Jimmy John's
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Jimmy John's is an American sandwich chain headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. The business was founded by Jimmy John Liautaud in 1983.[3] After Liautaud graduated from high school, his father gave him a choice to either join the military or start a business. Liautaud decided to start a hot dog business, which changed to sandwiches due to costs.
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Jimmy John's | |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Restaurants |
Genre | Fast food |
Founded | January 13, 1983; 41 years ago (1983-01-13) Charleston, Illinois, United States[1] |
Founder | Jimmy John Liautaud |
Headquarters | , United States |
Number of locations | 2,745 (December 2022)[2] |
Area served | United States Canada (Coming Soon) El Salvador (Coming Soon) |
Key people | James North (President) |
Products | Sandwiches sides |
Services | Franchising |
Revenue | US$3.1254 billion (2019)[2] |
Owner | Jimmy John Liautaud (1983–2019) Roark Capital Group (2019–present) |
Number of employees | 45,000 (2019)[2] |
Parent | Inspire Brands |
Website | jimmyjohns |
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The Jimmy John's chain has over 2,700 locations, with 98% of them being franchises.[4] In 2016, Roark Capital Group purchased a majority stake in the company. Later, in 2019, Inspire Brands purchased the company from Roark Capital Group for an unspecified amount.