MARIE CALLENDER PIE SHOPS
The total investment to open a MARIE CALLENDER PIE SHOPS franchise ranges from $485,000 to $2.1M. The initial franchise fee is $40,000. Ongoing royalties are 6% plus a 1% advertising fee.
What is the MARIE CALLENDER PIE SHOPS franchise?
MARIE CALLENDER PIE SHOPS is a full service restaurant where customers can eat meals and buy pies for dessert. Estimated total initial investment is $485,000 to $2,067,000, and the initial franchise fee is $40,000.
The royalty is 6 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 1 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years. Headquarters is in Mission Viejo, CA. The brand was founded in 1964.
Loan Activity Score
29/100
SBA Default Rate
14.3%
Active Lenders
10
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, MARIE CALLENDER PIE SHOPS has 12 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 10 lenders made 14 loans to franchisees of MARIE CALLENDER PIE SHOPS. PeerSense calculates MARIE CALLENDER PIE SHOPS's score as 29 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 1964 · 12 locations
$485,000 to $2.1M
$40,000
12
12 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for MARIE CALLENDER PIE SHOPS
14
Total SBA loans
$598K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for MARIE CALLENDER PIE SHOPS
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Growing (10 to 24 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
14.3%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
14
Total Volume
$8.4M
Active Lenders
10
1 selective
States
1
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 MARIE CALLENDER PIE SHOPS based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
14.3%
4.0% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
14 loans
Across 10 lenders
Lender Diversity
10 lenders
Avg 1.4 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$485,000 to $2,067,000 total
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$5,021
Principal & Interest only
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
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- 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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