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Mellow Mushroom

Pizza, calzones, hoagies, salads

Background

Founded: 1974 Franchising since: 1987
150 Great Southwest Pkwy.
Atlanta, Georgia 30336
Phone:
(404)505-2806


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 22 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2008 85 0 0 2
2007 81 0 0 1
2006 76 0 0 1
2005 73 0 0 1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $926.5K-3.1M
Franchise fee: $50K
Ongoing royalty fee: 5%
Term of agreement: 15 years, renewable


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

Qualifications
Cash liquidity requirement: $300K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience


Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 3 weeks
  • At franchisee's location: 3 weeks

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Field operations/evaluations

Other marketing support
  • Promotions

Rankings

Franchise 500® rank:
#385 (2009);