Sandwich Shops Quick Facts

Having more information means you can be better prepared.

Did you know?

• Sandwich shops represent the fastest-growing sector in the restaurant industry.
  -- Packaged Facts
• Subway adds more units each year than any other franchise business in the nation.
  -- Franchise Times
• According to legend, the sandwich got its name in 1762 when the forth Earl of Sandwich, John Montagu, got hungry during a marathon poker game.
• The average American high school student will have consumed about 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches by graduation.
  -- chefs.com
• Hero sandwiches -- an oblong roll filled with layers of thinly sliced meats, cheeses, tomatoes, pickles, and lettuce -- are also called hoagies, grinders and subs in different parts of the U.S.
  -- chefs.com
• Almost 40% of small businesses struck by disaster never reopen.
  -- U.S. Small Business Administration
• The cheese steak sandwich was invented in the 1930s by Pat and Harry Olivieri, an Italian immigrant couple living in South Philadelphia, who sold them from Pat’s Restaurant at the corner of 9th and Wharton Street. The restaurant still stands there today.
  -- whatscookingamerica.net
• The average cost of a slip and fall is $22,802.
  -- Injury Facts 2007, National Safety Council
• If a power surge takes out your phone system and computers, your Nationwide policy could cover the cost of repair and your lost income.
• Nationwide is one of the top 10 commercial insurance carriers in the U.S.