Food

Per Se Corporate Office

Per Se is a Manhattan, New York, restaurant founded in 2004 by owner and CEO Thomas Keller. The chef is Eli Kaimeh. Per Se is the third most expensive restaurant in the world, with the typical diner spending an average of $851 per meal. The restaurant offers New American and French cuisine, as well as wines from around the world.

Per Se is located in the Time Warner Building on the 4th floor. Thomas Keller also owns several other restaurants around the U.S. such as French Laundry in Los Angeles and Ad Hoc in Napa Valley. The Michelin Guide only lists 7 restaurants worthy of its exclusive 3 star rating, with Per Se being one of them. Restaurant Magazine lists Per Se as the 9th best restaurant in the world in 2007.

Per Se

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Wolfgang Puck Corporate Office

Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 1982 in Beverly Hills, California. Originally, the company was called the Wolfgang Puck Food Company, Inc., but changed the name in 2001

The company operates and franchises a chain of both casual and fine dining restaurants in the U.S., Canada, and Japan. Wolfgang Puck also sells and markets soups, pizza, appetizers, broths, and cooking sprays. Wolfgang Puck also publishes cookbooks and offers coffee for resorts and hotels.

Wolfgang Puck is a well-known chef that also produces cooking shows for television and offers online cooking lessons. The company is perhaps best known for its restaurant chain Spago’s. The Spago’s location in Beverly Hills, California, as well as the location in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been featured in many commercials and movies.

Wolfgang Puck

Wolfgang Puck Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 1982 in Beverly Hills, California. Originally, the company was called the Wolfgang Puck Food Company, Inc., but changed the name in 2001

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Kona Ice Corporate Office

Kona Ice was founded by current CEO Tony Lamb in 2007 in Florence, Kentucky after he decided that he could design a better ice cream truck that offered healthier frozen treat choices. The company sells premium frozen shaved ice and ice cream products from trucks with vivid paint jobs.

The company introduced a smaller truck in late 2012 so that it could be parked indoors and shaved ice sold at events. Kona Ice also offers kiosks, trailers, and carts for selling shaved ice in a wide variety of locations.

Kona Ice has turned a simple mobile, snow-cone franchise into a $125 million (2018) jackpot for retirees, millennials, and those simply looking for extra cash.

Kona Ice began franchising in 2008. The company currently has 1,143 franchise locations in more than 43 states.

Kona Ice is listed as #12 on the Entrepreneur’s list of Top Fastest Growing Franchises in America. The company has relationships with third parties to help cover the cost of equipment, inventory, and franchise fees. Kona Ice also offers a discount on fees for veterans.

While Kona Ice has been marketed towards children, the company now sees that adults enjoy these tasty treats as well. Adults will find more sophisticated flavors including appletini and blackberry mojito.

Kona Ice maintains a corporate office in Florence, Kentucky.

Kona Ice

History

Kona Ice has turned a simple mobile, snow-cone franchise into a $125 million (2018) jackpot for retirees, millennials, and those simply looking for extra cash.

Kona Ice began franchising in 2008. The company currently has 1,143 franchise locations in more than 43 states.

Kona Ice maintains a corporate office in Florence, Kentucky.

Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches Corporate Office

Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches was founded in 1983 when founder James John Liautaud graduated high school. His father offered him a loan to start his own business or he could enter the military. Liautaud started his sandwich shop out of a garage with used equipment as that was all he could afford.

The company offers a variety of gourmet sandwiches and specializes in quick delivery.

Today, Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches has more than 2,600 locations in 43 states. The company opened at least 200 new locations in the past three years. As of 2013, approximately 98% of all locations are franchise-owned.

In late 2017, the company introduced giant 16-inch sandwiches, some of which contain more than 2,100 calories!

Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches is listed as #4 on the Entrepreneur list of Fastest Growing Franchises in America. The company has been offering franchises since 1993 and has third-party sources which cover franchise fees, start-up costs, inventory and equipment.

Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches

The company offers a variety of gourmet sandwiches and specializes in quick delivery.

History

In late 2017, the company introduced giant 16-inch sandwiches, some of which contain more than 2,100 calories!

Jersey Mike’s Subs Corporate Office

Jersey Mike’s Subs was founded in 1956 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. This small sandwich shop was originally named Jersey Mike’s when Peter Cancro went to work there as a teenager. The owner decided to sell the shop in 1975 and Cancro decided he would buy it to see if he could make this struggling sandwich shop pay off.

Today, Jersey Mike’s Subs is a successful franchise with nearly 2,000 locations across the US. Cancro is still the owner and CEO of the company, which specializes in freshly made submarine sandwiches, made to order. The company also features a “Mike’s Way” specialty sandwich that has a “secret” dressing applied to it.

Entrepreneur recently listed Jersey Mike’s Subs as #13 on their list of America’s Top Growing Franchises. The company offers third-party financing to help cover start-up costs, inventory, and equipment. Jersey Mike’s Subs had annual revenue in 2014 of $525 million

Jersey Mike’s is still opening new locations and raises thousands of dollars each year for various charities.

In February 2023, the National Hockey League choose Jersey Mike’s Subs as the official team sandwich.

Jersey Mike’s Subs maintains a corporate office in Manasquan, New Jersey.

Jersey Mike's Subs

History

Jersey Mike’s is still opening new locations and raises thousands of dollars each year for various charities.

In February 2023, the National Hockey League choose Jersey Mike’s Subs as the official team sandwich.

Jersey Mike’s Subs maintains a corporate office in Manasquan, New Jersey.