Schoop's Hamburgers
The total investment to open a Schoop's Hamburgers franchise ranges from $73,650 to $367,390. The initial franchise fee is $20,000. Ongoing royalties are 5% plus a 1% advertising fee.
What is the Schoop's Hamburgers franchise?
Schoop's Hamburgers is a restaurant serving hamburgers and other meals to diners. The estimated total initial investment is $73,650 to $367,390, and the initial franchise fee is $20,000.
The royalty is 5 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 1 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years.
The company is headquartered in Hammond, Indiana, and was founded in 1948.
Loan Activity Score
28/100
SBA Default Rate
27.3%
Active Lenders
10
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Schoop's Hamburgers has 7 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 10 lenders made 11 loans to franchisees of Schoop's Hamburgers. PeerSense calculates Schoop's Hamburgers's score as 28 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 1948 · 7 locations
$73,650 to $367,390
$20,000
7
7 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Schoop's Hamburgers
11
Total SBA loans
$252K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Schoop's Hamburgers
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
27.3%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
11
Total Volume
$2.8M
Active Lenders
10
States
5
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 Schoop's Hamburgers based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
27.3%
17.0% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
11 loans
Across 10 lenders
Lender Diversity
10 lenders
Avg 1.1 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$73,650 to $367,390 total
Schoop's Hamburgers: 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
2013
2 approvals. The best year on record for Schoop's Hamburgers.
Top SBA State
Indiana
7 SBA financed Schoop's Hamburgers locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$237K
Median $243K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Schoop's Hamburgers unit.
Lender Concentration
33.3%
Moderately Spread
Share of Schoop's Hamburgers approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Schoop's Hamburgers's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2013 (2 approvals). Operator density is highest in Indiana with 7 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $237K, with the median at $243K. Lender mix is moderately spread: the top three SBA lenders account for 33.3% of approvals. Meaningful choice exists, but specific lenders carry the brand.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$762
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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