SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · NEW YORK
Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries franchise in New York: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries in New York have taken 11 SBA loans since 1991 (average $1,326,914), and of the 10 loans whose story has ended, 0.0% were charged off — versus 2.2% for Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in NY
11
Resolved
10
Local charge-off
0.0%
National charge-off
2.2%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = NY. Charge-off rate = charged-off ÷ (charged-off + paid-in-full); open loans excluded. A local rate is published only when the resolved cohort clears our floor.
Businesses in this industry
44,621
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
224.6
national 179.9
Versus the country
+25%
denser
Every business in Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries's industry operating in New York — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across 198 brand-state cells in our loan data, the densest quartile charges off at 5.6% versus 18.1% in the thinnest. A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.
| System | Loans in NY | Local charge-off | Units in NY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand | 231 | 11.1% | — |
| Quiznos | 134 | 34.3% | — |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 51 | 50.0% | — |
| Domino's Pizza | 37 | 15.4% | — |
| Burger King | 32 | 14.3% | — |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 25 | 16.7% | 62 |
| Papa Johns | 23 | 31.3% | — |
| Carvel Ice Cream | 18 | 30.0% | — |
| Blimpie | 15 | 18.2% | — |
| Jersey Mike's Subs | 14 | thin | — |
| CHECKERS RESTAURANT OR RALLY'S RESTAURANT | 13 | thin | — |
| IHOP | 13 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Five Guys Famous Burgers and Fries compares to the systems a buyer in New York would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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