Quarterly · Ownership change tracking
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Operator changes by cuisine family, kept separate from confirmed closures and financial-failure claims.
17,056 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 | 2,812 |
| Fast Food & QSR | 2,383 |
| Pizza & Italian | 2,295 |
| Mexican & Latin | 1,902 |
| Deli, Bagel & Sandwiches | 961 |
| Asian | 2,812 |
| Fast Food & QSR | 2,383 |
| Pizza & Italian | 2,295 |
| Mexican & Latin | 1,902 |
| Deli, Bagel & Sandwiches | 961 |
| Italian & Pizza | 2,295 |
| Fast Food | 1,407 |
| Japanese, Thai & Sushi | 1,049 |
| Mexican | 990 |
| Cafe | 902 |
| American | 838 |
| Diner | 761 |
| Desserts | 749 |
| Sandwiches | 708 |
| Bar | 694 |
| Chinese | 646 |
| Seafood | 637 |
| Burgers | 607 |
| Bakery | 406 |
| Chicken | 326 |
| Latin American | 258 |
| Sports Bar | 256 |
| Cuban | 227 |
| Vietnamese | 213 |
| Juice/Smoothie | 211 |
| Health Food | 210 |
| Indian | 198 |
| Lounge | 190 |
| Deli | 173 |
| Mediterranean | 155 |
| Caribbean | 143 |
| Asian | 139 |
| French | 133 |
| Pub | 124 |
| Peruvian | 113 |
| Greek | 104 |
| Southern | 101 |
| Colombian | 94 |
| Cocktail Bar | 89 |
| Bagels | 80 |
| Wine Bar | 79 |
| Spanish | 73 |
| Jamaican | 71 |
| Venezuelan | 68 |
| Korean | 66 |
| Puerto Rican | 62 |
| Boba | 62 |
| Haitian | 61 |
| Middle Eastern | 59 |
| Brazilian | 52 |
| Argentine | 44 |
| Hot Dogs | 43 |
| Turkish | 33 |
| 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.