Overview
Our franchise agreements are offered by invitation only. So, we carefully review and select the right location and approve only the most qualified franchisees to give everyone the best chance for success.
We allow you the opportunity to get to know us. Our Preview Pass is a Port of Subs exclusive that lets you experience the sandwich business for a day.
We’re more personable than the other “oversized, mammoth” chains!
After 35 years in business and 145 stores open and operating, we understand franchisees come first. Our system is simple. We grow the brand with integrity by recruiting the most qualified franchisees possible and carefully selecting the right locations. We have the track record to prove it. In fact, by operating 24 corporate restaurants, we stay on the front lines testing products and procedures, and pass along best practices to you.
We allow you the opportunity to get to know us. Our Preview Pass is a Port of Subs exclusive that lets you experience the sandwich business for a day.
We’re more personable than the other “oversized, mammoth” chains!
After 35 years in business and 145 stores open and operating, we understand franchisees come first. Our system is simple. We grow the brand with integrity by recruiting the most qualified franchisees possible and carefully selecting the right locations. We have the track record to prove it. In fact, by operating 24 corporate restaurants, we stay on the front lines testing products and procedures, and pass along best practices to you.
Products & Services
Customers have been enjoying the great taste of Port of Subs sandwiches for over 30 years. In 1972, two brothers from New Jersey opened a modest submarine shop in Sparks, Nevada called the “Sub Shop”. John Larsen, a Public Accountant who had been advising the Sub Shop owners, seized the opportunity to purchase an interest in the business and later bought the business in 1975. After taking the helm, Larsen sponsored a community-wide contest to choose a name for the Sub Shop to differentiate it from imitators. In a review of more than 10,000 contest entries, Larsen chose the name...”Port of Subs”.
Over the years the Port of Subs brand has become synonymous with quality sandwich making and superior customer service. Port of Subs made-fresh-to-order sandwiches are prepared while the customer looks on and the unique taste comes from freshly sliced, top quality meats and cheeses, freshly baked breads and zesty dressings and spices. Port of Subs also offers a breakfast sandwich, hot sandwiches, fresh salads, chips, an extensive line of party trays, desserts and a variety of refreshing beverages.
Currently Port of Subs has over 140 units open in six Western states and is positioned to grow the system to over 200 units within the next two years. Over the years Port of Subs has developed a proven, effective system of operation that will give you the edge necessary to create a thriving business.
A Brilliant Idea...Sliced Fresh
Top quality meats and cheeses, baked fresh breads, zesty dressings and spices are used in every restaurant. You won’t find pre-sliced, pre-portioned meat and cheeses at Port of Subs. "We slice it fresh, because sliced fresh is better!"
Over the years the Port of Subs brand has become synonymous with quality sandwich making and superior customer service. Port of Subs made-fresh-to-order sandwiches are prepared while the customer looks on and the unique taste comes from freshly sliced, top quality meats and cheeses, freshly baked breads and zesty dressings and spices. Port of Subs also offers a breakfast sandwich, hot sandwiches, fresh salads, chips, an extensive line of party trays, desserts and a variety of refreshing beverages.
Currently Port of Subs has over 140 units open in six Western states and is positioned to grow the system to over 200 units within the next two years. Over the years Port of Subs has developed a proven, effective system of operation that will give you the edge necessary to create a thriving business.
A Brilliant Idea...Sliced Fresh
Top quality meats and cheeses, baked fresh breads, zesty dressings and spices are used in every restaurant. You won’t find pre-sliced, pre-portioned meat and cheeses at Port of Subs. "We slice it fresh, because sliced fresh is better!"
Training & Support
Real EstateMarket optimization models maximize your opportunity to secure viable sites. You get an exclusive trade area for site selection and typically 1 mile radius protection around traditional sites (1/4 mile around downtown and business district sites).
Construction
Corporate design team assists in pre-construction store layouts. Architects and contractors help you submit the plans, get the permits, and construct the restaurant.
Training
4 weeks of in-store and corporate classroom training. Send an owner and a designated manager.
Opening Support
Dedicated, hands-on, local Franchise Field Consultants and Field Marketing Trainers offer up to 10 days opening support.
Advertising
Franchisees have interaction at the local level on advertising expenditures for their Cooperative.
Grand Opening Marketing Campaign
A Field Marketing Trainer assists in executing a marketing campaign for your restaurant launch.
Local Store Marketing
Dedicated Corporate marketing staff helps you customize Local Store Marketing campaigns. Drive traffic and revenue through catering, loyalty, and special event programs.
On-going Operational Assistance
Operational assistance doesn’t end at store opening...We help you every step of the way. After you open your new restaurant, Port of Subs dedicates a Franchise Field Consultant to visit your store on a regular basis. They provide operational guidance for your restaurant.
Why Port of Subs?
- 35 years in business, 145 restaurants and growing.
- Simple operations, clean environments.
- Strong Franchisee community where many own multiple units and have been in the business for years.
- Earn a Port of Subs Preview Pass! You will spend a day at a Port of Subs restaurant where you observe the sandwich business for a day. You learn about operations, marketing, and what makes our great system work!
- The sandwich category has become the fastest-growing segment of the restaurant industry. From 2003 through 2005, the sandwich segment climbed 17% – adding nearly $1.9 billion in annual sales. (Source: Technomics Inc.)
Sandwich’s Best-Kept Secret... The industry recognizes Port of Subs as one of the top franchising opportunities.
- Entrepreneur Magazines “Franchise 500”
- Restaurants and Institutions “Top 400”
- Port of Subs is a member of the International Franchise Association.
Are You a Good Fit for Port of Subs?
Develop one store at a time. You secure the exclusive site, trade area, or target search area available for site analysis and selection. When you sign your lease, typically you will receive a 1 mile radius protection (1/4 mile in extremely densely populated trade areas such as a Central Business District).
Single Unit
One store at a time. You still select the exclusive site with 1 mile radius protection, or identify your targeted trade area for site selection.
Multi-Unit
2-3 unit plan. Knowing you want more than 1 unit, you plan for multiple stores in your area. You select several exclusive trade areas, or sites, and stake your claim to build your chain of Port of Subs.
Area Development
Reserved for the very best operational candidates with extensive capital reserve. We specify an exclusive geographic region (large or small) for site selection and analysis. These defined areas are located in new territory, where Port of Subs is yet to be discovered. Your plan will include at least 3 units and require that you meet certain opening timeframes. Finally, you will receive extra marketing incentives to develop new areas (30 miles from an existing Port of Subs).
Single Unit
One store at a time. You still select the exclusive site with 1 mile radius protection, or identify your targeted trade area for site selection.
Multi-Unit
2-3 unit plan. Knowing you want more than 1 unit, you plan for multiple stores in your area. You select several exclusive trade areas, or sites, and stake your claim to build your chain of Port of Subs.
Area Development
Reserved for the very best operational candidates with extensive capital reserve. We specify an exclusive geographic region (large or small) for site selection and analysis. These defined areas are located in new territory, where Port of Subs is yet to be discovered. Your plan will include at least 3 units and require that you meet certain opening timeframes. Finally, you will receive extra marketing incentives to develop new areas (30 miles from an existing Port of Subs).
