West North Central states
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Oct 22, 2026
Rich DavisHOST
And we all learned this when we went to college, right? Or you met people from different parts of the country.
Rich DavisHOST
Of the stereotypes that are out there, like Danny G, I know you're going to be like, dude, West Coast is hard.
Danny GPANELIST
Not so much that.
Danny GPANELIST
There's two sides to L.A. What you see on TV with the beach in Malibu and the Santa Monica Pier.
16 MINS LATER
Danny GPANELIST
According to ChatGPT, there's
Steve CovinoHOST
12 Midwest states.
Steve CovinoHOST
It's broken down by the East, North, Central, and the West, North, Central.
Steve CovinoHOST
See what you got, Rich.
Steve CovinoHOST
12 Midwest states.
Steve CovinoHOST
It's broken down by the East, North, Central, and the West, North, Central.
Steve CovinoHOST
Let's see what you got, Rich.
Steve CovinoHOST
Okay, so there's five on the East and seven on the West.
Danny GPANELIST
down.
Danny GPANELIST
Was Ohio in there? Yeah, he said Ohio.
Steve CovinoHOST
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin, and the West North Central, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota.
Iowa SamPANELIST
And then some of those like, you know, North and South Dakota, Kansas, they're like, we're great playing states as well.
Genevieve McDanielHOST
It reported that midsize operators with six to 15 units had the strongest profit margin at 11.9% of sales.
Genevieve McDanielHOST
And the West North Central region had a reported margin of 13.1%.
Genevieve McDanielHOST
Now, on the surface, that sounds like encouraging news for franchising.
Genevieve McDanielHOST
And I think better access to meaningful financial information is definitely a good thing.