Review Material Changes Across This Disclosure Pair
This report surfaces material year-over-year changes between two disclosed FDD editions so operators, investors, attorneys, and advisors can identify what changed before moving into source language review and full item-by-item analysis.
Latest FDD on file: 2026-02-19
Change Window
2024-2025
2024 (2024-10-11) vs 2025 (2025-05-06)
Tracked Delta Facts
187
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This report focuses on year-over-year changes across Items 1 through 18. Item 19 financial performance representations should be reviewed directly in the FDD. Item 20 outlet count changes are better reviewed on the brand profile page. Items 21 through 23 should be reviewed directly in the FDD.
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This report focuses on year-over-year changes across Items 1 through 18. Item 19 financial performance representations should be reviewed directly in the FDD. Item 20 outlet count changes are better reviewed on the brand profile page. Items 21 through 23 should be reviewed directly in the FDD.
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Item 6 royalty fee language changed from 5.5% of total sales with a $500 per month minimum after month 6 for each territory to the greater of 6% of Total Sales or $600 per month for each territory, with revised related terms.
Item 6
Item 6 text was replaced: old language required reporting Total Sales and paying Royalty Fees monthly and allowed the franchisor to change reporting and payment periods, while new language requires payment of any annual royalty fee shortfall if minimum annual Total Sales are not met, calculated as 6% of the difference between actual and minimum annual Total Sales.
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Summary:Item 2 reflects updates to the franchisor leadership team, including a change in Chief Executive Officer and clarification or addition of senior finance and technology roles. These updates adjust the operator-facing management and support context by identifying current executives and their tenure.
Item 23 delta facts available.
Summary:Deleted text: 2024 Bloomin Blinds FDD Registration States - September
Item 31 delta facts available.
Summary:Item 5 reflects clarification to the description of the initial franchise fee, specifying that the fee applies to a single geographic territory with defined household limits. The fee amount itself does not change, but the scope language is refined. The item also includes updates to the fee table presentation, with a table added and an existing table modified.
Item 54 delta facts available.
Summary:Item 6 adds an explicit waiver of the monthly minimum royalty during the initial operating period, clarifying early-stage fee obligations for new franchisees. Other edits to this item reflect wording cleanup around the inspection fee and do not change when or why that fee is charged.
Item 653 delta facts available.
Summary:Item 7 reflects higher and more detailed estimates of additional funds required during the initial investment period, including a revised structure for multi-territory operators and clearer line-item treatment of insurance related costs.
Item 723 delta facts available.
Summary:The primary operator-level change in Item 8 clarifies and expands required technology usage. The franchisor now explicitly identifies specific software platforms that franchisees must use in addition to the system platform, tightening technology standardization and compliance expectations.
Item 812 delta facts available.
Summary:Item 9 was updated to add a new table addressing records and reports, indicating the introduction or formalization of recordkeeping and reporting content at the item level.
Item 96 delta facts available.
Summary:Item 11 reflects clearer and more prescriptive operator-level economics. The franchisor revised what is included in the Start Up Fee to specify tangible equipment and inventory, and added a new ongoing minimum monthly marketing spend requirement tied to sales with a dollar floor and the ability to increase it.
Item 1122 delta facts available.
Summary:Item 12 shifts the territory framework by removing prior language granting an exclusive territory and adding explicit statements that franchisees do not receive exclusivity and may face competition from multiple sources controlled by the franchisor. This materially changes operator expectations around market protection and competitive exposure within the assigned territory.
Item 127 delta facts available.
Summary:Item 13 changes are limited and primarily relate to updated trademark registration information, reflecting an additional or renewed federal trademark registration. No operator-facing obligations, restrictions, or rights related to trademark use appear to have substantively changed.
Item 139 delta facts available.
Summary:Item 14 clarifies the scope and duration of the franchisee's permitted use of the franchisor's copyrighted materials. The update removes a year-specific reference and more clearly limits use to the franchise term and solely for the franchised business, aligning use with the franchisor's ownership rights.
Item 145 delta facts available.
Summary:Item 15 reflects a reduced minimum ownership requirement for the Principal Executive and a clarification of manager and key employee restrictions, including confidentiality and non-compete agreements subject to applicable law. These changes affect ownership structure flexibility and how management-level restrictions are imposed and documented.
Summary:The Item 17 termination provisions were updated to expand curable defaults by expressly adding failure to submit required reports as a basis for termination, with a specified cure period. This clarifies and broadens the franchisor's ability to act on reporting non-compliance.