Restaurants & Food Service · Sandwich & Sub Shops
Potbelly Sandwich Shop Franchises for Sale
A toasted-sandwich fast-casual shop in 1,500 to 2,000 square feet of leased inline space near daytime office traffic. A mostly company-owned chain that only recently opened to franchising.
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Franchised and company-owned unit counts for 2023 through 2025, as reported in the franchisor's FDD.
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Potbelly Sandwich Shop Franchise Model Overview
Potbelly Shops sell toasted sandwiches, soups, salads, shakes and desserts from a counter-service format in strip centers, malls and lifestyle centers, with sites chosen for dense daytime office populations. The chain was long almost entirely company-operated; franchising began in earnest only recently, and in late 2025 the parent was acquired by RaceTrac, the convenience-store operator. Opening a shop is a mid-to-high six-figure leasehold build with a full kitchen, and the franchisor is pushing multi-unit development agreements with fee and royalty discounts for shops opened on schedule through 2027. Royalty is six percent of revenue and the brand fund three percent, with a one percent local marketing minimum. An entity franchisee must name a Managing Owner and, if that person is not on site daily, an approved Operator; each shop also needs at least three trained key-holding supervisors. Franchised units have grown from 80 to 122 in three years while company stores hover near 345.
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