Port of Subs
American sandwich chain
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Port of Subs, Inc. is an American regional submarine sandwich shop chain headquartered in Reno, Nevada; its franchise has about 145 locations open. The chain operates only in the western United States;[1] its name came from a sponsored contest for a new name which received more than 10,000 entries.
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 A former Port of Subs restaurant in American Fork, Utah. | |
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Restaurants |
| Genre | Fast Casual |
| Founded | 1972 in Reno, Nevada |
| Founder | John Larsen |
| Headquarters | Reno, Nevada, U.S. |
Number of locations |  145 (2020) |
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| Products | |
| Revenue | $129 million (2018) |
| Owner | Area 15 Ventures, LLC |
| Website | portofsubs |
History
The Larsen family founded the chain under the name "Sub Shop" in 1972 in Sparks, Nevada. John Larsen purchased the company in 1975[1] and renamed it Port of Subs after holding a community-wide contest for its new name.
Between 1975 and 1985, ten more shops were established before Port of Subs became a regional franchise.[2] The shop currently has more than 140 locations throughout the western United States. It can be found in Nevada, California, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. [3]
Port of Subs was acquired by Area 15 Ventures, LLC in 2023,[4] whose chairman is Dave Liniger, Co-Founder of RE/MAX.
