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History. Original Jimmy John's Shop. Jimmy John Liautaud in 2018. After Liautaud graduated second to last in his class at Elgin Academy in 1982, his father gave him a choice to either join the Army or start a business.
Liautaud, 54, opened his first Jimmy John’s sandwich store 35 years ago. Today the company has over $2 billion in sales from 2,802 locations, but he no longer runs the show: Jimmy John’s has...
He opted for sandwiches, and in January of 1983, the first Jimmy John's was opened in the college town of Charleston, IL. The menu consisted of four sandwiches, made just like they are today with hand-sliced meats and always fresh-baked bread.
Dec 4, 2022 · Early History of Jimmy John’s. Jimmy John’s history goes back to 1983 when all Liautaud had was a dream of business ownership and a $25,000 loan from his father that came with an ultimatum: If the business wasn’t successful after a year, he had to join the military.
James John Liautaud (born January 12, 1964) is an American restaurateur, who is widely known as the founder and former chairman of Jimmy John's sandwich chain. [1] In October 2018, Liautaud was included in the Forbes list of the world's wealthiest people. In 2018, Forbes estimated Liautaud's documented wealth at $1.7 billion. [2]
Feb 23, 2022 · The first Jimmy John's store opened only in 1983, so the franchise has come a long way in a relatively short time frame. Its founder Jimmy John Liautaud grew up poor, the son of a Lithuanian immigrant mother and an Army veteran/struggling entrepreneur father, according to Forbes.
Sep 8, 2016 · Jimmy John's started 33 years ago as a single location in Charleston, Illinois. Liautaud, a recent high-school graduate, opened the sandwich shop — which had just four sandwiches on the menu —...
