SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · ARIZONA
Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand franchise in Arizona: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand in Arizona have taken 23 SBA loans since 1991 (average $534,191), and of the 12 loans whose story has ended, 8.3% were charged off — versus 7.1% for Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in AZ
23
Resolved
12
Local charge-off
8.3%
National charge-off
7.1%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = AZ. 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
11,916
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
157.2
national 179.9
Versus the country
-13%
thinner
Every business in Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand's industry operating in Arizona — 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.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$567
Arizona, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$537
same industry, all states
Versus the country
+6%
costlier to staff
What Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand's industry actually pays workers in Arizona, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This is a real cost signal independent of the FDD — a market can look demand-rich above and still carry a margin headwind here if local wages run hot for the sector.
| System | Loans in AZ | Local charge-off | Units in AZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiznos | 72 | 31.7% | — |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 43 | 42.4% | — |
| Culver's | 33 | 0.0% | — |
| Jimmy John's | 24 | 0.0% | — |
| Baskin-Robbins | 20 | 35.3% | — |
| Firehouse Subs | 20 | 10.0% | 40 |
| Schlotzsky'S | 20 | 11.8% | — |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 19 | 20.0% | 22 |
| Papa Murphy'S | 15 | 13.3% | — |
| Arby's | 13 | 18.2% | — |
| Burger King | 13 | 15.4% | — |
| Domino's Pizza | 12 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand compares to the systems a buyer in Arizona would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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