s subs type private industry restaurants founded 1956 in point pleasant beach new jersey headquarters manasquan new jersey u.s. key people peter cancro mike geissler founders products subs other food products parent jersey mike s franchise systems inc. website jerseymikes.com jersey mike s restaurant in valdosta georgia jersey mike s subs is a submarine sandwich or sub chain headquartered in manasquan new jersey . 1 the jersey mike s franchise has more than 1000 locations open and in development across the united states . contents 1 history 2 product 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit at age 14 peter cancro of point pleasant new jersey took a part time job at mike s a neighborhood sandwich shop founded in 1956 and then on its third owner . when the shop went up for sale once again in 1975 cancro s mother suggested he buy it . with help from a high school football coach who was also a banker and his childhood friend mike geissler cancro then 17 and a high school senior managed to pull together 125 000 in three days . today cancro is the owner and ceo of the company while geissler operates as the company historian . . 2 cancro first began franchising the restaruant in 1987 . by 2014 it had 750 locations with an additional 650 in some stage of development . 3 2015 alone saw 197 new locations opened and the total number of jersey mike s locations exceed 1000 . 4 product edit like the original mike s store in 1956 each jersey mike s subs serves submarine sandwiches made to order slicing the meats and cheeses as needed . a popular way to top off the sandwich with condiments is to order it mike s way which involves sliced onions shredded lettuce tomatoes oregano salt spices and the juice a mixture of red wine vinegar and olive oil . there is also a signature cherry pepper relish . jersey mike s also serves various breakfast sandwiches during the morning hours including sandwiches made with pork roll a new jersey product . prospective store managers are sent to the location of the original store in point pleasant beach for part of a six to eight week training course . 1 see also edit list of submarine sandwich restaurants references edit a b cavanaugh bonnie brewer jersey mike s chases national dream taps founder s share your life motto nations restaurant news feb 14 2000 . retrieved on 2007 11 24 . d agnese joseph 2000 04 02 . with this franchise the state is on a roll . the new york times . retrieved 2008 04 10 . jersey mike s web page restaurant industry report on jersey mike s expansion external links edit official site of jersey mike s subs with menus the boss lessons from the sub shop ny times interview with cancro june 6 2010 v t e fast food and fast casual restaurant chains in the united states chicken chains coffeehouse chains pizza chains hamburgers a & w back yard big boy burger king carl s jr. checkers rally s cook out fatburger five guys freddy s fuddruckers the habit hardee s in n out jack in the box johnny rockets 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