SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · NEW YORK
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen franchise in New York: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in New York have taken 5 SBA loans since 1991 (average $1,020,800)— 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 0.0% is the better guide.
Loans in NY
5
Resolved
5
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
0.0%
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 of 30 loans.
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 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen'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.
Avg weekly wage, this industry
$682
New York, BLS QCEW 2025
National average
$537
same industry, all states
Versus the country
+27%
costlier to staff
What Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen's industry actually pays workers in New York, 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 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% | — |
| CHECKERS RESTAURANT OR RALLY'S RESTAURANT | 13 | thin | — |
| IHOP | 13 | thin | — |
| Arby's | 12 | 9.1% | — |
| Kentucky Fried Chicken | 12 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 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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