# Source: https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/mellow-mushroom-q17021360/ Public founder reference library # Mellow Mushroom restaurant franchise based in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. ## Company context The public record describes Mellow Mushroom as restaurant franchise based in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.. Its recorded founding year is 1974. Public business description restaurant franchise based in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Country recorded for the company United States Founding year in source record 1974 ## Recorded founders - [Michael R. Nicholson](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/michael-r-nicholson-q125549080/) · American businessperson - [Rocky Reeves](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/rocky-reeves-q125549125/) · American businessperson The linked people are recorded under the company’s founder property in the cited dataset. This is a founding association, rather than a verification of current equity or management responsibility. ## Understanding Mellow Mushroom in context Mellow Mushroom is included because its public company record connects a named business to an identifiable founding team. The business description, “restaurant franchise based in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.,” supplies the context for that relationship, with a recorded starting year of 1974. The source links 2 people in this library to the founding team. Each has a separate profile, which makes it possible to follow the people behind the business without treating one founder as its sole owner. The [company website listed in the source](https://mellowmushroom.com/) is the next place to research its current offering. Compare the company’s own description, its leadership information, and dated announcements with this reference record before drawing conclusions about today’s business. A founding year describes a historical event; it does not measure business scale, growth, or the length of a founder’s continuing involvement. ## Research context: Food and hospitality businesses A food or hospitality name can refer to an individual location, a chain, a product brand, or a company licensing its concept. Research the operating model before comparing it with another business. Founding information alone does not show the number of active locations, franchise relationships, or present operating ownership. ### Questions for researching Mellow Mushroom - Does the current company website distinguish owned locations from franchised or licensed locations? - What sources identify the original concept and the people credited with establishing it? - Are expansion and location claims tied to a date and an identifiable source? This sector context is a reading guide based on the company’s recorded description. It does not attribute a particular business model or capability to Mellow Mushroom without supporting evidence. This reference library documents public founding associations, including historical businesses and founders. A company may have changed ownership, name, or operating status since the recorded founding event. It is separate from our revenue-qualified growth profiles. Founding does not establish current ownership, employment, company revenue, or an AE client relationship. ## Research trail - [Wikidata public record Q17021360](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17021360): company description, country, founding year where present, and founder associations. - [Mellow Mushroom website as listed in the public record](https://mellowmushroom.com/) - [Supporting reference linked from the founder statement](https://www.gtalumni.org/s/1481/alumni/17/magazine-pages.aspx?sid=1481&gid=21&calcid=45768&calpgid=5716&pgid=24657&crid=0) ## Following up with the business For current products, services, management, and availability, consult the business directly. Revenue and current ownership have not been independently verified for this reference record. 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