SBA Loans for Food Service Contractors
SBA has approved 1,865 7(a) loans worth $452M to Food Service Contractors businesses, and annual approvals have fallen 57% versus the prior decade.
- 1,865
- 7(a) loans
- $452M
- Approved dollars
- $242,601
- Average loan size
- #174
- Rank among industries
- -57%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 10.6%
- Active-loan distress
- 11%
- Franchise-branded
Food Service Contractors is the #174 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,865 such loans worth $452M, averaging $242,601 each. Annual approval volume has fallen 57% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 10.6% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.