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Potbelly Sandwich Works Corporate Office

Potbelly Sandwich Works was founded by Peter Hastings in Chicago in 1977 when he started serving lunch to his customers in his antique shop.

In 1996 entrepreneur Bryant Keil bought the successful store and began to expand.

From 1997 to 2002 Potbelly opened 9 sandwich shops in Chicago.

In 2002 Potbelly began to expand, opening shops in Washington, DC in 2002, Michigan, Wisconsin, Baltimore, and Minnesota in 2003, Texas in 2004, Ohio in 2005, and Pennsylvania in 2007.

Today Potbelly has 280 quick-service restaurants that specialize in fresh-made sandwiches in 18 states and Washington, DC. The brand also has a dozen franchised shops in Dubai and other parts of the Middle East.

Potbelly went public in October of 2013, raising $105 million with their IPO. Potbelly had $300 million in revenue in 2013.

After several difficult years due to the Covid Pandemic, Potbelly Sandwich Works snagged a new $25 million loan in February 2023. 

Potbelly Sandwich Works maintains a corporate office in Chicago, Illinois.

Potbelly Sandwich Works

Potbelly Sandwich Works was founded by Peter Hastings in Chicago in 1977 when he started serving lunch to his customers in his antique shop.

In 1996 entrepreneur Bryant Keil bought the successful store and began to expand.

History

From 1997 to 2002 Potbelly opened 9 sandwich shops in Chicago.

In 2002 Potbelly began to expand, opening shops in Washington, DC in 2002, Michigan, Wisconsin, Baltimore, and Minnesota in 2003, Texas in 2004, Ohio in 2005, and Pennsylvania in 2007.

Today Potbelly has 280 quick-service restaurants that specialize in fresh-made sandwiches in 18 states and Washington, DC. The brand also has a dozen franchised shops in Dubai and other parts of the Middle East.

Potbelly went public in October of 2013, raising $105 million with their IPO. Potbelly had $300 million in revenue in 2013.

After several difficult years due to the Covid Pandemic, Potbelly Sandwich Works snagged a new $25 million loan in February 2023. 

Potbelly Sandwich Works maintains a corporate office in Chicago, Illinois.

McAlister’s Deli Corporate Office

McAlister’s Deli was founded in 1989 in Oxford, Mississippi by Dr. Don Newcomb, a retired dentist.

The original restaurant was opened in a renovated gas station and some of those original design elements are still incorporated into the design of the restaurants, such as garage door and black and white tile.

Most McAlister’s Delis are owned and operated as independent franchises.  Locations vary from single-location family-owned operations to larger multi-unit groups such as JME, Inc., Southern Deli, and The Saxton Group.

The 100-item menu includes deli sandwiches, soups, salads, desserts, and catering items such as boxed lunches and sandwich trays.

In August 2020, the company operated a sweepstakes in which 20 customers would receive free food for one year. 

McAlister’s Deli has 450 locations in 20 states.

McAlister’s Deli

McAlister’s Deli was founded in 1989 in Oxford, Mississippi by Dr. Don Newcomb, a retired dentist.

History

The original restaurant was opened in a renovated gas station and some of those original design elements are still incorporated into the design of the restaurants, such as garage door and black and white tile.

Most McAlister’s Delis are owned and operated as independent franchises.  Locations vary from single-location family-owned operations to larger multi-unit groups such as JME, Inc., Southern Deli, and The Saxton Group.

The 100-item menu includes deli sandwiches, soups, salads, desserts, and catering items such as boxed lunches and sandwich trays.

In August 2020, the company operated a sweepstakes in which 20 customers would receive free food for one year. 

McAlister’s Deli has 450 locations in 20 states.

Big Y Corporate Office

Brothers Paul and Gerry D’Amour bought the Y Cash Market in Chicopee, MA in 1936. Y Cash Market was at an intersection where two roads converged to form a Y.

In 1947 the D’Amour brothers opened a second Y Cash Market store. In 1952 the brothers opened a 10,000 square foot store in Chicopee, MA, near the Westover Air Base. Because the store was bigger and more modern than other supermarkets in the area, the brothers named the store “Big Y Supermarket.”

In 1960 the brothers expanded to Northampton, Massachusetts with a 30,000 square foot store, the biggest in Western Massachusetts at the time. By 1968 the company had six locations.

Big Y turned 50 in 1986; on this anniversary the chain had 21 locations and 1,600 employees.

