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Potbelly Corp. has announced the sandwich franchise&rsquo;s Q2 financial results, and the numbers are promising for the Chicago-based chain.

<a href="https://www.nrn.com/fast-casual/potbelly-q2-results-best-performance-two-years?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=potbelly-sees-highest-sales-in-two-years-in-q2-2707460" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">According to an article in Nation&rsquo;s Restaurant News</a>, total revenue for the chain increased by two percent to $110.3 million, a little more than $2 million more than the total revenue for the same period last year and the highest the brand has seen since Q4 of 2016.

The franchise is still experiencing a decrease in same-store sales year over year, a trend that has been dogging the brand for years, but it is a step closer to stemming the losses, reporting a .2 percent decrease in same-store sales versus a 3.6 percent decrease over the same period last year.

In a conference call with investors, Potbelly&rsquo;s president and CEO Alan Johnson said the franchise has lined up a host of sales promotions to drive sales and build on the gains it has seen over the past year.

&ldquo;Eventually we will run out of things that don&rsquo;t work,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not betting the farm with any single promotion.&rdquo;

Potbelly made a number of high-profile changes in its corporate office this year, including the <a href="https://1851franchise.com/qsr-ex-papa-john-s-cmo-brandon-rhoten-joins-potbelly-2706803" target="_blank">hiring of ex-Papa Johns CMO Brandon Rhoten</a>.

Read the <a href="https://www.nrn.com/fast-casual/potbelly-q2-results-best-performance-two-years?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=potbelly-sees-highest-sales-in-two-years-in-q2-2707460" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full article at nrn.com.</a>

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