If it isn't the pinnacle for American sandwich shops, it's certainly a time of plenty.
Despite uneven results for restaurant chains in these days of dollar-conscious consumers, a fact belied by last year's market performance for the industry, sandwich sellers have continued to proliferate. That's been true for the likes of Jimmy John's, Firehouse Subs, Jersey Mike's, Panera Bread (PNRA), McAlister's Deli and the biggest of them all, with more than 40,000 units, Subway. Competition and economic uncertainty be damned.
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