Quarterly · Ownership change tracking
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Operator changes by cuisine family, kept separate from confirmed closures and financial-failure claims.
17,005 ownership-transfer events matched to cuisine across 50 cuisine types. An ownership transfer means the legal operator changed while the public-facing concept may have remained. It can reflect acquisition, retirement, estate planning, corporate restructuring, or franchise transfer; it is not proof that the prior business failed financially. Counts are shown separately from rates until the eligible active-establishment denominator and observation window are attached.
Ownership transfers by cuisine family. 5 plotted observations. Open the data table for exact values.
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| Asian | 2,801 |
| Fast Food & QSR | 2,370 |
| Pizza & Italian | 2,303 |
| Mexican & Latin | 1,897 |
| Deli, Bagel & Sandwiches | 956 |
| Asian | 2,801 |
| Fast Food & QSR | 2,370 |
| Pizza & Italian | 2,303 |
| Mexican & Latin | 1,897 |
| Deli, Bagel & Sandwiches | 956 |
| Italian & Pizza | 2,303 |
| Fast Food | 1,391 |
| Japanese, Thai & Sushi | 1,043 |
| Mexican | 984 |
| Cafe | 900 |
| American | 830 |
| Diner | 756 |
| Desserts | 746 |
| Sandwiches | 704 |
| Bar | 690 |
| Seafood | 640 |
| Chinese | 640 |
| Burgers | 605 |
| Bakery | 401 |
| Chicken | 329 |
| Latin American | 260 |
| Sports Bar | 255 |
| Cuban | 220 |
| Vietnamese | 212 |
| Juice/Smoothie | 212 |
| Health Food | 210 |
| Indian | 198 |
| Lounge | 194 |
| Deli | 172 |
| Mediterranean | 151 |
| Caribbean | 145 |
| Asian | 139 |
| French | 135 |
| Pub | 124 |
| Peruvian | 112 |
| Greek | 103 |
| Southern | 102 |
| Colombian | 96 |
| Cocktail Bar | 87 |
| Bagels | 80 |
| Wine Bar | 79 |
| Spanish | 72 |
| Jamaican | 71 |
| Venezuelan | 71 |
| Korean | 66 |
| Puerto Rican | 62 |
| Haitian | 61 |
| Middle Eastern | 61 |
| Boba | 61 |
| Brazilian | 52 |
| Hot Dogs | 45 |
| Argentine | 44 |
| Turkish | 34 |
| Tiki Bar | 32 |
| Dominican | 25 |
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.