The Melting Pot
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-06-16
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$50,000 [p.14 · WI · 2026-06-16]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty and Service Fee 2 | 5% of Gross Revenues3 [p.15 · WI · 2026-06-16] |
|---|---|
| Local Advertising4 | Up to 3% of Gross Revenues. Currently Local Advertising is 1.8% of Gross Revenues. [p.15 · WI · 2026-06-16] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$1,797,654 [p.22 · WI · 2026-06-16] – $2,369,638 [p.22 · WI · 2026-06-16]
Base single-franchise offering as stated in the FDD's total row. Multi-unit or area-development formats are not broken out here.
Item 20 — Outlets
| Franchised outlets at start of year | 85 [p.52 · WI · 2026-06-16] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 88 [p.52 · WI · 2026-06-16] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | 3 [p.52 · WI · 2026-06-16] |
| Transfers | 1 [p.52 · WI · 2026-06-16] |
| Terminations | Not disclosed |
| Non-renewals | Not disclosed |
| Ceased operations (other) | Not disclosed |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 5 [p.52 · WI · 2026-06-16] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
Headline cohort
all franchised Restaurants FY2026 (85 units) · 12 months ending March 31, 2026
| Outlets in sample | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $2,041,839 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $1,771,536 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $8,831,749 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $695,180 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] |
All disclosed cohorts (7)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| all franchised Restaurants FY2026 (85 units) 12 months ending March 31, 2026 |
85 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $2,041,839 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $1,771,536 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $8,831,749 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $695,180 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] |
| top third franchised Restaurants FY2026 (28 units) 12 months ending March 31, 2026 |
28 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $3,061,207 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $2,618,695 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $8,831,749 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $2,009,577 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] |
| middle third franchised Restaurants FY2026 (28 units) 12 months ending March 31, 2026 |
28 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $1,796,009 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $1,804,918 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $2,006,851 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $1,570,473 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] |
| bottom third franchised Restaurants FY2026 (29 units) 12 months ending March 31, 2026 |
29 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $1,294,974 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $1,351,127 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $1,570,349 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $695,180 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] |
| all Company Owned Restaurants FY2026 (4 units) 12 months ending March 31, 2026 |
4 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $2,615,518 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $2,576,299 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $3,696,730 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $1,612,743 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] |
| top half Company Owned Restaurants FY2026 (2 units) 12 months ending March 31, 2026 |
2 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $3,241,084 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $3,241,084 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $3,696,730 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $2,785,438 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] |
| bottom half Company Owned Restaurants FY2026 (2 units) 12 months ending March 31, 2026 |
2 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $1,989,952 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $1,989,952 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $2,367,161 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] | $1,612,743 [p.50 · WI · 2026-06-16] |
“Some Restaurants have sold these amounts. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance that you will sell as much.” [p.51 · WI · 2026-06-16]
Extraction notes
- Item 7 line items did not sum to the stated total; total shown is the FDD's stated total row only.