Mellow Mushroom Pizza

$MMLSF500 #501
CategoryFood: Full-Service Restaurants
SubcategoryPizza Restaurants
Locations161
Franchisee Count142
Franchise Fee$50,000
Item 7 Low$1,330,000
Item 7 Midpoint$2,123,250
Item 7 High$2,916,500
Royalty Fees5% of Restaurant's Weekly Gross Sales
Ad / Brand Fund1%
Sold Not Open1
ParentHome-Grown Industries of Georgia, Inc.
Founded1974
Completeness34/34 (100%)
Years in Business51
Began FranchisingMay 1987
HQAtlanta, GA
Executives13
LinksWeb
Main Phone(404) 505-2806
FDD IssuedFebruary 16, 2026
Last UpdatedAug 24, 2026
FDDs2026 · 2025 🔒
Franchisor

Home-Grown Industries of Georgia, Inc. d/b/a Mellow Mushroom grants franchises for restaurants operating under the Mellow Mushroom name, featuring pizza and other food and beverage products and services available for on-premises dining, to-go, or delivery in either a traditional full-service restaurant format with table service and a full bar, or a fast-casual fast-fine format with counter ordering.

Mellow Mushroom is wholly owned by Home-Grown Industries of Georgia, Inc., founded in 1975. Key executives include CEO Richard A. Brasch and CFO Michael T. Clock, with a team of approximately 10 executives.

Home-Grown Industries of Georgia, Inc. d/b/a Mellow Mushroom grants franchises for restaurants operating under the Mellow Mushroom name, featuring pizza and other food and beverage products and services available for on-premises dining, to-go, or delivery in either a traditional full-service restaurant format with table service and a full bar, or a fast-casual fast-fine format with counter ordering.

Read Mellow Mushroom Pizza’s complete February 16, 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document — plus 1 prior year on file. Founder level — $19/mo — also unlocks Item 19 revenue, financial strength and unit trajectory across all 3,860 brands on FranDeals.

Get the FDD
Similar Brands
Boston's Pizza
#414$50K$50K
Unit Traj.
-4.5%
Rev Spread
4.6×
Payback
~0.3 yr
Net Growth
−20.0%
Survival
80.0%
Turnover
25.0%
Saturation
0.4 / M
Litig/100
0.00
Royalty+Ad
5% + 3%
4yr Units
−6
Rev/Invest
38.23×
Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza & Wings
$810K$1.2M
Unit Traj.
+0.0%
Rev Spread
3.8×
Payback
~3.9 yr
Net Growth
Survival
Turnover
Saturation
Litig/100
Royalty+Ad
5.5% + 3.5%
4yr Units
+0
Rev/Invest
2.03×
Antioch Pizza Shop
$233K$757K
Unit Traj.
+19.7%
Rev Spread
4.2×
Payback
~1.6 yr
Net Growth
+18.2%
Survival
100.0%
Turnover
0.0%
Saturation
0.4 / M
Litig/100
0.00
Royalty+Ad
5% + 1%
4yr Units
+5
Rev/Invest
2.93×
Beggars Pizza
$343K$1.1M
Unit Traj.
+2.9%
Rev Spread
Payback
Net Growth
−5.6%
Survival
94.4%
Turnover
0.0%
Saturation
0.9 / M
Litig/100
0.00
Royalty+Ad
5% + 10%
4yr Units
+3
Rev/Invest
Boss' Pizza And Chicken
$137K$401K
Unit Traj.
+18.9%
Rev Spread
3.7×
Payback
~1.4 yr
Net Growth
+40.0%
Survival
80.0%
Turnover
0.0%
Saturation
5.4 / M
Litig/100
0.00
Royalty+Ad
5% + 3%
4yr Units
+5
Rev/Invest
3.72×
Broadway Station
Unit Traj.
Rev Spread
Payback
Net Growth
Survival
Turnover
Saturation
Litig/100
0.00
Royalty+Ad
1% + 1%
4yr Units
Rev/Invest
California Pizza Kitchen
$1.6M$5.4M
Unit Traj.
-9.1%
Rev Spread
Payback
Net Growth
+14.3%
Survival
92.9%
Turnover
7.1%
Saturation
0.6 / M
Litig/100
0.00
Royalty+Ad
5% + 1%
4yr Units
−40
Rev/Invest
Captain Tony's Pizza & Pasta Emporium
$200K$257K
Unit Traj.
+0.0%
Rev Spread
Payback
Net Growth
+0.0%
Survival
100.0%
Turnover
0.0%
Saturation
0.2 / M
Litig/100
Royalty+Ad
4.5% + 2%
4yr Units
+0
Rev/Invest
Open CRM →