Lean Kitchen
15
SBA Loans
$3.4M
Total Financed
$228K
Avg Loan Size
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YoY Loan Growth
How Lean Kitchen Compares
- Ranks #61 of 413 Retail brands by SBA loan count (#662 of 3,543 overall).
- Its average loan of $228K is 45% below the Retail median of $415K.
- With only 15 loans on record, its own charge-off rate isn't statistically meaningful -- for context, Retail brands overall see a 1.1% charge-off rate across 4,387 loans.
SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year
| Fiscal Year | Loans | Total Financed |
|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 1 | $67K |
| FY2022 | 2 | $332K |
| FY2023 | 2 | $365K |
| FY2025 | 8 | $2.0M |
| FY2026 | 2 | $626K |
FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.
Where Lean Kitchen Is Getting SBA-Financed
Recent SBA-Financed Lean Kitchen Locations
Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Lean Kitchen growing or shrinking?
Lean Kitchen doesn't have enough SBA loan activity in both FY2025 and FY2026 to calculate a reliable year-over-year trend. For context, it ranks #61 of 413 Retail brands by total SBA loan count since FY2020 -- a snapshot of scale, if not of trend.
How much does it cost to open a Lean Kitchen 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 $228K (45% below the typical Retail brand's $415K) is a rough proxy, but SBA loans often cover only part of total investment.
What's the SBA loan default rate for Lean Kitchen?
Lean Kitchen only has 15 SBA loans on record -- too few to calculate a meaningful charge-off rate on its own. For context, Retail brands overall see a 1.1% charge-off rate across 4,387 loans.
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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset