SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA · FY1991–PRESENT · NEBRASKA
SCOOTER'S COFFEE franchise in Nebraska: what the public record shows
Franchisees of SCOOTER'S COFFEE in Nebraska have taken 33 SBA loans since 1991 (average $569,112), and of the 19 loans whose story has ended, 5.3% were charged off — versus 4.9% for SCOOTER'S COFFEE nationally and 14.8% across all rateable franchise brands. Its latest FDD Item 20 state table reports 111 franchised outlets in Nebraska (fiscal 2024) — about 5.54 per 100k residents.
Loans in NE
33
Resolved
19
Local charge-off
5.3%
National charge-off
4.9%
Source: SBA 7(a)/504 FOIA files (data.sba.gov), borrower state = NE. 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
3,342
statewide, all operators
Per 100k residents
166.6
national 179.9
Versus the country
-7%
thinner
Every business in SCOOTER'S COFFEE's industry operating in Nebraska — 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.
| Fiscal year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 105 | 13 |
| 2023 | 111 | 11 |
| 2024 | 111 | 12 |
| System | Loans in NE | Local charge-off | Units in NE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiznos | 21 | 41.2% | — |
| Domino's Pizza | 17 | 7.7% | — |
| Pizza Hut | 16 | 0.0% | — |
| Blimpie | 14 | 8.3% | — |
| TACO JOHN'S | 14 | 10.0% | 34 |
| Culver's | 11 | thin | — |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 9 | thin | — |
| Daylight Donut Shop | 7 | thin | — |
| GODFATHER'S PIZZA | 7 | thin | — |
| PIZZA RANCH | 7 | thin | 6 |
| Sonic Drive-In | 6 | thin | — |
| Arby's | 5 | thin | — |
Same sector, same state, same public records — how SCOOTER'S COFFEE compares to the systems a buyer in Nebraska would actually be choosing between. Local rates under 10 resolved loans are marked thin, not hidden.
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