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The first Roly Poly Sandwich Shop opened in 1997 in the Buckhead section of Atlanta, Georgia. Company founders Linda Wolf and Julie Reid had been rolling sandwiches in their shops in New Canaan, Connecticut (1986) and in Key West, Florida (1997) before building their franchise system.
- Horizontal Sandwiches
- Rolling Over The Competition: 2000–02
- A Nationally Recognized Brand, 2003 and Beyond
- Principal Competitors
- Further Reading
Back in the early 1970s, Linda Wolf did not know she was creating a future sensation when she decided to make a "sandwich" within a tortilla at a Tex-Mex restaurant she owned in Westport, Connecticut. She loved Mexican food, especially tortillas stuffed with beans and rice, so why not ham and cheese? After the first "rolled" sandwich, she experimen...
In the new millennium, Roly Poly was taking off. In the franchise market, it was one of the least expensive ventures available, with start-up costs still under $100,000. In 2000 there were 58 restaurants, and by the end of 2001 there almost 90 units across the country. Wolf had become Roly Poly's chief executive, primarily directing her skills towa...
In January 2003 when Entrepreneurmagazine ranked the top 500 franchises, Roly Poly came in at number 157. Roly Poly was also considered one of the fastest-growing business concepts by the magazine, another milestone celebrated by Wolf, Reid, and their growing list of franchisers. In November, as the 200th Roly Poly restaurant opened in Northwest In...
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Battaglia, Andy, "Roly Poly: Rolling Out Sandwiches in a Style All Its Own," Nation's Restaurant News,May 17, 1999, p. 76. Cobe, Patricia, "Using Your Bean," Restaurant Business,November 15, 2002, p. 67. Conley, Maria Anton, et al., "Entrepreneur 's 24th Annual Franchise 500," Entrepreneur,January 2003. Crecca, Donna Hood, "Roly Poly Teams Up with ...
Sep 25, 2017 · We sat down with Matt Privat, owner of Roly Poly, to find out more about the man behind the counter. Matt loves his job at Roly Poly, but if you would have asked him in 2009 if he’d be talking sandwiches and working behind a register he probably would have laughed at you.
Mar 13, 2024 · Tom Seybert, owner of the Roly Poly Sandwich shops in Bloomington, gets ready to hand a completed order to a customer at the shop at the Ivy Tech Bloomington campus on Feb. 22, 2024. How...
May 25, 2023 · However, the scientific community does not refer to this animal as a Roly-Poly or any of the other endearing names, but rather as the Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare).
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Oct 1, 2020 · Toogood says joyfully of her creation. Unlike the Roly Poly, which is made of plastic, the Puffy has a canvas cushion perched artfully and sling-seat style on a wire canvas. “I wanted to give...
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