guides that use this data

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