Today Big Y has 60 locations in Massachusetts and Connecticut, many of which are located in the metropolitan areas of Springfield, Worcester, and Hartford. Big Y is one of the largest independently-owned supermarket chains in New England and employs 8,500 people.

Big Y Foods

Brothers Paul and Gerry D’Amour bought the Y Cash Market in Chicopee, MA in 1936. Y Cash Market was at an intersection where two roads converged to form a Y.

In 1947 the D’Amour brothers opened a second Y Cash Market store. In 1952 the brothers opened a 10,000 square foot store in Chicopee, MA, near the Westover Air Base. Because the store was bigger and more modern than other supermarkets in the area, the brothers named the store “Big Y Supermarket.”

In 1960 the brothers expanded to Northampton, Massachusetts with a 30,000 square foot store, the biggest in Western Massachusetts at the time. By 1968 the company had six locations.

History

Big Y turned 50 in 1986; on this anniversary the chain had 21 locations and 1,600 employees.

Today Big Y has 60 locations in Massachusetts and Connecticut, many of which are located in the metropolitan areas of Springfield, Worcester, and Hartford. Big Y is one of the largest independently-owned supermarket chains in New England and employs 8,500 people.

Associated Supermarkets Corporate Office

Associated Supermarkets, also known as Associated Food Stores, was founded in 1940 by Donald P. Lloyd, president of the Utah Retail Grocers Association, along with 34 other retailers.

Lloyd was concerned that small independent retailers would be adversely affected by large corporate stores and could only survive by uniting and facing the competition with their collective bargaining power.

Lloyd along with the 34 other retailers each gave $300 to build an independent and associated warehouse.

Today Associated Food Stores supplies 500 independently owned retail supermarkets and operates corporate stores under five different names: Fresh Market, Macey’s, Lin’s, Dick’s Market, and Dan’s.

Associated Food Stores has 1,400 employees and had $1.9 billion in revenue in 2011.

 

Associated Food Stores

Associated Supermarkets, also known as Associated Food Stores, was founded in 1940 by Donald P. Lloyd, president of the Utah Retail Grocers Association, along with 34 other retailers.

Lloyd was concerned that small independent retailers would be adversely affected by large corporate stores and could only survive by uniting and facing the competition with their collective bargaining power.

Lloyd along with the 34 other retailers each gave $300 to build an independent and associated warehouse.

History

Today Associated Food Stores supplies 500 independently owned retail supermarkets and operates corporate stores under five different names: Fresh Market, Macey’s, Lin’s, Dick’s Market, and Dan’s.

Associated Food Stores has 1,400 employees and had $1.9 billion in revenue in 2011.

 

Piggly Wiggly Corporate Office

Piggly Wiggly was founded by Clarence Saunders in 1916 in Memphis, Tennessee. It was the first true self-service grocery store.

Piggly Wiggly Corporation secured the self-service format and issued franchises to hundreds of grocery retailers for the operation of its stores. In this self-service format, customers entered the store through a turnstile and chose merchandise while walking through the store’s 4 aisles of products.

At the company’s peak in 1932, Piggly Wiggly operated 2,660 stores with annual sales of $180 million.

Saunders lost control of Piggly Wiggly in 1922 after he lost most of his assets in a bad stock deal. The company was then divided into strategic units and sold to regional grocery chains.

The now-smaller Piggly Wiggly Corporation continued to prosper as a franchiser for hundreds of independently-owned grocery stores that are licensed to do business under the Piggly Wiggly name.

Today Piggly Wiggly has more than 600 independently-owned Piggly Wiggly stores in 17 states.

Piggly Wiggly

Piggly Wiggly was founded by Clarence Saunders in 1916 in Memphis, Tennessee. It was the first true self-service grocery store.

Piggly Wiggly Corporation secured the self-service format and issued franchises to hundreds of grocery retailers for the operation of its stores. In this self-service format, customers entered the store through a turnstile and chose merchandise while walking through the store’s 4 aisles of products.

At the company’s peak in 1932, Piggly Wiggly operated 2,660 stores with annual sales of $180 million.

History

Saunders lost control of Piggly Wiggly in 1922 after he lost most of his assets in a bad stock deal. The company was then divided into strategic units and sold to regional grocery chains.

The now-smaller Piggly Wiggly Corporation continued to prosper as a franchiser for hundreds of independently-owned grocery stores that are licensed to do business under the Piggly Wiggly name.

Today Piggly Wiggly has more than 600 independently-owned Piggly Wiggly stores in 17 states.