Twisted Sugar
The total investment to open a Twisted Sugar franchise ranges from $123,330 to $234,600. The initial franchise fee is $20,000. Ongoing royalties are 4% plus a 1% advertising fee.
What is the Twisted Sugar franchise?
Twisted Sugar is a snack and drink bar selling cookies, custom sodas and ice cream treats. Estimated total initial investment is $123,330 to $234,600, with a $20,000 initial franchise fee.
The ongoing royalty is 4 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 1 percent. The franchise agreement term is 5 years.
Twisted Sugar was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Layton, UT.
Loan Activity Score
53/100
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
Active Lenders
4
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Twisted Sugar has 4 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 4 lenders made 4 loans to franchisees of Twisted Sugar. PeerSense calculates Twisted Sugar's score as 53 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 2015 · 4 locations
$123,330 to $234,600
$20,000
4
4 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
ModerateDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Twisted Sugar
4
Total SBA loans
$286K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Twisted Sugar
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Emerging (3 to 9 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
0.0%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
4
Total Volume
$1.1M
Active Lenders
4
1 selective
States
3
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 Twisted Sugar based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
0.0%
10.3% below peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
4 loans
Across 4 lenders
Lender Diversity
4 lenders
Avg 1.0 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$123,330 to $234,600 total
Twisted Sugar: 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
2021
2 approvals. The best year on record for Twisted Sugar.
Top SBA State
Utah
2 SBA financed Twisted Sugar locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$286K
Median $255K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Twisted Sugar unit.
Lender Concentration
75%
Concentrated
Share of Twisted Sugar approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Twisted Sugar's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2021 (2 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 75% of cumulative volume ($1.0M approved). Operator density is highest in Utah with 2 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $286K, with the median at $255K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 75% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$1,277
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
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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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