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Cody's Original Roadhouse

Cameron Park, CA · Founded 1988 · CSOR

The Company grants franchises the right to operate The Original Mels restaurant for retail sale of breakfast, lunch, and dinner entrees, featuring home-style cooked comfort foods in a 1950s Diner family restaurant setting.

Read the 2025 FDD ↗www.originalmels.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
—
units (2024)
0.0%
year over year

Units by Year

16
2021
14
2022
14
2023

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$615,000 – $1,546,000
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$35,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
2%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

4.5% of Gross Sales

Leadership

  • Dana K. Huie

    President

  • George Heinemann

    Operations Manager

  • Tony Bendana

    President and Chief Operating Officer

  • Maureen McMahan

    Director of OperationsFranchise Support

  • Francisco Padilla

    Supply ChainBusiness Manager

  • Tami Russo

    Accounting Functions Manager

On File

FDD years
20252024
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Franchisee records
27
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
0
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
11 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFCody's Original Roadhouse FDD 2025Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFCody's Original Roadhouse FDD 2024Opens in a new tab

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