Zoup!
The total investment to open a Zoup! franchise ranges from $50,000 to $479,000. The initial franchise fee is $25,000. Ongoing royalties are 6% plus a 3% advertising fee.
What is the Zoup! franchise?
The Zoup franchise is a restaurant serving soups, salads and sandwiches. The estimated total initial investment is $50,000 to $479,000, and the initial franchise fee is $25,000.
The royalty is 6 percent of sales, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 3 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years. Zoup was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Maumee, Ohio.
Loan Activity Score
26/100
SBA Default Rate
23.9%
Active Lenders
15
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Zoup! has 58 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 15 lenders made 46 loans to franchisees of Zoup!. PeerSense calculates Zoup!'s score as 26 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 1998 · 58 locations
$50,000 to $479,000
$25,000
58
58 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Zoup!
46
Total SBA loans
$306K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Zoup!
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
23.9%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
46
Total Volume
$14.1M
Active Lenders
15
4 selective
States
14
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 Zoup! based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
23.9%
13.6% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
46 loans
Across 15 lenders
Lender Diversity
15 lenders
Avg 3.1 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$50,000 to $479,000 total
Zoup!: 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
2016
15 approvals. The best year on record for Zoup!.
Top SBA State
Ohio
21 SBA financed Zoup! locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$300K
Median $350K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Zoup! unit.
Lender Concentration
56.8%
Concentrated
Share of Zoup! approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Zoup!'s SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2016 (15 approvals). The last five fiscal years account for 11% of cumulative volume ($1.6M approved). Operator density is highest in Ohio with 21 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $300K, with the median at $350K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 56.8% 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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