Financing

2018 Top 500: Sandwich

The Top 250 limited-service sandwich chains, ranked.
Potbelly

Top 500


Sandwich chains within the Top 500 grew sales 0.1% in 2017; unit count decreased 0.9%. Twenty-four saw positive sales growth, while 9 saw sales drop.

2018 RankChain Name2017 US Sales ($000,000)2017 US Units
3Subway$10,80025,908
20Arby’s$3,6343,283
30Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches$2,358*2,819
49Jersey Mike’s Subs$9741,343
65Firehouse Subs$7151,088
69McAlister’s Deli$656409
70Jason’s Deli$646273
88Potbelly Sandwich Shop$459476
102Charleys Philly Steaks$388*497
116Schlotzsky's$342368
117Portillo's$338*52
138Wienerschnitzel$262*323
160Which Wich Superior Sandwiches$222*415
162Newk’s Eatery$221116
171Penn Station East Coast Subs$208*313
200Quiznos$170*374
224Togo's Sandwiches$141*240
227Roy Rogers Restaurants$13955
Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate

*Technomic estimate; Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report

Members help make our journalism possible. Become a Restaurant Business member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here.

Multimedia

Exclusive Content

Emerging Brands

How Mr. Pickle's is playing the value game with sandwich sizes

The California-born chain known for Dutch Crunch rolls is borrowing a page from Goldilocks and rolling out a mid-sized sandwich that gives guests a more-profitable reason to visit.

Financing

Two companies learn the hard way that running restaurants is difficult

The Bottom Line: Red Lobster and Topgolf were both acquired by companies outside the restaurant industry. Those companies have learned just how competitive the business is.

Financing

Restaurant buyers have little interest in actual restaurants

The Bottom Line: There is a clear line in what restaurant chain buyers want right now. They want franchisors, not the restaurants themselves.

Trending

More from our partners