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SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · VERMONT

Quiznos franchise in Vermont: what the public record shows

Franchisees of Quiznos in Vermont have taken 9 SBA loans in the FY1991–present FOIA files (average $134,500). Fewer than 30 of them were approved through FY2020 and have resolved, so no local loss ratio is published. Quiznos's national ratio is 1.3×.

SBA loan outcomes · Vermontvs same-year franchise loans

Loans in VT

9

Charged off (all years)

3 of 9

Loss ratio in VT

—

Loss ratio nationally

1.3×

Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = VT. Loss ratio = charge-offs among loans approved through FY2020 ÷ the charge-offs expected if each had defaulted at the national rate for franchise loans approved the same year; 1.0× is the same. Only charged-off and paid-in-full loans count. A ratio is shown at 30+ such loans; “not clear” marks a ratio chance alone could produce. The all-years count mixes every era and is evidence, not a rate to compare. Borrowers are matched to the brand by name and SBA franchise code; some matches may be wrong or missing.

Market density · Vermont vs nationalTypical density

Businesses in this industry

1,202

statewide, all operators

Per 100k residents

185.4

national 179.9

Versus the country

+3%

denser

Every business in Quiznos's industry operating in Vermont — franchised and independent — from the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns (2023), against 2024 population estimates. Counter-intuitively, density is not a warning: across the brand-state cells in the loan data, denser markets have historically charged off less often than the thinnest (see the research page). A crowded market is usually proven demand; an empty one is often empty for a reason.

Labor cost · Vermont vs nationalTypical wages

Avg weekly wage, this industry

$553

Vermont, BLS QCEW 2025

National average

$537

same industry, all states

Versus the country

+3%

costlier to staff

What Quiznos's industry actually pays workers in Vermont, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (2025), employment-weighted across counties. This cost signal is 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.

Same-sector systems with SBA loan history in Vermont2 systems
SystemLoans in VTCharged off (all years)Loss ratio in VTUnits in VT
Subway180 of 18—33
Dunkin'60 of 6——

Other systems in Quiznos's sector whose franchisees borrowed in Vermont. A loss ratio appears only where at least 30 loans approved through FY2020 have resolved; “—” means too few.

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