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<a href="http://www.jerseymikes.com/franchise/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=jersey-mikes-power-players-in-the-sandwich-game-2078" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jersey Mike&#8217;s</a> is a franchise brand and has been able to build a sandwich empire by focusing on more than just creating the perfect sub, they focus on giving. Just a few months ago, Jersey Mike&#8217;s held their annual &#8220;Day of Giving,&#8221; where 100 percent of proceeds on this day went to 150 different local charities nationwide, raising $3 million during the initiative. That&#8217;s just one example of how this brand has been able to tap into the human spirit and create a legacy worth talking about. I was able to sit down and speak with Jersey Mike&#8217;s president, Hoyt Jones, on what makes this brand tick and how they&#8217;ve been able to be crowned as one of the industry&#8217;s power players. &#8220;I first met Peter Cancro, Founder and CEO of Jersey Mike&#8217;s, through a mutual friend who grew up in Point Pleasant, New Jersey where it all started,&#8221; said Jones who started with the brand in 2007 after an extremely successful run with Domino&#8217;s, both as an executive with the brand and a franchisee. &#8220;When I joined the brand we had about 330 locations and a year later, in 2009 we started going after multi-unit franchisees with multiple brands.&#8221; Jersey Mike&#8217;s saw a lot of success with this strategy and today boasts approximately 950 stores with another 600+ in contract. In 2015 alone, the brand is building out between 180 and 190 new locations with a projected 200 to 210 buildouts in 2016. &#8220;Peter is an extremely fundamentally sound businessman,&#8221; said Jones. &#8220;We spend a lot of our time traveling and touring stores. He loves spending time behind the counter, interacting with customers and the staff.&#8221; Getting your hands dirty isn&#8217;t easy for every CEO, but Cancro isn&#8217;t your everyday CEO. He&#8217;s a power player. It&#8217;s clear that Jersey Mike&#8217;s has the recipe for success. &#8220;I knew he had a really unique product and was already seeing success when I joined,&#8221; said Jones. &#8220;What made him successful with his first store is what makes us successful today.&#8221; &nbsp;

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