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EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS: how its 195 SBA loans actually performed

All Other Specialty Food Stores · 270 units financed with SBA 7(a) loans since 2010 · 111 lenders have funded this brand.

Defaults run above the SBA-wide average

17 of 195 seasoned SBA loans charged off — 8.7%, against 5.7% across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Units financed
270
SBA 7(a), 2010 onward
Old enough to judge
195
loans at least 7 years old
Defaulted
charged off within 7 years
8.7%
all 7(a) avg 5.7%
Typical loan
$192k
$39k–$422k
See the 17 charged-off loans behind this number — every one, straight from the federal recordShow list ↓Hide list ↑
BusinessLocationCharged offSBA loss
I DAG J3-2, LLCFarmington, UT2021$353,948
I DAG J3-1, LLCMurray, UT2021$223,257
KaBee Kreations, LLC dba Edible Arrangements Store # 1621Tifton, GA2019$216,362
Tash Enterprises, LLCWilliamsburg, VA2018$188,073
Edge City, LLCKyle, TX2016$174,467
VB INNOVATIONS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANYDallas, TX2021$170,221
XTREME ETC INCTexarkana, TX2020$160,565
Faith Walk Enterprises, Inc.Prattville, AL2017$146,093
Shaz Capital Consulting LLCNorth Potomac, MD2023$132,917
I DAG J3 3 LLCDraper, UT2021$126,879
CTMP LLCHarwood Heights, IL2020$84,828
B&D FRUIT SELLERS, LLCNashau, NH2016$75,122
CTMP LLCHarwood Heights, IL2020$37,682
ROBIN M LONGOManchester, NH2021$34,661
The Melonman CorporationMilltown, NJ2021$27,674
I DAG J3-2, LLCFarmington, UT2021$20,021
I DAG J3-1, LLCSalt Lake City, UT2021$19,771

Each row above is an SBA 7(a) loan tied to this brand, charged off (defaulted) within seven years of approval — a few businesses appear more than once. Names, cities and loss amounts are exactly as they appear in the SBA’s FOIA release of 2026-06-30; street addresses are omitted by choice. Count them: there are 17 loans.

How this brand compares

share of owners who defaulted within seven years
EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS
8.7%
Typical franchise brand
3.0%
All SBA 7(a) loans
5.7%

Franchise disclosure documents are not required to tell you how many owners failed. This is computed from the federal record of every SBA loan made to this brand, so it is the outcome, not the pitch.

Source SBA 7(a) FOIA, franchise field Released 2026-06-30 Sample 195 loans at least 7 years old Method counted by loan — one loan is one owner — grouped by year approved

When owners got into trouble

share of failures by year
Year 2
4%
Year 3
7%
Year 4
21%
Year 5
11%
Year 6+
57%

Failures usually cluster once the opening cash is spent and the first rent increase lands. Plan working capital for that window, not for month one.

Who still lends on it

last two fiscal years
LenderUnits funded
United FCU1
SouthWest Bank1
The Huntington National Bank1
BayFirst National Bank1
WaFd Bank1

Fewer active lenders means less competition on your rate, and a harder time if the first bank declines.

Each year's owners, as they aged

cumulative % of loan dollars charged off
OpenedYr 1Yr 2Yr 3Yr 4Yr 5Yr 6Yr 7Yr 8Yr 9Yr 10
20140.00.00.02.82.82.82.82.84.84.8
20150.02.82.85.85.85.818.019.819.819.8
20160.00.03.86.68.89.39.713.613.6·
20170.00.00.00.03.13.16.510.3··
0%
12%+▨ too recent to know

Each row is one year's crop of new owners. Read across to watch them age; read down a column to compare different years at the same point in their life. Blank cells are simply too recent to know.

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Before you sign anything

This page tells you how past owners fared with SBA debt. It does not tell you whether this brand suits you, what the territory looks like, or how the franchisor behaves. Ask for Item 19, talk to at least five current franchisees and two who left, and run your own numbers.

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Common questions

What percentage of EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS franchises default on their SBA loans?

Of the 195 EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS SBA 7(a) loans old enough to judge, 178.7% — were charged off within seven years. That is well above the roughly 5.7% average across all SBA 7(a) loans.

Is EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS a good franchise to buy with an SBA loan?

This page can only tell you how EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS's SBA loans have performed, not whether it will work for you. A high default rate does not by itself mean a bad business — it usually means one that has been harder to finance profitably, which changes what a lender will offer you. EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS's 8.7% is well above the ~5.7% norm. Weigh it against the franchise disclosure document and your own numbers before deciding.

How much have lenders lost on EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS SBA loans?

Across the seasoned EDIBLE ARRANGEMENTS loans in the federal record, 17 were charged off, with about $2,192,541 in SBA losses in total. Every one of those businesses is listed by name on this page — see the 17 that defaulted.