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Kahala Brands: 9 franchise brands
Restaurant and dessert brands whose FDDs name Kahala Brands as the parent.
2025 and 2026 FDDs (Item 1 ownership)SBA 7(a) data through FY2026Updated How we score
Portfolio summary
- Grades
- 2 B · 6 C · 1 D
- Units listed (Item 20)
- 1,472
- Largest: Cold Stone Creamery, 72%
- Lowest SBA charge-off
- 12.0% Surf City Squeeze, n=25 resolved
- Highest SBA charge-off
- 50.0% Samurai Sam’s Teriyaki Grill, n=18 resolved
The 9 brands
| Brand | Grade | Investment (Item 7) | Avg gross sales (Item 19) | Units (Item 20) | SBA charge-off | FDD | Owner as the FDD names it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Stone CreameryQuick-Service Restaurants | C | $391K – $681K | $604K | 1,054 | 31.0% (n=922 resolved) | 2026 | MTY Food Group, Inc.p. 7 |
| Planet SmoothieQuick-Service Restaurants | C | $206K – $479K | $280K | 154 | 27.2% (n=81 resolved) | 2025 | MTY Food Group, Inc.p. 7 |
| TacoTimeQuick-Service Restaurants | C | $366K – $824K | $860K | 99 | 34.0% (n=47 resolved) | 2025 | MTY Food Group, Inc.p. 7 |
| Surf City SqueezeQuick-Service Restaurants | C | $89K – $390K | Not disclosed | 63 | 12.0% (n=25 resolved) | 2025 | MTY Food Group, Inc.p. 7 |
| PinkberryQuick-Service Restaurants | B | $285K – $663K | $648K | 59 | 21 loans: too few to judge | 2025 | MTY Food Group, Inc.p. 7 |
| Great SteakQuick-Service Restaurants | C | $173K – $663K | $580K | 24 | 28.8% (n=66 resolved) | 2025 | MTY Food Group, Inc.p. 7 |
| Samurai Sam’s Teriyaki GrillQuick-Service Restaurants | D | $290K – $623K | $454K | 12 | 50.0% (n=18 resolved) | 2025 | MTY Food Group, Inc.p. 7 |
| Kahala Coffee TradersQuick-Service Restaurants | B | $217K – $526K | Not disclosed | 6 | Under 10 loans (1) | 2026 | MTY Food Group, Inc.p. 7 |
| Chicken Strips and DipsQuick-Service Restaurants | C | $38K – $116K | Not disclosed | 1 | Not SBA-matched | 2026 | MTY Food Group, Inc.p. 7 |
SBA record
6 of the 9 brands have an SBA 7(a) charge-off rate on enough resolved loans to print, from 12.0% to 50.0%. The rest have too few resolved loans, or none matched. Each rate is charge-offs over resolved loans (paid in full or charged off), from SBA FOIA loan records.
Method
- Ownership is what each brand's own FDD states in Item 1 on its issue date (2025, 2026 filings); a later sale is not reflected until a newer filing says so.
- Grades are an editorial assessment of each brand, not of the owner, and not investment advice. Gross sales are revenue, not profit.
- A charge-off rate shows only where at least 10 SBA 7(a) loans have resolved and loans reach 2% of franchised units.
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