Quarterly · Ownership change tracking
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Operator changes by cuisine family, kept separate from confirmed closures and financial-failure claims.
16,674 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 | 2,769 |
| Fast Food & QSR | 2,288 |
| Pizza & Italian | 2,245 |
| Mexican & Latin | 1,926 |
| Deli, Bagel & Sandwiches | 917 |
| Asian | 2,769 |
| Fast Food & QSR | 2,288 |
| Pizza & Italian | 2,245 |
| Mexican & Latin | 1,926 |
| Deli, Bagel & Sandwiches | 917 |
| Italian & Pizza | 2,245 |
| Fast Food | 1,294 |
| Japanese, Thai & Sushi | 1,020 |
| Mexican | 1,017 |
| Cafe | 887 |
| American | 838 |
| Desserts | 723 |
| Diner | 722 |
| Bar | 690 |
| Sandwiches | 667 |
| Chinese | 633 |
| Seafood | 630 |
| Burgers | 589 |
| Bakery | 392 |
| Chicken | 364 |
| Latin American | 269 |
| Sports Bar | 240 |
| Juice/Smoothie | 216 |
| Cuban | 213 |
| Vietnamese | 202 |
| Health Food | 200 |
| Indian | 197 |
| Lounge | 196 |
| Deli | 169 |
| Asian | 156 |
| Mediterranean | 149 |
| Caribbean | 146 |
| French | 127 |
| Pub | 123 |
| Peruvian | 106 |
| Greek | 95 |
| Colombian | 94 |
| Southern | 88 |
| Wine Bar | 83 |
| Cocktail Bar | 82 |
| Bagels | 81 |
| Spanish | 70 |
| Venezuelan | 69 |
| Boba | 64 |
| Korean | 64 |
| Puerto Rican | 60 |
| Middle Eastern | 60 |
| Jamaican | 59 |
| Haitian | 56 |
| Brazilian | 49 |
| Argentine | 49 |
| Hot Dogs | 41 |
| Turkish | 32 |
| Tiki Bar | 32 |
| Dominican | 26 |
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.