Franchise financing
Financing a Clean Eatz franchise
SBA lenders have approved 74 loans against the Clean Eatz brand since FY2010, totalling $29.8M. The median approval was $430,000. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.
Rank by loan count
#303
of 1,651 brands
Loans approved
74
FY2010 onward
Median loan
$430,000
Typical range
$30K-$682K
Middle 80% of loans
Median term
10 yr
Charge-off rate
-
Cohort too small
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA 7(a) and 504 FOIA data, as of 2026-06-30. Approvals from FY2010 onward. How we calculate this.
Lenders
Who financed Clean Eatz
| Lender | Loans | Approved | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Community Bank | 13 | $5.7M | |
| The Huntington National Bank | 17 | $5.0M | |
| First National Bank of Pennsylvania | 3 | $1.6M | |
| Pinnacle Bank | 1 | $1.5M | |
| PNC Bank | 4 | $1.3M | |
| Riverside Bank of Dublin | 3 | $1.2M | |
| First Bank of the Lake | 1 | $988K | |
| CRF Small Business Loan Company, LLC | 2 | $757K |
Geography
Where Clean Eatz units were financed
| State | Loans | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 10 | |
| Florida | 8 | |
| Texas | 7 | |
| North Carolina | 6 | |
| Illinois | 6 | |
| South Carolina | 5 | |
| Ohio | 5 | |
| Pennsylvania | 4 |
Approvals by fiscal year
Loan count by fiscal year - a rough proxy for how fast the brand was opening units. Final bar is a partial year.
Loan sizes
- Under $50K12%
- $50K - $150K12%
- $150K - $350K14%
- $350K - $1M61%
- $1M - $2M1%
Financing a Clean Eatz: common questions
- How much do lenders finance for a Clean Eatz franchise?
- The median SBA loan approved for a Clean Eatz franchise is $430,000, with the middle 80% of loans between $30,000 and $682,000. That is the financed portion only - it excludes the buyer's equity injection, which SBA lenders typically require at 10% or more of total project cost for a business acquisition or new franchise unit.
- Which lenders finance Clean Eatz franchises?
- By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Clean Eatz have been United Community Bank, The Huntington National Bank, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, Pinnacle Bank. Many franchise brands also maintain their own lists of preferred lenders, which may differ from who has historically approved the most volume.
- How long are Clean Eatz SBA loans?
- The median term is 10 yr. SBA 7(a) terms run up to 10 years for working capital and equipment, and up to 25 years when the loan is secured by real estate - so a longer median usually means the loans included property.
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