Dan Mullins

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  • Dan Mullins created an article,

    Agreement terms

    The Franchise Agreement is for a period of 10 years.

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    Location sizes

    Typical sizes for many Melting Pot locations are 3,000 to 5,000 square feet. The size of a store is determined by many factors, including market size, demographics, and available real estate.

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    Do I need to be in the store to own one?

    The Melting Pot prides itself on finding and maintaining engaged franchisees passionate about their day to day business. As a franchise owner, being present and engaged is important, but may not be...

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    Territory size

    Territories are defined based upon the total population, determined by a third party demographics software. Within a 10 mile radius, the territory will be defined at 8 miles unless the population e...

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    Marketing fees

    As of July 1, 2025, Marketing fees may be up to 3% of gross revenues, and are currently at 2.2% of gross revenues. Local Advertising and BDF (Brand Development Funds) will not exceed 4.5 percent, a...

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    Do I need restaurant experience?

    Restaurant experience certainly helps, but is not necessarily required. Some of our most recent new franchisees have onboarded without restaurant experience and have seen success in their business.

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    What is fondue?

    Fondue for the Melting Pot is a unique dining experience, best shared with others, and is ideal for making memories over delicious food. The Fondue experience involves dipping food into melted chee...

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    How much can I make?

    Per the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), we are unable to disclose this. However, our process is laid out here. You should also try to obtain this information from others, like current and former fr...

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    Franchise fee

    Our initial franchise fee as of June 1, 2025 ranges between $45,000 - $36,000.

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    What is the community?

    The Help Center community consists of posts and comments organized by topic. Posts might include tips, feature requests, or questions. Comments might include observations, clarifications, praise, o...