SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · WISCONSIN
GREAT HARVEST BREAD CO. franchise in Wisconsin: what the public record shows
Franchisees of GREAT HARVEST BREAD CO. in Wisconsin have taken 10 SBA loans since 1991 (average $269,480)— too few resolved loans in-state to publish a local failure rate (we require a resolved cohort, never extrapolate), so the brand's national rate of 13.3% is the better guide.
Loans in WI
10
Resolved
7
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
13.3%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = WI. 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 of 30 loans.
Businesses in this industry
10,130
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
169.9
national 179.9
Versus the country
-6%
thinner
Every business in GREAT HARVEST BREAD CO.'s industry operating in Wisconsin — 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 WI | Local charge-off | Units in WI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culver's | 154 | 0.0% | — |
| Cousins Submarines (Restaurant) | 69 | 15.2% | — |
| Quiznos | 55 | 33.3% | — |
| Toppers Pizza | 52 | 0.0% | — |
| Papa Murphy'S Take & Bake Pizza | 46 | 0.0% | — |
| Jimmy John's | 39 | 3.3% | — |
| Domino's Pizza | 33 | 3.7% | — |
| PIZZA RANCH | 26 | 6.7% | 30 |
| TACO JOHN'S | 22 | 54.5% | 33 |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 21 | 33.3% | — |
| Rosati'S Pizza | 19 | 26.7% | — |
| Schlotzsky'S Sandwich Shop | 16 | 7.7% | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how GREAT HARVEST BREAD CO. compares to the systems a buyer in Wisconsin would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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