SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · WASHINGTON
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchise in Washington: what the public record shows
Franchisees of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in Washington have taken 5 SBA loans since 1991 (average $223,220)— 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 20.1% is the better guide.
Loans in WA
5
Resolved
5
Local charge-off
thin
National charge-off
20.1%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = WA. 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
14,972
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
188.1
national 179.9
Versus the country
+5%
denser
Every business in Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory's industry operating in Washington — 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 WA | Local charge-off | Units in WA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiznos | 105 | 20.5% | — |
| Baskin-Robbins 31 Ice Cream | 37 | 6.3% | — |
| Jersey Mike's Subs | 36 | 0.0% | — |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 34 | 10.7% | — |
| Taco Del Mar | 30 | 29.6% | — |
| Domino's Pizza | 28 | 4.8% | — |
| Papa Murphy'S Take & Bake Pizza | 28 | 0.0% | — |
| Jimmy John's | 27 | 0.0% | — |
| Blimpie | 20 | 17.6% | — |
| Dutch Bros. Coffee | 17 | 0.0% | — |
| Dunkin Donuts/Baskin-Robbins Co-Brand | 16 | 0.0% | — |
| Port of Subs | 15 | 9.1% | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory compares to the systems a buyer in Washington would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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