The Top 10 Sandwich Franchises of 2012
From Philly cheese steaks to stuffed pitas, meet the companies devouring the competition.
Sandwiches are big business. The top 10 sandwich franchises from Entrepreneur‘s Franchise 500 ranking all rest comfortably in the top 200. The franchises that made the cut are serving healthier meal options at a prices today’s consumer can stomach ($5 Footlong sound familiar?). As the quick-service industry continues to move toward convenience, variety and nutrition, sandwich franchises (both big and small) are stepping up to the plate.
Learn the recipe to success from these top sandwich franchises.
Subway
Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches
Number of franchises: 1,020
Franchising since: 1993
Startup costs: $325,500 – $555,000
2011 Franchise 500 rank: No. 38
2010 Franchise 500 rank: No. 61
Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches launched in 1983 in Charleston, Ill. Founder James J. Liautaud, age 19 at the time, started the business with a refrigerator, an oven and a meat slicer, among some other used equipment. The first Jimmy John’s gave customers a choice of four types of sandwiches, plus 25-cent soft drinks. Now, the chain offers fresh-baked bread and a variety of sandwiches made to order in less than a minute.
Charley’s Grilled Subs
Firehouse Subs
Pita Pit Inc.
Arby’s
Penn Station East Coast Subs
Extreme Pita
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Sandwiches are big business. The top 10 sandwich franchises from Entrepreneur‘s Franchise 500 ranking all rest comfortably in the top 200. The franchises that made the cut are serving healthier meal options at a prices today’s consumer can stomach ($5 Footlong sound familiar?). As the quick-service industry continues to move toward convenience, variety and nutrition, sandwich franchises (both big and small) are stepping up to the plate.
Learn the recipe to success from these top sandwich franchises.
Subway
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