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Ownership Turnover

Invisible business failure — ownership transfers by cuisine family. Pizza, Asian, and Deli cuisines show high non-closure turnover.

2,843 ownership transfer events matched to cuisine across 50 cuisine types. Pizza & Italian, Asian, and Mexican/Latin cuisines show the highest invisible turnover — same location, same signage, new LLC. Closure velocity counts DBPR inactive/cancelled license status changes (status 45/46). Ownership transfers are invisible to closure velocity — the license continues under a new entity while the restaurant may look identical to consumers. Pizza/Italian restaurants have the highest non-QSR ownership turnover rate in Florida, followed by Asian cuisines (Sushi, Chinese, Japanese). For franchise QSR (Fast Food) turnover is expected; for independent pizza/sushi it often signals that the original operator could not sustain the business.

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Updated 2026-07-07 14:48 UTC

Charts

Ownership transfers by cuisine family

Fast Food & QSR 378
Mexican & Latin 242
Deli, Bagel & Sandwiches 213
Asian 146
Pizza & Italian 0

Ownership transfers by cuisine family

Fast Food & QSR 378
Mexican & Latin 242
Deli, Bagel & Sandwiches 213
Asian 146
Pizza & Italian 0

Ownership transfers by cuisine

Italian & Pizza 360
Fast Food 247
Cafe 178
Diner 161
Sandwiches 160
Japanese, Thai & Sushi 152
Desserts 140
Bar 138
Mexican 131
Burgers 124
American 106
Seafood 105
Chinese 84
Bakery 71
Chicken 63
Juice/Smoothie 50
Lounge 43
Deli 36
Health Food 34
Sports Bar 34
Pub 30
Latin American 29
Cuban 26
Indian 25
Vietnamese 24
Mediterranean 23
French 22
Caribbean 21
Cocktail Bar 20
Bagels 17
Asian 15
Spanish 15
Wine Bar 14
Peruvian 14
Korean 13
Haitian 12
Greek 12
Venezuelan 11
Southern 11
Jamaican 10
Boba 10
Brazilian 9
Hot Dogs 7
Colombian 7
Filipino 6
Middle Eastern 6
Tiki Bar 5
Turkish 4
Puerto Rican 4
Dominican 4

Data sources: Ownership change tracking. Built from DBPR public inspection records, Florida Sunbiz business filings, and Foursquare/OSS location data. All counts are derived from public records — no estimates or projections unless labeled as forecast.