private industry restaurants founded 1976 headquarters beaumont texas key people joe tortorice jr. president rusty coco executive vp pete verde vp operations pat broussard vp facilities products sandwiches salads spuds revenue 500 million usd 2011 website jasonsdeli.com jason s deli is a fast casual delicatessen restaurant chain headquartered in beaumont texas united states . 1 contents 1 history 2 menu 3 awards 4 locations 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit jason s deli was founded in beaumont texas in 1976 by joe tortorice jr. and his partners rusty coco pete verde and pat broussard . joe and rusty grew up in the food business . their fathers owned neighborhood grocery stores in beaumont . the original jason s deli location is still in operation at its original location at 112 gateway st. the chain started franchising in 1988 with the first franchised store opened in tucson arizona . the company currently has approximately 250 u.s. locations in 29 states . as of august 2008 jason s deli ranked 1 in annual sales in qsr magazine s top ten list of restaurant groups with under 300 locations . 2 the parent company deli management inc. owns the majority of the deli restaurants . in 2007 jason s deli opened a new neighborhood deli concept in flower mound texas with a smaller location and a slightly reduced menu . menu edit the company offers a standard deli style menu including traditional sandwiches such as po boys and muffalettas . each deli has a salad bar and a daily soup selection . they also serve other items such as baked potatoes pastas and salads . in april 2005 the company completed a five year plan to eliminate added trans fats from its menu . 3 in october 2008 the company eliminated high fructose corn syrup from its food . 4 5 additionally the company has eliminated msg from all of its food . 6 jason s deli has also introduced gluten free products . awards edit jason s deli won the 2008 nation s restaurant news golden chain award and restaurants & institutions 2007 and 2006 consumers choice in chains gold award in the sandwich segment . locations edit jason s deli is found in 29 states . 7 alabama arizona arkansas california colorado florida georgia illinois indiana iowa kansas kentucky louisiana maryland minnesota mississippi missouri nebraska nevada new mexico north carolina ohio oklahoma pennsylvania south carolina tennessee texas utah virginia wisconsin see also edit companies portal food portal texas portal list of delicatessens references edit corporate office contact information . jason s deli . retrieved on february 25 2010 . qsr top 50 by total units . qsr magazine . retrieved 2008 10 31 . jason s deli chain to go trans fat free by april 15 . nations restaurant news . 2005 . retrieved 2007 01 15 . working to keep it real in his chain of delis . washington post . 2008 10 29 . retrieved 2008 11 05 . jason s deli becomes first u.s. restaurant chain to ban hfcs from its menu . the food channel . retrieved 2008 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