• The brand’s founder will lead development efforts in the United Kingdom after signing a 400-unit franchise agreement, while in the U.S., CEO…
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The founder said he’s assuring everyone that it will be business as usual for Jersey Mike’s and that he will remain actively involved as chairman even after a new CEO is named.
With the sale to Blackstone, Jersey Mike's CEO Peter Cancro will maintain a significant ownership stake and continue to lead the company he founded nearly 50 years ago.
At Cheba Hut “Toasted” Subs, a marijuana-themed sandwich chain founded 26 years ago, core values dictate every move the corporate team makes.
When he started working in a local sandwich shop at 14, Jersey Mike’s Subs CEO Peter Cancro said his voice mattered at the business.
In March 2020, Jersey Mike’s was the only store open in some strip malls. When others put their heads down, CEO Peter Cancro did the opposite.…
Jersey Mike's CEO Peter Cancro, center, with Holley Hood and Haydyn Straus, the first participants in the brand's Coach Rod Smith Ownership Program.
A Jersey Mike’s grilled sub, which every franchisee must learn to make fast.
When Rod Smith loaned a 17-year-old Peter Cancro $125,000 in 1971 to buy a single sub shop, he set in motion a long series of events that eventually made Jersey Mike's a sprawling, 1,700-store sandwich empire that sells more than $1 billion in subs a year.
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