Jimmy John's

Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRestaurants
GenreFast food
FoundedJanuary 13, 1983; 41 years ago (1983-01-13)
Charleston, Illinois, United States[1]
FounderJimmy John Liautaud
Headquarters,
United States
Number of locations
2,745 (December 2022)[2]
Area served
United States
Canada
El Salvador
South Korea [3]
Key people
James North (president)
ProductsSandwiches
sides
ServicesFranchising
RevenueIncrease US$3.1254 billion (2019)[2]
OwnerJimmy John Liautaud (1983–2019)
Number of employees
45,000 (2019)[2]
ParentInspire Brands (2019-present)
Websitejimmyjohns.com

Jimmy John's Franchise, LLC, commonly referred to as Jimmy John's, is an American sandwich chain, headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. The business was founded by Jimmy John Liautaud in 1983.[4] 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.

The Jimmy John's chain has over 2,700 locations, with 98% of them being franchises.[5] 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.

  1. ^ "Jimmy John's History". Jimmy John's.
  2. ^ a b c "Jimmy Johns USA". Scrapehero. December 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Jimmy john's is taking it's sandwiches outsides the U.S". January 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 10 Things You Didn't Know About Jimmy John's – Facts & Trivia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "About Us". Jimmy John's. Retrieved February 11, 2022.