How much do lenders finance for a Salata franchise?

The median SBA loan approved for a Salata franchise is $540,500, with the middle 80% of loans between $419,400 and $847,000. 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 Salata franchises?

By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Salata have been Zions Bank, A Division of, Texas Advantage Community Bank, b1BANK, The Fidelity 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 Salata SBA loans?

The median term is 10.2 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.

Franchise financing

Financing a Salata franchise

SBA lenders have approved 18 loans against the Salata brand since FY2010, totalling $11.6M. The median approval was $540,500. These are loans that actually closed - not projections from a disclosure document.

Rank by loan count

#1046

of 1,651 brands

Loans approved

FY2010 onward

Median loan

$540,500

Typical range

$419K-$847K

Middle 80% of loans

Median term

10.2 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 Salata

Lender	Loans	Approved
Zions Bank, A Division of	4	$2.4M
Texas Advantage Community Bank	1	$1.7M
b1BANK	2	$1.6M
The Fidelity Bank	1	$819K
Stellar Bank	1	$800K
South Coast Bank & Trust	1	$694K
Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.	1	$560K
Midwest Regional Bank	1	$551K

Geography

Where Salata units were financed

State	Loans	Share
Texas	15
Florida	1
Georgia	1
North Carolina	1

Approvals by fiscal year

’14

’15

’17

’18

’21

’22

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 $50K
6%
$350K - $1M
83%
$1M - $2M
11%

Financing a Salata: common questions

How much do lenders finance for a Salata franchise?: The median SBA loan approved for a Salata franchise is $540,500, with the middle 80% of loans between $419,400 and $847,000. 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 Salata franchises?: By dollars approved, the most active SBA lenders for Salata have been Zions Bank, A Division of, Texas Advantage Community Bank, b1BANK, The Fidelity 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 Salata SBA loans?: The median term is 10.2 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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