The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc.

Founded: 1975 Franchising since: 1984
Since 1984, The Melting Pot franchises have opened nationwide, serving a variety of cheese and dessert fondues, salads and entrees including filet mignon, lobster tail, sirloin and breast of chicken, all prepared in different fondue cooking styles. No restaurant experience is required to become a franchisee.

8810 Twin Lakes Blvd. Tampa, Florida 33614

Phone: (800)783-0867/ (813)881-0055

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 22 employee(s); 15 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	138	0	0	6
2008	134	0	0	6
2007	114	0	0	4
2006	100	0	0	6
2005	89	0	0	4

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin
Worldwide

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 5-mile radius

Total investment: $876.7K-1.5M Franchise fee: $35K

Ongoing royalty fee: 4.5% Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	No
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $700K
Cash liquidity requirement: $325K-400K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• 45% of all franchisees own more than one unit
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters: 7 weeks
• Available at franchisee's location

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks

Other marketing support

• Local marketing & media planning services

Franchise 500® rank:
#203 (2009); #201 (2008); #199 (2007); #211 (2006); #227 (2005);

Ranked #1 in category in:
2009;

America's Top Global Franchises:
#157 (2009); #175 (2008);