SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · Mobile Food Services

SBA Loans for Mobile Food Services

SBA has approved 2,653 7(a) loans worth $258M to Mobile Food Services businesses, and annual approvals have grown 30% versus the prior decade.

2,653
7(a) loans
$258M
Approved dollars
$97,356
Average loan size
#126
Rank among industries
+30%
Annualized vs prior decade
7.6%
Active-status distress
5%
Franchise-branded

Mobile Food Services is the #126 business type by loan count in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 2,653 such loans worth $258M, averaging $97,356 each. Annual approval volume has grown 30% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. Among 932 active-status mobile food services loans, 7.6% are delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.

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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.

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