Bruster's Real Ice Cream
84
SBA Loans
$54.2M
Total Financed
$646K
Avg Loan Size
+23%
YoY Loan Growth
How Bruster's Real Ice Cream Compares
- Ranks #20 of 1,075 Restaurants & Food brands by SBA loan count (#101 of 3,543 overall).
- Its average loan of $646K is 54% above the Restaurants & Food median of $419K.
- Its 1.2% charge-off rate compares to a 1.3% average across all Restaurants & Food brands.
SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Loans | Total Financed |
|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 7 | $3.3M |
| FY2021 | 11 | $7.6M |
| FY2022 | 13 | $9.4M |
| FY2023 | 20 | $13.4M |
| FY2024 | 13 | $7.3M |
| FY2025 | 16 | $11.0M |
| FY2026 | 4 | $2.3M |
FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.
Where Bruster's Real Ice Cream Is Getting SBA-Financed
Recent SBA-Financed Bruster's Real Ice Cream Locations
Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bruster's Real Ice Cream growing or shrinking?
Bruster's Real Ice Cream's SBA loan count grew +23% year-over-year, suggesting rising financed expansion. This reflects SBA-backed financing activity, not necessarily total unit count -- see the methodology page for what this does and doesn't measure.
How much does it cost to open a Bruster's Real Ice Cream franchise?
We don't have that figure -- investment ranges and fees come from a franchisor's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), which this site doesn't parse (see methodology). The average SBA loan size of $646K (54% above the typical Restaurants & Food brand's $419K) is a rough proxy, but SBA loans often cover only part of total investment.
What's the SBA loan default rate for Bruster's Real Ice Cream?
1 of 84 SBA loans to Bruster's Real Ice Cream franchisees (1.2%) have been charged off since FY2020, compared to 1.3% across all Restaurants & Food brands.
Top SBA Lenders
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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset