Quarterly · Ownership change tracking
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Operator changes by cuisine family, kept separate from confirmed closures and financial-failure claims.
15,254 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.
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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.
License delinquency and ownership changes are separate signals. Neither alone proves that a restaurant has closed.
Ownership transfers by cuisine family. 5 plotted observations. Open the data table for exact values.
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| Asian | 2,591 |
| Fast Food & QSR | 2,319 |
| Pizza & Italian | 2,082 |
| Mexican & Latin | 1,738 |
| Deli, Bagel & Sandwiches | 839 |
| Asian | 2,591 |
| Fast Food & QSR | 2,319 |
| Pizza & Italian | 2,082 |
| Mexican & Latin | 1,738 |
| Deli, Bagel & Sandwiches | 839 |
| Italian & Pizza | 2,082 |
| Fast Food | 1,493 |
| Japanese, Thai & Sushi | 923 |
| Mexican | 902 |
| Cafe | 750 |
| American | 725 |
| Desserts | 702 |
| Diner | 654 |
| Chinese | 636 |
| Sandwiches | 628 |
| Seafood | 606 |
| Bar | 560 |
| Burgers | 487 |
| Bakery | 303 |
| Chicken | 301 |
| Sports Bar | 267 |
| Latin American | 231 |
| Cuban | 212 |
| Vietnamese | 203 |
| Indian | 188 |
| Juice/Smoothie | 172 |
| Health Food | 171 |
| Lounge | 148 |
| Deli | 140 |
| Mediterranean | 132 |
| Caribbean | 121 |
| Peruvian | 116 |
| Asian | 114 |
| French | 113 |
| Greek | 94 |
| Pub | 93 |
| Colombian | 91 |
| Cocktail Bar | 76 |
| Bagels | 71 |
| Wine Bar | 65 |
| Jamaican | 63 |
| Venezuelan | 58 |
| Boba | 56 |
| Haitian | 54 |
| Spanish | 53 |
| Korean | 53 |
| Brazilian | 49 |
| Puerto Rican | 47 |
| Argentine | 44 |
| Middle Eastern | 44 |
| Southern | 40 |
| Hot Dogs | 38 |
| Turkish | 34 |
| Dominican | 26 |
| Filipino | 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.