<I>Okay, it's a chain, but I confess: I like 'em. At this point in its corporate history, they still seem to understand that quality sells.</i>
<b>Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich Shops Opens Store in Downtown Louisville</b>
Local franchisee plans to open additional restaurants in 2007
Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich Shops opened its third Louisville location today. Jimmy John’s local franchisee is Slugger Subs, Inc., which is owned and operated by Bret Bryan, Zach Irle and Kyle Kurasek of Louisville, Ky.
Jimmy John’s newest store is located at 415 W. Jefferson Street, in the retail front of the Aegon Center parking garage. The store will be open Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. “Our goal is to meet the midday lunch needs of the Central Business District and the hunger of late night crowds associated with Fourth Street Live. We believe catering and lunch delivery will comprise a large percent of the store’s sales,” said Kurasek.
Jimmy John’s opened its first location in the Derby City last August at 3901 Dutchmans Lane. The Dutchmans Lane restaurant is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Slugger Subs, Inc. opened its second store at 4000 Shelbyville Road in January 2007, which is opened Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Slugger Subs, Inc. will open a fourth Jimmy John’s store at 1321 Hurstbourne Lane. The restaurant will be located at the former site of a Burger King. Jimmy John’s co-tenant will be a Starbucks, and is expected to open in late June of 2007. Slugger Subs, Inc. plans to open a fifth location in Louisville during the fall of this year. Each store has approximately 30 employees.
Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich Shops was founded in 1983 by 19-year-old Jimmy John Liautaud in a converted garage in Charleston, Ill. The company has grown to more than 500 corporate and franchised locations in more than 34 states and two countries. For more information, visit
http://www.jimmyjohns.com