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Iga Food Stores Franchise Cost & SBA Loan Data

Food Retail
No FDD on file: SBA lending data only

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SBA loan data only

This franchise has SBA 7(a) lending history but no Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) on file. Investment costs, revenue, fees, and contract terms are not available, and no Verdict grade is given: the grade's six dimensions need a filing to measure.

FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026

A Iga Food Stores franchise has no franchise disclosure document on file, so investment figures are not available. SBA 7(a) loans show a 15.2% charge-off rate on 33 resolved loans.

Sources: SBA 7(a) loan records (FOIA) ·

Sources, dates and evidence

Evidence for the headline figures: thin✗ Investment (Item 7)✗ Item 19 status✗ Units and owners (Item 20)✓ SBA loan coverage✗ Litigation (Item 3)✗ Financial statements (Item 21)✗ Franchisor identityhow this is scored

Overview

SBA loans
35
Loan volume
$20.8M
Charge-off rate
15.2%
system-wide median varies by category
Avg loan
$593K
Lenders
25

Things to check before you sign (1)

  • No Franchise Disclosure Document is on file here, so none of the contract, fee or unit checks can be made. Get the current FDD from the franchisor before anything else.

Not on file here, so ask: going-concern doubt, unit trend, pending litigation and SBA charge-off rate against the category median.

What to do next

  1. Step 1: Read the FDD itself.

    Free: the franchisor must give it to you at least 14 days before you sign or pay. Or look it up in a state registry (Wisconsin, Minnesota, California). What to read first.

  2. Step 2: Talk to current and former owners.

    Free: Item 20 of the FDD lists every current owner and those who left last year, most with a phone number. Questions to ask.

  3. Step 3: Talk to an SBA lender.

    Free: the SBA's Lender Match, or the lenders already lending to this brand in the SBA section. Ask what you would personally guarantee and what the monthly payment would be. If you plan to use retirement savings, ask a CPA about the rules for that first.

  4. Step 4: Have a franchise attorney review the FDD and agreement.

    Free: your state bar's lawyer referral service can name franchise lawyers, and many offer a short first consultation. Bring the checks listed above.

Research steps, not investment or legal advice.

Government records

SBA loan data

Lenders charged off 15.2% of 33 resolved SBA 7(a) loans. 7(a) is the SBA's main small-business loan; a resolved loan was paid in full or charged off.

Loans on file
35
SBA 7(a) loans matched to this brand, incl. those still being repaid
Loan volume
$20.8M
Average loan
$593K
loan volume divided by loans
Charge-off rate
15.2%
5 of 33 resolved loans
Paid in full
84.8%
of resolved loans
Recent-loan charge-off
No recent loans
no SBA 7(a) loan approved since FY2017
Lenders
25
Average interest rate
5.3%
Jobs reported
381
on the 18 loans approved FY1999 on; earlier loans did not record jobs
Lender concentration
11%
top lender's share

Cumulative: every 7(a) loan matched to this brand in the SBA’s FOIA files, approved FY1991 onward. Historical lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated

The approval-year breakdown covers 11 of the 33 resolved loans and 0 of the 5 charge-offs (FY1992 to FY2002).

SBA 7(a) · charge-off rate by approval year

Iga Food Stores charge-off rate by loan approval year

None of these 3 approval years has 10 or more resolved loans, too few to draw a trend. Each year’s numbers are in the table below.

Show the numbers by year
YearResolvedCharged offRate
199240Too few
199440Too few
200230Too few
Source and method
SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records. Rate: charged-off loans over resolved loans (paid in full plus charged off) for loans approved that year; it moves as loans are resolved.
Loans on file
19
every non-cancelled 504 loan, incl. still being repaid
Loan volume
$15.2M
Charge-off rate
15.4%
2 of 13 resolved
Jobs reported
583

Cumulative: every 504 loan matched to this brand in the SBA’s FOIA files, approved FY1991 onward. Historical SBA 504 lending data via CDCs, not predictive of future performance.

Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.

Full SBA lending reportlenders · charge-off rate · trend

Lender network · SBA 7(a)

SBA Lending Report

Lender, state and yearly detail for Iga Food Stores from SBA 7(a) FOIA loan records.

Average SBA guarantee
77%
Average interest rate
5.3%
Lender concentration
11%
Jobs reported
381

Top 10 SBA lenders by loan count

LoansVolumeCharge-off
The Huntington National Bank
4$1.0MNot on file
PNC Bank, National Association
3$501KNot on file
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association
3$2.9MNot on file
Fifth Third Bank
2$1.6MNot on file
Builtwell Bank
2$798KNot on file

A lender’s rate counts only its resolved loans, the loans that have finished (paid in full or charged off); a 0.0% often means few of its loans have finished. Under 10 resolved loans, the rate reads “Too few”.

Charge-off rate by state (top 10 by loans)

StateLoansCharged offRate
OH Ohio60Too few6 resolved
MI Michigan41Too few4 resolved
GA Georgia30Too few3 resolved
IL Illinois20Too few2 resolved
KS Kansas20Too few2 resolved
KY Kentucky22Too few2 resolved
MO Missouri20Too few1 resolved
MT Montana20Too few2 resolved
TN Tennessee20Too few2 resolved
WV West Virginia21Too few2 resolved

Rate: charged-off loans over resolved loans (paid in full plus charged off), shown from 10 resolved loans. "Too few": under 10 resolved. The Loans column counts every approval in the window, including loans still being repaid.

SBA 7(a) loans approved per year

1992
5
1993
2
1994
4
1995
2
1996
2
1997
1
1998
1
1999
2
2000
1
2002
3
2003
1
2005
1
2008
2
2009
2
2010
1
2014
1
2015
2
2016
1
2017
1

Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan-level data, matched to the brand by FranchiseVerdict.

What are the risks?

SBA charge-off15.2% on 33 resolved loans approved FY1992 to FY2002
LitigationNo FDD on file
Auditor going-concern doubtNo FDD on file

Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA

What are you signing up for?

No FDD is on file for this brand, so its contract terms (term, renewal, territory, training) are not available here. The franchisor's FDD sets them out in Items 11, 12 and 17.

Franchisee contacts

No FDD is on file for this brand, so there is no Item 20 owner list here. Ask the franchisor for its current FDD: Item 20 lists the current and former owners.

Frequently asked questions

What do Iga Food Stores franchise owners earn?

No average owner earnings figure for Iga Food Stores is on file. Item 19, where a franchisor may disclose what its outlets earn, is voluntary under the FTC Franchise Rule, and we have not established what this brand's FDD says. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.

What is Item 19 in the Iga Food Stores FDD?

The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. No Iga Food Stores FDD is on file here, so this page holds no Item 19 figures; the page is built from SBA loan records.

What is Iga Food Stores' franchise failure rate?

There is no published franchise failure rate. What is measurable is Iga Food Stores' SBA charge-off rate: 15.2% on 33 resolved loans approved FY1992 to FY2002. Put plainly: 1 in 7 SBA 7(a) loans to Iga Food Stores owners charged off (5 of 33 resolved loans, approved FY1992 to FY2002). The SBA charge-off rate is the share of a brand's resolved SBA 7(a) loans to its franchisees that the SBA wrote off, including purchased guarantees. Resolved means paid in full or charged off; active loans are excluded because their outcome is not yet known. It is a lending outcome, not a count of closed businesses. A franchisee can repay and close, or default and keep trading.

Other Food Retail franchises

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This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.