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Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Restaurants & FoodSBA loans FY2020–FY2026

278

SBA Loans

$134.0M

Total Financed

$482K

Avg Loan Size

+82%

YoY Loan Growth

How Tropical Smoothie Cafe Compares

  • Ranks #4 of 1,075 Restaurants & Food brands by SBA loan count (#11 of 3,543 overall).
  • Its average loan of $482K is 15% above the Restaurants & Food median of $419K.
  • Its 0.0% charge-off rate compares to a 1.3% average across all Restaurants & Food brands.

SBA Loan Activity by Fiscal Year

Fiscal YearLoansTotal Financed
FY202029$10.0M
FY202172$27.4M
FY202235$18.1M
FY202331$18.0M
FY202428$14.4M
FY202551$29.4M
FY202632$16.7M

FY2026 may be a partial year -- the SBA dataset is refreshed quarterly and the most recent fiscal year is often incomplete.

Where Tropical Smoothie Cafe Is Getting SBA-Financed

Texas38 loans · $15.8MFlorida37 loans · $19.1MGeorgia20 loans · $10.4MPennsylvania19 loans · $10.3MNorth Carolina18 loans · $10.0MNew York16 loans · $9.8MOhio12 loans · $3.9MMaryland12 loans · $5.1MMassachusetts10 loans · $3.9MMichigan9 loans · $6.2MIllinois9 loans · $3.7MLouisiana8 loans · $3.3MArizona8 loans · $5.3MKentucky8 loans · $3.8MSouth Carolina7 loans · $3.4M

Recent SBA-Financed Tropical Smoothie Cafe Locations

Borrower names and amounts as reported in the SBA's public 7(a) loan dataset.

Mortenson Rexburg LLCNibley, UT
$199,0002026-06-26
Mortenson Rexburg LLCNibley, UT
$200,0002026-06-26
SURIKA KITCHEN LLCPHILADELPHIA, PA
$600,0002026-06-18
TSC At Grayson LLCGRAYSON, GA
$350,0002026-06-15
Murti KV CorpWILLIAMSPORT, PA
$30,0002026-05-29
Murti KV CorpWILLIAMSPORT, PA
$335,0002026-05-29
Malaika LLCBULVERDE, TX
$736,0002026-05-04
APL FOODS LLCHAMPTON, GA
$755,0002026-04-29
Shree Ganesh Cafe LLCLondon, KY
$560,0002026-04-20
Middle Earth Ventures LLCDouglas, GA
$830,0002026-04-20
DAR SOLUTIONS GROUP INC.HOMESTEAD, FL
$650,0002026-04-08
Octavia LLCCHESTER SPRINGS, PA
$564,0002026-04-01
PRAPTI ENTERPRISE LLCMOUNT AIRY, NC
$500,0002026-03-03
Radhe Morari LLCBRIGHTON, MA
$310,0002026-02-28
RHC ENTERPRISES LLCTITUSVILLE, FL
$553,0002026-02-18
RHC ENTERPRISES LLCTITUSVILLE, FL
$50,0002026-02-18
Cabo Fresh Inc.TAUNTON, MA
$400,0002026-02-13
SHIV GANGA SIX INC.PEORIA, IL
$500,0002026-02-10
Murti HJS CorpLewisburg, PA
$350,0002026-02-08
Cabo Fresh LLC.TAUNTON, MA
$400,0002026-02-04
SMOOTHIEMAP2 LLCMARANA, AZ
$620,0002026-01-30
NILKANTH 13 LLCATLANTA, GA
$420,0002026-01-16
Tropical Smoothie Cafe MD-102HAYMARKET, MD
$468,0002026-01-09
Tropical Smoothie CafeCHARLESTON, SC
$611,0002026-01-08
TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFEBROUSSARD, LA
$708,0002025-12-16

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Tropical Smoothie Cafe growing or shrinking?

Tropical Smoothie Cafe's SBA loan count grew +82% 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 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 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 $482K (15% 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 Tropical Smoothie Cafe?

0 of 278 SBA loans to Tropical Smoothie Cafe franchisees (0.0%) have been charged off since FY2020, compared to 1.3% across all Restaurants & Food brands.

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Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA loan dataset. View dataset