fast casual founded wilmington delaware us 1976 founder lois and alan margolet number of locations 106 1 key people ashley morris ceo jason smylie cio george chanos chairman products sandwiches subs soups other food products website capriottis.com capriotti s is a las vegas based fast casual restaurant chain located in the united states . 2 the restaurant chain was founded in wilmington delaware in 1976 . 3 capriotti s has 106 company owned and franchise locations in 16 states including the district of columbia . 1 3 4 5 6 contents 1 history 2 business operations 3 products 4 technology 5 references 6 external links history edit capriotti s was founded in wilmington delaware in 1976 . 3 4 7 the restaurant is named after the founders grandfather philip capriotti . 3 8 in 1988 the second restaurant location opened in new castle delaware . in 1991 capriotti s began franchising their restaurants . 9 in 1993 the first restaurant location in las vegas nevada was opened on sahara avenue near las vegas boulevard . 10 in 2004 ashley morris and jason smylie opened a franchise in las vegas . at the time morris was the youngest financial adviser at wells fargo . 10 11 12 13 smylie was a software engineer at bechtel nevada . morris and smylie were also investors in the housing market and made the decision to invest in a franchise after learning that the return on investment was higher than anything they were looking at investing in . 13 in 2007 morris and smylie put the company in escrow . in the following year morris smylie and a group of investors consisting of 95 % las vegans bought capriotti s. capriotti s had 44 restaurant locations by the end of 2008 . 12 morris is the ceo of the company . 12 13 14 15 in 2008 and 2009 the chain was the official sandwich sponsor of the world series of poker in las vegas . 16 17 capriotti s was ranked in entrepreneur magazine s top 500 franchise list in 2010 and remained ranked through 2014 . 12 capriotti s starred on food network s unwrapped in december 2011 . 18 19 in november 2013 capriotti s expanded its presence on the east coast by opening its first location in washington dc . 20 21 joe biden was the first customer served at the store s grand opening . 21 22 23 that year capriotti s brought in over 58 million in revenue and experienced a 48 % growth over the previous three years . 24 in 2014 the company was named one of the top 10 best food franchises for your buck and one of america s best franchises by forbes magazine . 25 26 the sandelman & associates quick track study on the top 10 quick service restaurant concepts ranked capriotti s among the top ten in overall satisfaction 27 and won the award for highest quality and taste in the 2014 study . 28 business operations edit capriotti s is based in las vegas nevada and has its largest concentration of shops there . the restaurant chain has 106 locations in 16 states including arizona california delaware florida iowa maryland massachusetts nevada north carolina pennsylvania texas utah washington state wisconsin and washington d.c. 5 6 29 in 2014 it ranked 293 in entrepreneur s franchise 500 . in 2016 capriotti s was ranked 264 in entrepreneur s franchise 500 . 30 products edit capriotti s specializes in cold grilled and vegetarian submarine sandwiches . 6 each restaurant roasts whole turkeys for 12 hours nightly hand pulls meats and makes their own meatballs and coleslaw . 5 7 9 in november 2009 the bobbie one of capriotti s signature sandwiches was voted the greatest sandwich in america by aol.com . 31 32 the sandwich is made with pulled turkey cranberry sauce stuffing and mayonnaise . 31 the margolets named it after their aunt . 33 in 2012 usa today named capriotti s one of the 10 great places for a surprising sandwich . 34 technology edit capriotti has utilized google glass to re film employee training videos in a first person view . 35 management trainees also wear google glass during rush hour periods and review the footage for constructive visual feedback . 35 36 capriotti s uses an app based loyalty program . 37 references edit a b john grossmann january 28 2015 . using smartphones and apps to enhance loyalty programs . the new york times . retrieved february 1 2015 . franchise chatter exclusive q & a interview with ashley morris ceo of capriotti s . retrieved april 19 2015 . a b c d capriotti s sandwich shop inc. . retrieved 2014 07 18 . a b samara kalk derby 2010 05 20 . capriotti s sandwiches stand out amid competitors . the capital times & wisconsin state journal . a b c ethan rothstein 2013 10 18 . capriotti s sandwich shop coming to rosslyn . retrieved 2014 07 18 . a b c capriotti s sandwich shop celebrates 100th restaurant12 23 2013 . retrieved 2014 07 18 . a b lauren jow 2014 01 22 . las vegas based sandwich shop opens at the market place . the orange county register . jill henebry january 1995 . talking turkey capriotti s branches out . delaware business review . a b lindsay friedman june 22 2016 . franchise of the day to stand out from its competitors this sandwich shop has an extra tasty nightly ritual . entrepreneur . retrieved august 1 2016 . a b tovin lapan 2012 04 10 . capriotti s bobbie collects yet another accolade ; encyclopedia of sandwiches author tells usa today that shop s turkey sub is among her favorites . las vegas sun . tim o reiley 2011 03 21 . heroes welcome well not as envisioned . las vegas business press . a b c d tracy stapp herold 2013 10 18 . no ordinary hero . retrieved 2014 07 18 . a b c tracy stapp herold 2010 03 25 . no ordinary hero . retrieved 2014 07 18 . steven r. thompson 2012 10 07 . capriotti s plans growth . dallas business journal . hannah fry 2011 06 14 . capriotti s sandwich shops to invade orange county . the orange county register . ryan saxton . popular first state sandwich shop moving into bethany . retrieved 2014 07 18 . capriotti s named world series of poker sandwich sponsor . 2008 06 18 . retrieved 2014 07 18 . capriotti s unwrapped on food network . 2011 12 06 . retrieved 2014 07 18 . marketplace capriotti s sandwich shop . 2012 01 29 . retrieved 2014 07 18 . josh lederman 2013 11 21 . joe biden welcomes delaware born sandwich shop to d.c. comes up short when trying to pay the bill . retrieved 2014 07 18 . a b vice president joe biden visits capriotti s . january 2014 . retrieved 2014 07 18 . capriotti s opens with free sandwiches a visit from joe biden . 2013 11 21 . retrieved 2014 07 18 . biden borrows money to pay for lunch at new d.c. sandwich shop . 2013 11 21 . retrieved 2014 07 18 . here s why one ceo always wants to be the dumbest guy in the room . september 17 2014 . retrieved april 16 2015 . emily inverso 2014 05 27 . the 10 best food franchises for your buck . retrieved 2014 07 18 . the best and worst franchises in america . retrieved 2014 07 18 . panera chick fil a papa murphy s receive award of excellence . pizza marketplace . february 11 2015 . retrieved august 26 2015 . renita d. young february 13 2015 . raising cane s cc s among top 10 excellent fast food chains nationally . the times picayune . retrieved august 26 2015 . wil fulton june 17 2016 . the next jimmy john s sandwich chains that could take over america . thrillist . retrieved august 1 2016 . top food franchises of 2016 . entrepreneur . june 18 2016 . retrieved august 1 2016 . a b capriotti s sandwich shop . retrieved 2014 07 18 . capriotti s sandwich shop utilizes google glass to enhance training . 2013 08 13 . retrieved 2014 07 18 . cristina perachio 2013 11 16 . you re quite the dish the bobbie at capriotti s . retrieved 2014 07 18 . capriotti s sandwich shop targets houston for major expansion . retrieved 2014 07 18 . a b nina meijers 2013 08 01 . google glass for restaurant employee training . retrieved 2014 07 18 . this sandwich shop s special ingredient google glass . september 11 2013 . retrieved april 16 2015 . using smartphones and apps to enhance loyalty programs . january 28 2015 . retrieved april 16 2015 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