Silent Ownership Turnover vs Concept Replacement

Same concept with a qualifying new operator versus a materially different restaurant at the same normalized unit.

0 concept replacements and 0 silent ownership-turnover events clear the current storefront publication gate. DBPR food-service licenses are non-transferable: when a restaurant changes hands the state issues a brand-new license number even if the storefront, the name, and the menu never change. That makes the physical address unit—not the street address alone—the stable key for separating two different lifecycle events. Type A is silent ownership turnover: the same concept with a qualifying new operator. Type B is concept replacement: a materially different restaurant at the same unit. 100 raw candidates are withheld because venue type, unit identity, or classification confidence is incomplete. Ownership change is not proof of financial failure, and neither event proves why the transition occurred. 7916 addresses are concept graveyards — the storefront survives while the restaurant inside it keeps dying; the worst, 4700 W SAND LAKE RD (Orlando), buried 26 distinct concepts. 1813 addresses are quiet buyouts — the same concept (SLICE PIZZERIA AND WING HOUSE) changed hands 4 times without ever closing.

Updated 2026-09-01 14:33 UTC

Concept replacements (Type B) 0 RiskyEats calculation · current published snapshot · Florida

Silent ownership turnover (Type A) 0 RiskyEats calculation · current published snapshot · Florida

Candidates withheld 100 RiskyEats calculation · current published snapshot · Florida

Window (years) 5 RiskyEats calculation · current published snapshot · Florida

Critical Concept replacements (Type B)

50 raw Type B candidates are withheld until venue type, unit identity, and classification confidence clear the publication gate.

Raw counts mislead -- Putnam County losing 4 places is different from Miami losing 4. Use the rate or per-capita column for defensible comparisons. Methodology details linked above.

Moderate Silent ownership turnover (Type A)

50 raw Type A candidates are withheld until venue type, unit identity, and classification confidence clear the publication gate.

Raw counts mislead -- Putnam County losing 4 places is different from Miami losing 4. Use the rate or per-capita column for defensible comparisons. Methodology details linked above.

Data sources: FRI. 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.