Hogi Yogi
The total investment to open a Hogi Yogi franchise ranges from $50,000 to $316,125. The initial franchise fee is $50,000.
What is the Hogi Yogi franchise?
Hogi Yogi is a restaurant serving food to customers. Estimated total initial investment is $50,000 to $316,125, and the initial franchise fee matches the range’s lower figure.
Hogi Yogi was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in AMERICAN FORK, UT.
Loan Activity Score
29/100
SBA Default Rate
15.6%
Active Lenders
14
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Hogi Yogi has 24 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 14 lenders made 32 loans to franchisees of Hogi Yogi. PeerSense calculates Hogi Yogi's score as 29 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 1989 · 24 locations
$50,000 to $316,125
$50,000
24
24 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Hogi Yogi
32
Total SBA loans
$152K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Hogi Yogi
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Established (25 to 99 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
15.6%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
32
Total Volume
$4.9M
Active Lenders
14
4 selective
States
9
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Hogi Yogi based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
15.6%
5.3% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
32 loans
Across 14 lenders
Lender Diversity
14 lenders
Avg 2.3 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$50,000 to $316,125 total
Hogi Yogi: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
1995
8 approvals. The best year on record for Hogi Yogi.
Top SBA State
Utah
19 SBA financed Hogi Yogi locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$152K
Median $100K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Hogi Yogi unit.
Lender Concentration
46.9%
Concentrated
Share of Hogi Yogi approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Hogi Yogi's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 1995 (8 approvals). Operator density is highest in Utah with 19 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $152K, with the median at $100K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 46.9% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$518
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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