Mellow Mushroom

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

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

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

Ongoing Support

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

Other marketing support

• Promotions

Franchise 500® rank:
#385 (2009);