This Post was sponsored by The melting Pot.
-The Melting Pot is a chain of franchised fondue restaurants in the United States and Canada. The Tampa, Florida based company has 97 locations as of January 2021. The Melting Pot menu contains various cheese fondues, wines, salads, entrees of meat and seafood served with dipping sauces and oil or broth to be cooked in, and chocolate fondues. It is part of Front Burner Brands. The first Melting Pot opened in April 1975 in Maitland, Florida – a suburban city of the Orlando Metropolitan Area – and served only three items on its menu. With permission from the original owners, Mark, Mike and Bob Johnston opened The Melting Pot of Tallahassee in 1979. As the restaurant expanded its franchise, the menu grew larger. In 1985, the Johnston brothers purchased all rights to the Melting Pot brand.
On June 1, 2008, the original location in Maitland closed. The Company currently has one location open in Canada: in Edmonton, Alberta. Their Richmond Hill, Ontario location closed in March 2013. The Chicago location closed in September 2015. The New Orleans, Louisiana location closed in May 2018. The Syracuse, New York location closed in July 2018. In March 2019, their Las Vegas and Irvine, California locations were closed. In September 2019, their Scottsdale, Arizona location closed, after operating for 22 years.
