Jimmy Johns Research Paper

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Well the owner and starter of Jimmy Johns is well Jimmy John Liautaud himself. He Graduated from Elgin Academy High School June in 1982. His family was a military family and his father and brothers served. His father wanted Jimmy to enlist, but he had other plans. He wanted to start a business, his father ended up making a deal with him, he was going to give him $25,000 to start a business, But if he didn’t make a profit in the first year he would have to enlist in the army. 1892, with the money from his father, he started up shop in Charleston, Illinois. It was an old two car Garage that was once remodeled into a pizza joint, but was closed down. The location of his deli was perfect, it was surrounded by bars, so when people drank they …show more content…

6 hours out of their way to get sandwiches, that’s loyalty. Jimmy Johns is a nation-wide franchise, spanning across all 50 states. There are no other countries/ nations with jimmy john’s so I guess we got lucky. Some interesting facts About Jimmy Johns you might not know. Jimmy Johns was originally suppose to be a hot dog stand. Jimmy was certain to sell franks, in 1982 he went on a tour of Chicago going to hot dog stands. -Jimmy’s cousins are also sandwiched entrepreneurs, Mike Liautaud who is the brains behind Wisconsin spot Milio's, and another cousin of Jimmy is Kevin Schippers, who is the founder and owner of Erbert & Gerbert’s Sandwich Shop. -Drew Brees is obsessed with Jimmy Johns. If anyone loves Jimmy John’s sandwiches more than Jimmy it's Drew Brees. He always orders a #9 Italian Night Club. He loves the place so much he dedicated his number to the sandwich he loves. -Jimmy John and Guy Fieri are BFFs. Jimmy has been on Guy’s show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, Jimmy also got social media editors to refer to Guy as his "brotha from anotha