2212 Fox Dr, Champaign, IL 61820-7532
Approximately 90-95% of the Jimmy John’s restaurant locations are linked in the Atlas Research Platform.
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Jimmy John’s began in January 1983 in Charleston, Illinois. Its first menu contained four sandwich choices. By 1987, the company had added restaurants in Macomb and Champaign. The franchise system began in 1994 through a restaurant in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Jimmy John’s reached 100 locations in 2001, 500 in 2007 and 1,000 in 2010. Jimmy John’s is a fast-casual Sandwich concept headquartered at 2212 Fox Drive in Champaign. Inspire Brands is its immediate parent company, and Roark Capital Group is the ultimate parent. The company has locations in 44 states, and more than 90% of the system is franchised. Its meal periods are lunch and dinner. A typical location has about 20 seats and occupies approximately 1,500 square feet. Seating and restaurant footprints can differ by market and site type.
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