SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · All Other Specialty Food Stores

SBA Loans for All Other Specialty Food Stores

SBA has approved 5,514 7(a) loans worth $966M to All Other Specialty Food Stores businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 71% versus the prior decade.

5,514
7(a) loans
$966M
Approved dollars
$175,172
Average loan size
#57
Rank among industries
-71%
Annualized vs prior decade
7.3%
Active-status distress
24%
Franchise-branded

All Other Specialty Food Stores is the #57 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 5,514 such loans worth $966M, averaging $175,172 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 71% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 354 active-status all other specialty food stores loans, 7.3% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.

States with the most all other specialty food stores records

Who lends to all other specialty food stores most

See it on the map

Explore SBA lending nationwide, drill any state to the zip level, and compare the lenders behind the numbers.

Open the interactive map ↗

7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Active-status distress counts DELINQ, PSTDUE, or LIQUID loans as a share of CURR, DELINQ, PSTDUE, LIQUID, or DEFERD loans. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026. Methodology.

The paper

One useful thing for small business, every other Tuesday.

A tool, a fix, or a number from the public record worth knowing. Free, no selling, no list-sharing, unsubscribe in one click.