Zuka Juice
The total investment to open a Zuka Juice franchise ranges from $80,000 to $176,000.
What is the Zuka Juice franchise?
Zuka Juice is a drinking place that serves alcoholic beverages to customers. The estimated total initial investment to open is $80,000 to $176,000.
The brand is headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
Loan Activity Score
36/100
SBA Default Rate
17.6%
Active Lenders
8
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Zuka Juice has 14 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 8 lenders made 17 loans to franchisees of Zuka Juice. PeerSense calculates Zuka Juice's score as 36 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
14 locations
$80,000 to $176,000
14
14 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
FairDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Zuka Juice
17
Total SBA loans
$144K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Zuka Juice
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
17.6%
vs 10.3% peer avg
SBA Loans
17
Total Volume
$2.5M
Active Lenders
8
4 selective
States
6
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 Zuka Juice based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
17.6%
7.3% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
17 loans
Across 8 lenders
Lender Diversity
8 lenders
Avg 2.1 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Mid range investment
$80,000 to $176,000 total
Zuka Juice: 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
1998
10 approvals. The best year on record for Zuka Juice.
Top SBA State
Utah
5 SBA financed Zuka Juice locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$144K
Median $153K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Zuka Juice unit.
Lender Concentration
64.7%
Concentrated
Share of Zuka Juice approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Zuka Juice's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 1998 (10 approvals). Operator density is highest in Utah with 5 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $144K, with the median at $153K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 64.7% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$828
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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Zuka Juice, unit breakdown
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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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