About Us
About Other Mothers











Because she has opened and operated Other Mothers stores,
Melinda is very aware of the problems a store owner can face.  
We know we have to keep our royalties moderate so the store
owner doesn't have to give too little to the people she buys from
and charge too much to the people she sells to.  We've learned
and will teach our store owners to rely on inventory turnover to
make the business profitable.  As Melinda likes to say "We sell a
lot of hamburgers, cheap."

Our stores compete very successfully with both the smaller
"mom and pop" type stores and the big franchise stores.  
Although our stores can be large (more than 5,000 square feet),
we are a small corporation.  We want our franchise to be a good
fit for your needs, so we'll tell you both the disadvantages and
advantages to dealing with a small corporation such as ours:

Disadvantages:









Advantages:
We don't have a large corporate staff.
We do not provide financing for your store, you have to
arrange that through your bank.
There is not the name recognition enjoyed by the large
fast food chains.
Our moderate franchise & royalty fees are a reflection
of our low overhead.
Our small size lets you deal directly with someone that
can make corporate decisions.
We can give our franchisees a lot of personal
attention.
We know the importance of making every dollar
count.  
We keep your startup costs to a minimum while we
help you avoid cutting the wrong corners.
Melinda started
opening Other Mothers'
stores in 1979, Her
intention when she
began Other Mothers
was to spend time with
her children, while still
earning an income.