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chaspoppcap
 Post subject: Jimmy Johns
PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:37 am 
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Bought out by Arby's. There goes quality and freshness. First WGN now this are there any Illinois born companies left worth celebrating?

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 Post subject: Re: Jimmy Johns
PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:52 am 
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 Post subject: Re: Jimmy Johns
PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:53 am 
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They were already significantly owned by the same private equity firm, who just moved their slot in the portfolio structure when they increased their holding.

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 Post subject: Re: Jimmy Johns
PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:56 am 
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Chet Coppock's Fur Coat wrote:
They were already significantly owned by the same private equity firm, who just moved their slot in the portfolio structure when they increased their holding.

This. Really this isn't even newsworthy.
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 Post subject: Re: Jimmy Johns
PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:57 am 
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Quality and freshness? They slap so much mayo on all their sandwiches to hide any deficiency in quality or freshness
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 Post subject: Re: Jimmy Johns
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Yup. MANY better independent places all over the city and suburbs. JJ's is fine once in a while if you need a quick bite.

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 Post subject: Re: Jimmy Johns
PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 12:07 pm 
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chaspoppcap wrote:
Bought out by Arby's. There goes quality and freshness. First WGN now this are there any Illinois born companies left worth celebrating?

The fuck?

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 Post subject: Re: Jimmy Johns
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I'm in favor if I can get a Beef with Horsey and Arby sauce delivered in 15 minutes.

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 Post subject: Re: Jimmy Johns
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Now the founder can kill off as many endangered species as he wants without hurting sandwich sales!

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 Post subject: Re: Jimmy Johns
PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 12:42 pm 
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Now the founder can kill off as many endangered species as he wants without hurting sandwich sales!


Arby's - We Poach the Meats™

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Telegram Sam wrote:
Boilermaker Rick wrote:
Now the founder can kill off as many endangered species as he wants without hurting sandwich sales!


Arby's - We Poach the Meats™
:lol:

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 Post subject: Re: Jimmy Johns
PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 12:46 pm 
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Poached like shot illegally or like slowly boiled? Maybe both. :lol:

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Hatchetman wrote:
Poached like shot illegally or like slowly boiled? Maybe both. :lol:


Exactly. Plausible deniability.

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 Post subject: Re: Jimmy Johns
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I think Jimmy Johns knew it had reached it's peak when the best advertising campaign they could come up with was "We have a delivery zone and we won't deliver outside of that zone so STFU".

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 Post subject: Re: Jimmy Johns
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Kirkwood wrote:
Quality and freshness? They slap so much mayo on all their sandwiches to hide any deficiency in quality or freshness

Quality, fresh mayo
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Hatchetman
 Post subject: Re: Jimmy Johns
PostPosted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:12 pm 
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I take a couple extra mayo packet for the road.

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