SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · VIRGINIA
Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand franchise in Virginia: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand in Virginia have taken 27 SBA loans since 1991 (average $403,759), and of the 16 loans whose story has ended, 6.3% were charged off — versus 7.1% for Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands.
Loans in VA
27
Resolved
16
Local charge-off
6.3%
National charge-off
7.1%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = VA. 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
15,756
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
178.8
national 179.9
Versus the country
-1%
thinner
Every business in Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand's industry operating in Virginia — 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 VA | Local charge-off | Units in VA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | 70 | 8.6% | 124 |
| Quiznos | 59 | 32.6% | — |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 44 | 21.9% | — |
| Jimmy John's | 31 | 12.0% | — |
| Cicis Pizza | 21 | 23.5% | — |
| Marco's Pizza | 21 | thin | — |
| Nothing Bundt Cakes | 18 | thin | — |
| Bruster'S | 17 | 0.0% | — |
| Domino's Pizza | 17 | 0.0% | — |
| DUCK DONUTS | 17 | thin | — |
| Blimpie | 16 | 16.7% | — |
| Zaxby's | 14 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand compares to the systems a buyer in Virginia would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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