SHANE PIERSON · SBA DATA
SBA by Industry · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers

SBA Loans for General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers

SBA has approved 1,370 7(a) loans worth $642M to General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers businesses, and annual approvals have grown 5% versus the prior decade.

1,370
7(a) loans
$642M
Approved dollars
$468,887
Average loan size
#221
Rank among industries
+5%
Annualized vs prior decade
16.4%
Active-loan distress

General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers is the #221 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,370 such loans worth $642M, averaging $468,887 each. Annual approval volume has grown 5% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 16.4% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.

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7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.