What does it take to run your own Potbelly Sandwich Works franchise?
Being married, or having a life partner, is a good start.
The Chicago-based chain, which is beginning to franchise, has taken an unorthodox approach in its search for franchise partners. Company press releases say that its ideal franchisee candidates are “qualified married couples and life-partners who are sincere about integrating Potbelly into the fabric of their communities.”
Potbelly, which also expects applicants to have had proven success in business, says it likes franchisees to have deep, preferably lifelong, roots, in a given area. Having children, or the intention of having children, is a bonus. Past restaurant experience is preferred but not required. Read more.
